It was a historical season opener for (RV) Raven Women's Basketball on Saturday. The Ravens picked up a 117-41 win over Manhattan Chrisian College and in the process set a new program record for single-game scoring and largest margin of victory.
The Ravens previous records both came from the same game played against Graceland University on Feb. 13, 2006. In that meeting, the Ravens scored 116 points winning by a margin of 54 with the new record now standing at 76.
Benedictine led wire-to-wire winning the opening tip and never looking back. Aaliyah Raines started off the scoring with a 3-pointer off an assist from Alleigh Kramer and that was not the last time the duo connected on a play.
Ali Brzozowski converted her free-throw on the old-fashion 3-point play with 7 minutes remaining in the opener quarter that capped off a 12-0 to start the game before Manhattan Christian scored their first points.
By the end of the first quarter, the Ravens led 22-5, pushing ahead to as much as 32 points in the second quarter before taking a 51-19 lead into halftime.
Benedictine limited Manhattan Christian to a 7-point third quarter as they continued to extend their advantage which allowed head coach Chad Folsom to go deep onto his bench. Every player that was eligible to play in the game recorded minutes, with 10 playing 12 minutes or more.
Kennedy Nicholson scored the basket to push the Ravens to their new single-game record, scoring off a steal from Rayna Jasper.
Benedictine finished the game shooting 52.9 percent from the floor with a 56.5 percent effort in the second half. After making 7 3-pointers in the first half, they added three in the second to finish with 10.
Raines and Skylar Washington led the Ravens in scoring, finishing with 20 each as five players reached double figures. Alleigh Kramer scored 17, Nicholson scored 15 and Maddie Garretson added 10. Benedictine finished the game with 44 points off the bench while scoring 53 points off 39 Manhattan Christian turnovers.
The Ravens hit the road for three straight, traveling to Fulton, Mo., to take on William Woods University on Tuesday before taking on Oklahoma Wesleyan and Avila in the Heart-KCAC Challenge hosted by Baker University in Baldwin City on Nov. 5-6.
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