SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – (25) Raven Women's Basketball wrapped up their first semester on Saturday morning with a convincing win over University of Anna G. Mendez 79-30 in their second game of the Puerto Rico Classico.
Benedictine was originally scheduled to take on University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras, but after Rio Piedras was unavailable the Ravens drew the meeting with UAGM - the second-largest school in Puerto Rico.
The Ravens stepped up their defensive efforts from the start on Saturday, holding UAGM to just four first-half field goals. Benedictine led 31-8 after the first quarter and extended that advantage to 48-13 at the halftime break. After holding UAGM to just 12.1 percent in the first half, Benedictine continued to limit UAGM in the second half as they shot 17.1 percent to finish the game at 14.7 percent. Benedictine forced 19 turnovers while holding UAGM to 1 for 20 from beyond the arc.
Four Ravens finished in double figures scoring. Skylar Washington led the way with 14 points. Natalie Smaron added a double-double with 12 points while setting a new career-high with 16 rebounds. Kennedy Nicholson scored 11 points off the Ravens bench that finished with a 30-11 advantage while Aaliyah Raines finished with 10 points to round out the Ravens top scorers. As a team, the Ravens finished with 19 steals led by Alleigh Kramer with 6. Washington finished with 5 while Nicholson was joined by Ali Brzozowski with 3.
Benedictine is off until Jan. 2 when they will travel to Fayette, Mo., to take on the No. 14 Central Methodist University. They will make their 2022 home debut on Jan. 5 with Peru State College.
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