The University of Mary basketball teams opened the 2026-27 season with a home sweep of Saint-Boniface on Monday night at the McDowell Activity Center. The men won 91-32 in the 5:30 p.m. opener, and the women followed with a 101-28 win at 7:30 p.m., according to the official box scores from UMary Athletics.
Men: 91-32, 63-10 at the half
UMary scored the game's first 10 points. Jackson Ware and Nick Beattie hit back-to-back 3-pointers, then Ori Yarmelovsky scored four straight points, per the UMary recap. A 17-0 run later made it 32-6, and the Marauders led 63-10 at halftime.
DeAndre Holloway led UMary with 17 points off the bench in 13 minutes. He shot 6-of-8 from the field and 5-of-6 at the line, according to the box score. Beattie had 13 points on 3-of-5 shooting from 3-point range, plus six rebounds, six steals and four assists. Yarmelovsky made all four of his shots and scored 12. Artie Carlow added 11 points, and Tyresse Poku Mensah scored 10 with five steals.
All 16 Marauders played between nine and 17 minutes, and 12 of them scored, per the recap. UMary had 29 steals, forced 35 turnovers and scored 40 points off them. The Marauders also won the rebounding battle 53-27 and held the Reds to 10-of-47 shooting (21.3%). Majer Majou led Saint-Boniface with eight points and 11 rebounds, and Tristan Gibbons also scored eight. The box score lists attendance at 316.
Women: 101-28, with 77 bench points
The women led 33-6 after one quarter. In the second quarter they held Saint-Boniface to one made field goal and went ahead 53-10 at halftime. UMary then outscored Les Rouges 25-7 in the fourth quarter, according to the recap.
All 17 Marauders who played scored at least two points, and the bench scored 77 of the 101. Tory Jennissen had 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Haidyn Crockett added 12 points and seven rebounds. Emily Jaenke scored 11 on 3-of-5 shooting from 3-point range. Abby Fosland scored nine points in her college debut, and Chloe Nuss also had nine. Tegan Konold had six points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals.
UMary won the rebounding battle 66-35 and forced 32 turnovers. The recap says that is the most turnovers the Marauders have forced since a 105-20 win over Briercrest in 2010. Saint-Boniface shot 10-of-53 (18.9%) from the field and 1-of-19 from 3-point range. UMary shot 40-of-96 (41.7%), per the box score. Attendance was 297.
The season so far
Both teams are 1-0 and 0-0 in the NSIC, per the box scores. The women also won two exhibitions in New Town on Nov. 6-7: 63-48 over Dickinson State and 85-51 over Bismarck State College.
Next up
- Men: The Marauders play at the Dakota Challenge in Spearfish, S.D. They face South Dakota Mines at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, and then tournament host Black Hills State at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. The recap lists Black Hills State as No. 6.
- Women: UMary plays Missouri Southern in a neutral-site game in Warrensburg, Mo., at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13. Then it plays at Central Missouri, also in Warrensburg, at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14.
Sources: UMary men's recap; men's box score; UMary women's recap; women's box score; men's schedule; women's schedule
