January 11, 2022 | by Taylor Pill

LEAD

NEW ULM, Minn. -- The Sabercats took their second loss in as many days today, falling 55-80 in Minnesota at Martin Luther College.

Callie Morrison hit a season-best 29 points for her fourth consecutive game in 20 points, and Katelyn Morrison pitched in 13 points of her own in the loss.

OVERVIEW

• Result: Maranatha 55-80 Martin Luther
• Venue: Luther Student Center, Martin Luther College
• Location: New Ulm, Minn.
• Attendance: 92
• Records: MBU (3-8), MLC (4-9) 

STORY

Martin Luther grabbed an early lead and that was the story for the remainder of the night. The Knights grabbed 11 offensive rebounds in the first quarter and held an 18-12 lead after 10 minutes, holding Maranatha to just 24 first-half points while looking deep, balanced, and eager.

Maranatha came out with their strongest performance of the night in the third quarter, putting up 20 points as a team. Callie scored 10 points, Katelyn and Laura Brown put up four points apiece, and Jillian Brown pitched in two. But the Knights answered with 23 points, pushing their resolve to new levels. As the fourth quarter wound down, the Knights extended their lead to 25 to finish the job, handing Maranatha their fourth straight loss.

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Maranatha Starters: 3- C. Morrison, 4- Massey, 13- Teachout, 25- K. Morrison, 30- L. Brown // Martin Luther starters: 1- Je. Koehler, 14- Waltz, 20- Hoffer, 40- Ja. Koehler, 50- Schultz

STATS

• Callie: 29 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
• Callie: Fourth consecutive game with 20-plus points
• Katelyn: 13 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
• Last time: Maranatha won 67-52 in February of 2020
• Series: Martin Luther now leads the series 3-2

OPPONENTS

• Martin Luther competes in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (NCAA DIII)
• Martin Luther finished the 2020-21 season with a 3-10 record and a first-round loss in the UMAC Tournament

NEXT

The Sabercats will host Finlandia University on Saturday, January 22. Follow at mbusabercats.com/schedule.