A furious rally came up short for Women's Basketball Friday night.
The (RV) Ravens lost, 80-76, to the (13) Sterling Warriors in the opening game of the BC Classic.
Sterling held a lead after each quarter of play in a game that was tight from start to finish. The Warriors pushed their lead to 11 points with 4:12 to play, but the Ravens battled back. Alleigh Kramer's bucket and free throw with 3:25 to play cut the Ravens deficit to 6 points, then a basket by Aaliyah Raines made it 74-70, Sterling. The Warriors scored the next trip down to push their lead back to 6 points. Twilah Carrasquillo answered for the Ravens, but Sterling answered once again.
With 1:04 to play, Jennifer Jacobs scored to cut the Sterling lead to 4, then Kramer scored again to make it 78-76 with 32 seconds left. That was as close as the Ravens could get, though, as the Warriors hit two late free throws to win by 4 points.
Kramer finished with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists for the Ravens. Josie Weishaar scored a team-high 19 points, including a pair of 3-pointers in the second half, and added 7 boards and 2 blocks. Jacobs scored 11, Raines had 10 points, and Carrasquillo had 10 rebounds to go with 6 points.
Both teams were happy with a track meet in the first quarter, racing up and down the court. After 10 minutes of action, the visiting Warriors held a 26-23 lead. The teams combined to shoot 17-of-32 in the first quarter, a 53% shooting percentage.
The Ravens and Warriors continued the quick pace in the second quarter, but the scoring slowed down. Sterling increased their lead, outscoring the Ravens 13-11 in the second quarter to take a 39-34 lead into the halftime break.
The Warriors added 1 more point to their lead in the third quarter, taking a 61-55 lead into the fourth, eventually building their advantage to 11 points before the Ravens rallied.
The Ravens (1-2) will get back on the court quickly, playing the final game of the BC Classic at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 against Avila University.
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