Head coach Todd Bacon earned career win number 100 on Thursday night.

Senior Whitney Frame tallied a career-high 27 points in the 71-61 win over Grace.

INDIANAPOLIS - The Marian College women's basketball team made history for the second straight game in a 71-61 win over Grace College on Thursday night at the Physical Education Center.

 

After the 10th Knight in school history to score 1,000 points eclipsed the mark on Saturday, head coach Todd Bacon's Knights picked up his 100th career victory as head coach at Marian College on Thursday night.

 

The Knights improved to 18-5 overall and 6-4 in the Mid-Central College Conference.

 

A slow start saw the Knights fall behind by five, 13-8, over the first 7:48 of the game. Grace was able to maintain a three to five-point lead until the 8:35 mark when the Knights tied the score, 20-20, on a layup by junior Molly Lauck.

 

The teams traded blows and Grace was able to regain the lead, 24-22, with 5:04 to go in the half. However, fifth-year senior Whitney Frame buried a three-pointer with 4:47 left to give the Knights a 25-24 lead. The team would not trail the rest of the way.

 

The Knights carried a three-point lead, 33-30, into the locker room thanks to a layup by junior Megan Egenolf. The Knights shot 41 percent (14-for-34) from the field in the first half.

 

After Grace scored the first bucket of the half, the Knights went on a 4-0 run to take a five-point lead, 37-32, with 17:14 to go. Grace cut the lead back to three, but the Knights were able to push it to seven, 41-34, with 15:39 to go.

 

With the score 41-38, the Knights went on a 9-2 run over the next 4:17 to take a 10-point lead, 50-40. The Lancers would not quit as they cut the gap to two, 55-53, on a three-pointer with 5:56 remaining.

 

An 8-0 Knights' run pushed the lead back to 10, 63-53, with 3:42 to go, but the Lancers would cut it to four, 63-59, with 1:40 remaining. The Knights outscored the Lancers 8-2 over the final 1:40 to pick up the 71-61 victory.

 

The Knights finished with 23 assists on 30 buckets as the team had no problem distributing the basketball.

 

Fifth-year senior Whitney Frame (Lynn, Indiana/Randolph Southern) notched a career-high 27 points on 12-for-21 shooting. She also had five rebounds, three assists, and three steals.

 

Junior Molly Lauck (Greenwood, Indiana/Center Grove) had her first career double-double after she tied her career-high with 14 points and had a career-high 14 rebounds.

 

Senior Jessica Carr (New Castle, Indiana/New Castle) had her sixth double-double of the season after she finished with 10 points and a game-high 15 rebounds including 11 on the defensive end.

 

Junior Kristin Houck (Brownsburg, Indiana/Brownsburg) added 10 points and a career-high four assists while junior Megan Egenolf (Plainfield, Indiana/Plainfield) finished with a career-high eight assists for the Knights.

 

The Knights hit the road on Saturday when they head to the Hutzell Athletic Center to battle the University of Saint Francis. Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m.