February 10, 2022 | by Nate Croswell

LEAD

DUBUQUE, Iowa -- The Sabercats rallied in the fourth quarter but ultimately fell 65-64 to Emmaus tonight.

Katelyn Morrison scored a team-leading 24 points, Callie Morrison tallied 24 points and eight rebounds, and Jillian Brown grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds.

OVERVIEW

• Result: Maranatha 64-65 Emmaus
• Venue: Pollard Fieldhouse, Emmaus Bible College
• Location: Dubuque, Iowa
• Attendance: -
• Records: MBU (5-14), EBC (10-8)

STORY 

Neither team backed down early on as the score remained within three points for the entire first quarter. Turnovers and fouls allowed both teams to score time and time again, but the Eagles just barely edged out the Sabercats 18-15 at the end of the first. Maranatha continued to fight throughout the second quarter, keeping themselves within three until the final two minutes, but foul trouble and turnovers allowed Emmaus to extend their lead to six at the halftime buzzer.

When the teams came back to the floor, Emmaus had a fire under them that allowed them to push their lead to 11 within the first two minutes. Katelyn Morrison and Callie Morrison both kept their team in the game with some key baskets, but the Eagles were able to push their lead to eight at the end of the third quarter.

Then the switch flipped in the fourth, as the Sabercats made huge defensive stops and sank several clutch shots. Jillian Brown grabbed three rebounds in the fourth to reach a career-high 10 rebounds, and Katelyn dropped 11 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter alone to help the Sabercats rally with 19 points in the fourth. But as they clawed their way back into the game, Maranatha's last-second shot was no good, resulting in a narrow 65-64 Eagles win.

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Maranatha Starters: 3- C. Morrison, 13- Teachout, 20- Rogers, 25- K. Morrison, 32- J. Brown // Emmaus starters: 14- Muranaka, 21- Harding, 25- Gelinas, 33- Boyer, 41- Wiest

STATS

• Katelyn: 24 PTS, 5 REB
• Callie: 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL
• Jillian Brown: 6 PTS, career-high 10 REB
• Last time: Maranatha defeated Emmaus 54-42 on November 20
• Series: Maranatha leads the all-time series against Emmaus 21-10 

OPPONENTS

• Emmaus compete in the Midwest Christian College Conference
• Emmaus also competes with Maranatha in the NCCAA DII North Region
• Emmaus had won five straight before falling to Ozarks Christian on Saturday

NEXT

The Sabercats will head to Chicagoland to face Trinity International on Monday at 5:30 p.m. Follow at mbusabercats.com/schedule.