Morningside defeats Mount Marty 84-69
Mount Marty is now 5-17 overall and 1-15 in the GPAC
Morningside is 12-9 overall and 9-7 in the GPAC.
First Quarter:  Both Teams came out hot with the score tied at the end of the first quarter 16-16
Second Quarter: Morningside would lead Mount Marty 39 – 33 at the end of the quarter. The Mustangs shot an impressive 63% in the quarter compared to the Lancers 30%.
Third Quarter:  At the end of the quarter Morningside would lead the Lancers 66- 50 after scoring 27 points in the third quarter off of 11 of 17 shooting.
Fourth quarter:  MMU would end the game scoring 18 points to Morningside's 19 points, playing a competitive quarter. The final score would be 84-69.
Key Players for Mount Marty University:
Isabelle Ellwein (18 MIN, 18 PTS): Ellwein would have an efficient night coming off the bench to produce 17 points from 6-11 shooting.
Kaity Hove (24 MIN, 10 PTS): The Starter Provided great play from both ends of the court scoring 10 points, dishing out 4 assists, and snagging 5 rebounds.
Key Players for Morningside University:
Lily Vollertsen (20 MIN, 24 PTS): Vollertsen would have a stand-out night coming off the bench to score an impressive 24 points from an efficient 10-15 shooting along with defensive stats of 2 blocks and 2 steals.
Alexis Spier (29 MIN, 18 PTS): Spier was the Catalyst that drove her offense forward scoring 18 points and providing 8 Assists with 3 rebounds.
Chloe Lofstrom (17 MIN, 13 PTS): Hauled in 8 rebounds while scoring 13 points from 6-8 shooting.
Notable Team Statistics:
Mount Marty: would shoot 36% as a team, Including 38% from 3 and 75% from the free throw Line.
Morningside: Shot 55% as a unit, including 40% from 3 and 80% from the free throw line.
Up Next:
 The lancers will take on Doane University at home on Wednesday, February 7^th. The tip-off will be at 6 pm.