Tuesday evening, the Marian University Ancilla Women's Basketball team concluded its regular season with a strong 77-49 win against the Kellogg Bruins. The win moved the Chargers to 25-4 on the year and 11-3 in MCCAA Western Division play. The 25 wins are a regular season program record, and the 11 conference wins are a single-season record for the Women as well.

The game with Kellogg was rarely in doubt, as the Chargers employed a strict defense from the tip, holding the Bruins to just 8 points in each of the first two quarters, on the way to a 40-16 halftime lead. The third quarter was much of the same, as they stretched the lead to as many as 38 points and led 62-28 with 10 minutes remaining.

All 12 Chargers played, all 12 Chargers scored at least 2 points, and all 12 Chargers grabbed at least 1 rebound in the victory. Of note, Sophomore wing Bella Mahan got hot from the perimeter, knocking down 5-of-8 3-point shots to lead the team with 15 points. Sophomore guard Brooklyn Cooper joined Mahan in double-digit scoring with 10 points, while Sophomore wing De'Mour Watson contributed 12 rebounds to the effort, including 4 at the offensive end of the floor, plus she handed out 5 assists.

Sophomore guard Nasiya Gause led the team with 6 assists, while Freshman guard Karleisha Echols added 4 assists in a reserve role. All-in-all, the Chargers assisted on 21 of their 30 made baskets. Ironically, they actually shot better from the 3-point line (10-24, 41.7%) than from the free throw line (7-18, 38.9%).

Now, Marian Ancilla moves on to postseason play, where they will take part in the NJCAA Division II Great Lakes District A Championship. From this point forward, they must win if they want to continue to advance. Their first playoff game will actually be a home matchup with Western Division rival Kalamazoo Valley. That game will take place on Tuesday, March 4th, at 5:30 p.m. at the LifePlex. With a win, the Chargers would advance to Friday, March 7th, and that game would be played at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan, at 4:00 p.m. With another win on Friday, they would play Sunday at Mott at 1:30 p.m., and with a win on Sunday, they would advance to the NJCAA National Tournament. Please come out and support the ladies, if you are able!!