Liberty (4-2, 2-0) struggled out of the gates in both halves and Aquinas took full advantage, defeating the Jays 46-26 in the Metro Sports/Hy-Vee Shootout. Liberty could only muster two points in the first quarter and then did not score in the third quarter, trailing 39-12 going into the fourth quarter. Liberty made a little push in the final period and finally got some shots to fall, closing the gap to the final score of 20 points.
The rough stretch of games continue on Monday when the Jays will host Notre Dame de Sion at 7:00 p.m. This game will finish off a stretch of 7 games in 12 days with only one day off to rest their legs. After the Notre Dame de Sion game the Jays will get a few days off for the Christmas break before jumping right back into action on December 28th when they travel to Jefferson City for the Unilever Classic where they will face Jefferson City Helias at 4:00 p.m. in the first round.
