(RV) Raven Women's Basketball closed out the 2021 home portion of their schedule on Saturday with a win over Park University, 84-58.
Benedictine held Park to just 9 points in the first quarter en route to the win that saw history made for one Raven. With her 3-pointer with 3:24 left in the first quarter, Skylar Washington not only extended Benedictine's lead to double figures for the first time, but it also gave her exactly 1,000 career points at Benedictine. Washington became the 19th player in program history to reach the career milestone.
The Ravens stretched their lead to 13 by the end of the first quarter and as much as 15 in the second quarter before the Pirates cut down that deficit outscoring Benedictine 24-21 in the second to send the game into halftime with Benedictine in front by 10 points, 43-33. The Ravens hit 69.2 percent from the floor in the first half with 3 3-pointers and a perfect 4-for-4 effort at the charity stripe. Meanwhile, the Pirates connected on 43.8 percent from the floor but were limited to 2 of 10 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Park started the second half with four straight points before Benedictine used a 14-4 run over four minutes to extend their lead to 16 on a basket from Twilah Carrasquillo. Benedictine matched their first-quarter scoring effort in the final 10 minutes as they scored 22 to put the Pirates away and earn the 25-point win.
Washington finished with was matched by Aaliyah Raines with a game-high 16 points. Washington finished with all four of the Ravens 3-pointers while Ravens connected on five field goals and hit 6-of-6 at the free throw line. Carrasquillo added 14 while Natalie Smaron finished with 10 points and a game-high 9 rebounds. Every active player on the bench was able to contribute against the Pirates with 11 of 13 scoring with the two scoreless players combining for four assists.
The win wraps up conference play for the Ravens as they sit at 3-1 with an overall record of 10-2. They are off until December 17 and 18 when they travel to Puerto Rico for.a pair of games. They will return to conference action on Jan. 2 with a trip to Fayette, Mo., to take on Central Methodist University.
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