Women's Basketball picked up another strong win Saturday night.
The Ravens took down the College of the Ozarks Bobcats 72-58 at home in Ralph Nolan Gymnasium.
A big-time defensive effort in the second quarter was the key to the Ravens taking control of the game. After the Bobcats took a 17-14 lead through one quarter of play, the Ravens held the visitors to just 5 points in the second quarter.
On the other end of the court, the Ravens scored 16 to take a 30-22 lead into the halftime break.
Ali Brzozowski led the Ravens with 8 points and 10 rebounds in the first half. The Bobcats were led by Jordan Wersinger's 12 points. Neither team shot well as the Ravens were 25 percent from the field in the first half and the Bobcats were 25.8 percent.
The Ravens offense picked it up in the third quarter as they made 10-of-15 shots on their way to 23 points in the third quarter. That helped give them a 55-38 lead headed to the final frame. It was the inside shots that started to fall that powered the Ravens in the third period as they scored 16 points in the paint in the quarter.
The Ravens didn't let the Bobcats find a way back into the game in the fourth quarter, cruising to a 72-58 win. The Ravens went in front by as many as 22 points in the fourth quarter before the Bobcats chipped away at the deficit late in the frame.
Natalie Smaron scored a team-high 15 points and also pulled down 7 rebounds. Brzozowski finished with a double-double, scoring 13 to go along with 11 rebounds, and Alleigh Kramer rounded out the Ravens in double-digits, scoring 12 points to go with 4 assists and 3 steals. Wersinger's 17 points were the high for the Bobcats.
The Ravens shot 60 percent from the field in the second half and finished the game shooting 40 percent. They only knocked in 2-14 from 3-point range, but the Ravens did well inside the paint, scoring 48 points close to the bucket.
The defense was strong all game, holding the Bobcats to 32.1 percent shooting, 11 percentage points below their average coming into Saturday night's game.
The Ravens (7-1) will return to the Nolan Gym at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23 against Columbia College.
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