CHICAGO – For the second time in the last three games, all 13 players who suited up scored at least two points for the Saint Xavier University women's basketball team (18-8, 14-4 CCAC) in a 113-62 triumph on 'Senior Day' over Mount Mary University (Wis.) in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) contest in the regular-season home finale on Bob Hallberg Court at the Shannon Center in Chicago, Ill. All 13 players also came away with a rebound as the Cougars posted season-highs in points, rebounds (57) and assists (37). The 37 assists were the second-most in single-game history for SXU, and their 22 made three-pointers were also the second-highest total in a game all-time in team history. Their 113 points are tied for the seventh-most in a game, and it was the first time since February 8, 2025 that Saint Xavier surpassed the 100-point mark.
Before the game, the Cougars recognized four seniors with a ceremony: senior guard
Lia Chudzik (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee), senior guard
Emma Clark (Rockton, Ill./Hononegah Community), senior guard
Jaidn Green (Evansville, Ind./Evansville North) and senior forward
Kaliah Neighbors (Evansville, Ind./Evansville North).
- Sophomore guard Gianna Amadio (Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) scored a career-high 18 points on 7-for-14 shooting, going 4-for-9 from beyond the arc, with three assists, two steals and a rebound.
- Redshirt sophomore forward Delaney Panozzo (Grant Park, Ill./Grant Park) established career-bests in points (17) and rebounds (16), along with three blocked shots and a pair of assists.
- Freshman guard Taryn Fisher (Westfield, Ind./Carmel) recorded a career-high 15 points, making 6-for-9 shot attempts, and going 3-for-4 from deep, with a career-best seven rebounds, two assists and two steals
- Sophomore forward Veronica Bafia (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport Township) tallied 12 points of 5-for-7 shooting, three assists, three rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
- Freshman guard Brooklynn Johnson (Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) also finished in double-figures with 12 points, while adding five rebounds.
- Freshman guard Julia Benjamin (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West) collected nine points, three rebounds and an assist.
- Sophomore guard Maeve Egan (Chicago, Ill./Mother McAuley) came away with eight points, four rebounds, two steals and an assist.
- Junior guard Madyson Kibelkis (Peotone, Ill./Peotone) totaled seven points, six rebounds (five offensive) and four assists.
- Senior guard Ariadna Kuc (Krakow, Poland/Eckerd/Highland/IMG Academy) dished out a season-best eight assists with four points, three rebounds and two steals.
- Chudzik registered six assists, five rebounds, three points and three steals.
- Green recorded four assists, three points, two rebounds and a steal.
- Sophomore guard Makayla Kelly (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) had three points and a rebound.
- Freshman forward Alaina Peetz (Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township) chipped in three assists, two points and a rebound.
Saint Xavier (18-8/14-4 CCAC) travels to La Crosse, Wis. to play Viterbo University (Wis.) in CCAC action on Tuesday, February 18. The game is scheduled for a 5:30 pm tip-off.