Women's Team Roughed Up In Season Opening Loss To Quincy

By Anthony Fontana

The women’s Cardinal basketball team opened the regular season portion of their schedule in Quincy, Illinois over the weekend. They didn’t get the results they were looking for as they dropped the first game of the two game tournament by the final score of 102-64 to host Quincy University.

The Cardinals, who are playing under new head coach Shannon Baugh, had no answer for the hot shooting of Quincy, who set a new school record in three-pointers made in a single game with 12. The Cards spotted Quincy an eight-point lead to start the game that only got bigger, thanks in part to Quincy hitting seven three pointers in the first ten minutes of the game. Quincy held the Cards to a dismal 29-percent shooting in the first half as they jumped out to a 48-27 weekend.

The second half was much of the same for the Cards, as they struggled defensively to stop Quincy from making shots. Offensively, the Cards continued to struggle to get anything going, finishing the game shooting 35-percent. Quincy managed to outscore the Cards in the second half by a margin of 54-37. Junior forward Kelsey Mausolf paced the Cardinals offensively with a double double, 17 points and 11 rebounds. She also sank nine out of the ten free throws she attempted. Quincy finished the game shooting a red hot 50-percent from the floor.

Senior guard Tricia Everett contributed with eight points, while also managing to dish out seven assists. Sophomore guard Kelley Wesp was the only other Cardinal besides Mausolf to score in double digits, as she finished with 12 points. Wesp was two for two from beyond the arc.

The Cardinals play their second game of the season on Sunday against Missouri State in the consolation game of the tournament.