GREENSBORO (Interstat) — Maryville (MO) routed visiting Eureka 116-26 on Tuesday in a women’s NCAA Division III basketball game at Hanes Gym, holding the Red Devils to 26 points from 80 possessions. Maryville (MO) was a non-divisional opponent, and the game drew an announced attendance of 233. Eureka fell to 0-3.

Maryville controlled the game from the opening tip. Gracie Gopalan made a layup with 8:54 left in the first quarter, Claire Lueken followed with a jumper and a tip-in, and Gopalan added two free throws as Maryville scored the first eight points. Hadley Crosier hit a 3-pointer to make it 11-0, Lindsey Schadewalt converted a pullup jumper, and Zhane Singer scored twice inside as Maryville built a 17-0 lead. Jaylen Zachary ended Eureka’s drought with a 3-pointer with 3:30 remaining in the first quarter. Maryville scored 30 points in the first quarter, 27 in the second, 29 in the third and 30 in the fourth. Eureka scored four in the first, seven in the second, 10 in the third and five in the fourth. Maryville never let Eureka mount a response and led throughout.

In the second quarter, Adylan Ayer scored on a tip-in and made two free throws, Claire Lueken added a layup, and Lindsey Schadewalt converted a tip-in and a layup as the lead grew. Trinity Childs hit a jump shot and Khaliyah Goree made a floating jumper for Eureka, while Olivia Hahn, Braci Nyberg, Melia Lemorande and Hadley Crosier also scored for Maryville.

Claire Lueken opened the third with a 3-pointer, Lindsey Schadewalt made a layup, Olivia Hahn hit a 3-pointer and Gracie Gopalan made a 3-pointer as Maryville extended its lead. Eureka got a pullup jumper from Khaliyah Goree and a jump shot and free throw from Isabella Jensen, but Maryville’s Melia Lemorande and Lindsey Schadewalt kept the margin large.

In the fourth, Demayiah Gaines made layups for Eureka, Malaya Taylor hit a pullup jumper and Niamraj Ballard and Trinity Childs scored late. Maryville answered with Melia Lemorande’s 3-pointers and layups, Libby Gilmore’s free throws and layup, and Ellie Buss’s 3-pointer. Melia Lemorande made three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, including one in the final minute, and also made a tip-in and a layup.

Eureka finished with 26 points from 80 possessions and an offensive rating of 32.3. The Red Devils had five offensive rebounds, six assists and 17 turnovers. They scored 12 points in the paint and two points off turnovers. Maryville scored 58 points in the paint and 28 points off turnovers.

Trinity Childs finished with four points and three rebounds in 30 minutes for Eureka. Niamraj Ballard had two points and one rebound in seven minutes. Demayiah Gaines scored four points and grabbed two rebounds in 21 minutes. Khaliyah Goree added four points, three rebounds and one assist in 26 minutes. Jolie Jeffreys had two rebounds and one assist in 15 minutes. Isabella Jensen contributed five points, three rebounds and one assist in 27 minutes. Abigail Martinez had two rebounds and one assist in 18 minutes. Malaya Taylor scored two points and had one rebound in 27 minutes. Jaylen Zachary scored five points in 25 minutes.

Eureka has opened the season with losses to Lake Forest and North Park. The Red Devils are scheduled to host Illinois Tech next. Their upcoming slate also includes Greenville at Eureka, Eureka at Rockford, Eureka at Lyon, Eureka at MUW, Eureka at Cornell College, Eureka at Monmouth (Ill.), Eureka at Greenville, Eureka at St. Francis (IL) and Blackburn at Eureka. No projection, game simulator, point spread, betting line or over-under information was provided.