Marian University women’s basketball (7-16, 5-9 NACC) rallied from a 15-point deficit at halftime to defeat Rockford 78-75.
 

• Marian jumped out to a quick start leading 9-3 just 2:45 into the game.
• Rockford had an answer, however, going on a 14-3 run to lead 17-12.
• The Sabres were able to keep the game manageable and only trailed 19-17 going into the second quarter.
• The Regents opened the second stanza hot and used a 13-2 spurt to lead 32-19.
• Rockford was able to build its lead to as large as 17 points in the quarter and took a 43-28 edge into halftime.
• The Sabres were able to slowly chip away at their deficit and outscored Rockford 21-14 in the third quarter to only trail 57-49.
• The Marian rally continued in the fourth quarter as the Sabres scored the first nine points of the final quarter to retake the lead 58-57.
• The game remained a one-possession contest for most of the remainder of the quarter eventually leading to a 75-74 Rockford advantage with 17 seconds left.
• After a Marian timeout, junior Chelsea King would hit a three-pointer to give the Sabres a two-point lead with 13 ticks remaining.
• King then forced a turnover on the next Rockford possession to seal the victory.

• Marian finished 29-of-62 (.468) from the field and 12-of-32 (.375) from beyond the arc.
• Rockford was 26-of-62 (.419) and 10-of-26 (.385) on triples.
• The Sabres went 11-of-16 (.688) shooting and 5-of-8 (.625) from beyond the arc in the fourth quarter.
• Marian was eliminated from NACC Tournament contention despite the win.
• The Sabres are now 18-21 all-time against Rockford snapping a two-game skid.

	Senior Lexi Brakebush hit six three-pointers scoring a game-high 25 points with seven rebounds.
	Junior Chelsea King added 21 points to go with six boards and just as many assists.
	Senior McKayla Goebel chipped in 15 points to go with five assists.