CHICAGO -- Sparked by three players scoring in double figures, the second-ranked and undefeated University of Chicago women's basketball team fended off a late charge by Marian (Wis.) University and held on for a 63-52 nonconference victory Monday at the Ratner Athletics Center.

Game Summary

• Seniors Meghan Herrick (Cedarburg, Wis./ Cedarburg) and Taylor Simpson (Lee's Summit, Mo./ Lee's Summit) each scored 10 points in the first half as Chicago (12-0) built a 42-23 advantage at the intermission.
  
  
• Chicago made only three field goals while committing 15 turnovers in the second half as Marian (9-6) got back into the game.
  
  
• The Maroons (12-0) led by as many as 24 points (56-32) with 7:35 remaining in the game. Marian trimmed the deficit to 11 twice in the game's final three minutes, but could get no closer.

Statistical Highlights

• Simpson led all scorers with 14 points, while Herrick and senior Joann Torres (Richgrove, Calif./ Cesar Chavez) added 12 and 11, respectively.
  
  
• Elizabeth Zutz (11 points) and Alexis Becker (10) paced Marian.
  
  
• Chicago matched its season high with nine blocked shots, four of them from sophomore Christiane Murray (Fairfax, Va./ Woodson).
  
  
• Murray (pictured) led the Maroons with eight rebounds to share game-high honors with Zutz.
  
  
• Chicago shot 53.8% from the field in the first half, 14.3% in the second stanza.

Notes

• Chicago stretched its regular season winning streak to 30 games -- the longest active streak in NCAA Division III women's basketball.
  
  
• Monday's game marked the first meeting between Chicago and Marian.
  
  
• The Maroons won their 18th consecutive game at the Ratner Center.
  
  
• Chicago finished undefeated (11-0) n nonconference play for the third time in eight seasons under Head Coach Aaron Roussell.
  
  
• Chicago won for the 42nd straight occasion when leading at halftime.

Up Next

• Chicago returns to University Athletic Association play Friday in Pittsburgh when it takes on Carnegie Mellon University at 6 p.m. (ET). The Maroons then travel to Cleveland to meet Case Western Reserve University Sunday at 2 p.m (ET).