FAYETTE, Mo. – In.a battle of NAIA-ranked opponents on Monday night, No. 14 Central Methodist University handed the No. 25-ranked Raven Women's Basketball team a 67-51 loss in Heart play.
After neither team was able to pull away over the first 20 minutes of action Central Methodist outscored Benedictine by 10 points in the third quarter to pull ahead of the Ravens.
CMU hit 52.9 percent from the floor while hitting 2 of their 2 3-pointers. The Eagles forced the Ravens into 6 turnovers while Benedictine hit 35.7 percent from the floor with just 4 third-quarter baskets.
Benedictine held CMU to just 6 fourth-quarter field goals but were still limited on their offensive end shooting 4 of 11.
Three players reached double figures in scoring for the Ravens as Alleigh Kramer, Aaliyah Raines, and Skylar Washington all finished with 12 points to lead Benedictine in scoring.
The Ravens return home on Wednesday to take on Peru State College at 5:30 p.m. inside the Ralph Nolan Gymnasium. After Wednesday, the Ravens hit the road for a three-game stretch, returning home on Jan. 20 to take on Culver-Stockton College.
