“I’ve been in that position. It stinks to come out on the short end because you know you outplayed that team,” said Gillespie after her Redbirds thwarted a Maryville upset bid to claim a 61-52 victory.
“We have to get back to work,” said Gillespie, whose team’s lead was a tenuous four points with 1:26 remaining. “Hopefully, we learn from it and never have a performance like that again this season. I didn’t think we were really focused. From the jump, I didn’t think we did a great job defensively.”
The Saints, who have won five of their first eight games, led 10-3 after a Mary Barton 3-pointer and enjoyed a 16-12 edge through one quarter.