SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – (RV) Raven Women's Basketball held Evangel University scoreless over the final two minutes of the game and close out the final eight minutes of action on a 17-2 run to earn a 67-46 win.
Benedictine earned their second win in Heart play as they held Evangel to just seven points over the final 10 minutes of the game to turn a 10-point lead after three quarters into the 21-point win.
Evangel held a brief lead late in the first quarter that was erased on a 3-pointer from Alleigh Kramer. The Valor were able to pull the game into a tie early in the second quarter, but another 3-pointer this time from Aaliyah Raines gave the Ravens the lead back for good.
The Vallor won the turnover battle with the Ravens, forcing Benedictine into 28 while committing 18. Benedictine was able to take better advantage of the turnovers they forced as they finished the game with a 22-10 advantage in points off turnovers.
Benedictine won the rebound battle as they pulled in a new season-high with 55 total rebounds. Of those 55 rebounds, 20 came on the offensive end of the floor which led to 14 second-chance points.
Kramer scored a game-high 17 points as she added 9 rebounds. Skylar Washington finished with 13 points while Raines added 11.
The Ravens return home on Saturday to host Park University at 2 p.m. inside the Ralph Nolan Gymnasium. The matchup with the Pirates will be the final game of the first semester at home.
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