2019-20 Belles Basketball News
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School Record Sixty-Six Student-Athletes Garner MIAA Academic Honor Roll Accolade
July 29, 2020FREELAND, Mich. - Sixty-six Saint Mary's student-athletes earned individual academic distinctions from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) for the 2019-20 academic year as that group of Belles garnered MIAA Honor Roll status. -
Seven Saint Mary's Programs Earn MIAA Team GPA Award
July 27, 2020FREELAND, Mich. - The Saint Mary's College Department of Athletics saw seven of its varsity programs earn the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Team GPA Award for the 2019-20 academic year.
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Question & Answer With Coach Makielski
July 20, 2020
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2020 NCAA Division III Week
April 17, 2020
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Season Comes to End for Belles in MIAA Tournament First Round
February 26, 2020ALBION, Mich. - The Saint Mary's basketball team was unable to overcome a first-quarter deficit as the sixth-seeded Belles fell 71-57 to third-seeded Albion on Wednesday evening.
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Paradiso Garners Second Team All-MIAA Accolade
February 25, 2020FREELAND, Mich. - Saint Mary's junior basketball player Giavanna Paradiso was one of 12 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) women's basketball players to garner All-MIAA honors for the 2019-20 season.
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Belles Hold Off Comets
February 22, 2020OLIVET, Mich. - The Saint Mary's basketball team fought off two big surges by host Olivet and took a 70-54 win on the road for the Belles' tenth win of the season on Saturday.
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Belles Edged Out by Brits on Senior Night
February 19, 2020NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The shooting percentages from all areas of the floor were a near deadlock, but visiting Albion (receiving votes - d3hoops.com Top 25 Poll) made four more shots from the floor and five additional free throws as the Saint Mary's basketball team was edged out in a 71-59 final on Senior Night.
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Team Effort Lifts Belles Past Hornets
February 15, 2020KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Saint Mary's basketball team hit a season-high ten three-pointers and battled their way to a 65-48 win at Kalamazoo on Saturday afternoon.
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Belles Hang Tough with No. 2 Flying Dutch
February 12, 2020HOLLAND, Mich. - The Saint Mary's basketball team battled until the end in a 69-43 final at No. 2 ranked and undefeated Hope on Wednesday evening.
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Belles Suffer Setback on the Road at Alma
February 08, 2020ALMA, Mich. - The Saint Mary's basketball team shouldered a 59-50 loss in conference play at Alma on Saturday afternoon.
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Comeback Effort Stopped Short for Belles Against Knights
February 05, 2020NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Belles edged within three points of the visiting Knights three times in the third quarter, but the Saint Mary's basketball team was unable to overtake Calvin in a 57-51 setback on Wednesday evening.
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Belles Hold Off Late Surge by Bulldogs
January 29, 2020NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's basketball team halted a 10-0 run by visiting Adrian in the fourth quarter and staved off another late push by the Bulldogs in a 66-61 win at home on Wednesday night.
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Belles Fall Short Against Brits
January 25, 2020ALBION, Mich. - The Saint Mary's basketball team fell against an Albion side which is receiving votes in the WBCA Division III Coaches Poll in an 89-41 final on Saturday afternoon.
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Paradiso Reaches 1,000 Career Points as Belles Prevail Over Hornets
January 22, 2020NOTRE DAME, Ind. - A seven-point swing late in the second quarter was capped off with Giavanna Paradiso's 1,000th career point and the Saint Mary's basketball team never trailed again in a 71-58 win over visiting Kalamazoo on Wednesday night.
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Belles Topped by No. 3 Flying Dutch
January 18, 2020NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's basketball team dropped a 76-41 final against No. 3 ranked (WBCA NCAA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll) and undefeated Hope on Saturday afternoon.
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Belles Stymied by Thunder
January 15, 2020ANGOLA, Ind. - Host Trine opened the third quarter with a 14-0 run and the Belles could not make up the difference over the final 15 minutes of play as the Saint Mary's basketball team fell by a 66-37 score in conference action on Wednesday night.
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First-Half Shooting Holds Belles Back Against Knights
January 11, 2020GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Saint Mary's basketball team had a tough time getting shots to fall while host Calvin hit 50 percent of the shots they took over the first half to build an insurmountable lead in a 65-43 final on Saturday afternoon.
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Belles Steady Down the Stretch in Win Over Comets
January 04, 2020NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's basketball team came up with key responses to runs in the third and fourth quarters as the Belles claimed a 60-50 conference win over visiting Olivet on Saturday afternoon.
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Second Half Sets Belles Back Against Stars
December 21, 2019NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's basketball team pulled within five points of visiting Dominican with 4:31 to play, but the Belles were unable to fully overcome the deficit in a 61-49 final on Saturday afternoon.
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Paradiso Named MIAA Women's Basketball Athlete of the Week
December 16, 2019FREELAND, Mich. - Giavanna Paradiso, a junior on the Saint Mary's basketball team, has been named as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women's Basketball Athlete of the Week for her efforts leading up to December 15.
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Belles Overcome Tough Start to Bounce Bulldogs
December 14, 2019ADRIAN, Mich. - The Saint Mary's basketball team outscored host Adrian by 23 points over the final three quarters as the Belles took a 64-41 win on the road in a conference matchup on Saturday.
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Belles Stopped by Nationally-Ranked Titans
December 11, 2019SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The Saint Mary's basketball team came up on the short end of a 79-44 final against cross-town foe No. 24 (NAIA D-II Women's Basketball Coaches' Poll) IU-South Bend on Wednesday evening.
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Belles Fall to Hot-Shooting Thunder
December 07, 2019NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's basketball team came up short against in-state conference foe Trine in a 97-48 final on Saturday afternoon.
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Belles Hold Off Scots in MIAA Opener
December 04, 2019NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's basketball team withstood a late rally by visiting Alma as the Belles prevailed in a 55-51 home win in the conference opener for both teams.
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Belles Topped by Unbeaten Vikings
November 27, 2019CHICAGO, Ill. - The Saint Mary's basketball team was unable to overcome a first-quarter deficit in a 71-59 setback against undefeated North Park on Wednesday afternoon.
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Fourth-Quarter Push Lifts Belles Over Yellow Jackets
November 23, 2019NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Trailing by five points with under four minutes remaining in regulation, the Saint Mary's basketball team used a 13-3 run to take over the momentum and control of the game as the Belles prevailed 56-53 against Defiance on Saturday afternoon.
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Late Run Not Enough for Belles Against Bluejays
November 20, 2019NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's basketball team erased an eight-point deficit over the final three minutes of play but were unable to get a last-second go-ahead shot to fall as the Belles fell in a 56-52 final against Elmhurst on Wednesday evening.
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Belles Fall Short Against Finlandia
November 16, 2019HOLLAND, Mich. - The Saint Mary's basketball team fell in a 77-69 final against Finlandia on day two of the Hope Tip Off Classic on Saturday.
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Belles Edged Out by Panthers
November 15, 2019HOLLAND, Mich. - The Saint Mary's basketball team shouldered a 61-53 setback against Hanover in the first game of the Hope College Tip Off Classic on Friday evening.
