BALDWIN CITY – Raven Women's Basketball traveled to Baker University on Friday and Saturday to take on a pair of KCAC opponents in Oklahoma Wesleyan University and Avila University. They returned with a split, beating Oklahoma Wesleyan on Friday, 73-52, before falling to former Heart opponent Avila on Saturday, 84-68.
Against Oklahoma Wesleyan, the Ravens used a 50 percent shooting effort in the second quarter to turn a 6-point lead into a 16-point halftime lead. After Oklahoma Wesleyan outscored Benedictine in the third quarter, the Ravens put the game away shooting 61.5 percent from the floor in the fourth quarter to earn the 21-point win.
Skylar Washington scored a game-high 23 points for the Ravens, hitting 8 of 14 from the field with 5 3-pointers. Natalie Smaron added her first double-double of the season, scoring 11 points and pulling in 10 rebounds. Ali Brzozowski added 11 points to round out the Ravens leading scorers.
Against Avila, the Eagles used a strong-shooting first half combined with a cold start to the game by Benedictine to lead 48-33 at the break. The Ravens did warm up to over 40 percent from the floor in the second half but Avila did just enough to keep Benedictine at arm's length.
Twilah Carrasquillo gave the Ravens a boost off the bench, scoring a team-high 12 points as she connected on all three field goals while going 6 of 7 at the free-throw line. Smaron finished with 10 points to round out the top scorers for the Ravens.
Benedictine returns home on Friday and Saturday as they host the Holiday Inn Express Classic. They play at 7:30 p.m. Friday and then a 2 p.m. on Saturday.
