CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Mount Mercy University used a strong second-half effort on Saturday to hand Women's Basketball a 71-65 loss in their conference opener.
Benedictine trailed twice in the first half of the game leading by one at the end of the first quarter and again by one at the half.
The Mustangs opened the second half on an 11-0 run to erase their halftime deficit and pull ahead by 10 points. Kennedy Nicholson hit a basket in the final seconds of the third quarter to cut the Ravens deficit down to five points. That basket gave the Ravens some offensive momentum heading into the fourth quarter as Benedictine outscored Mount Mercy 7-4 to tie the game. Alleigh Kramer scored a basket in the paint just over 3 minutes into the quarter to tie the game at 58.
Mount Mercy answered Kramer's shot with a 3-pointer to pull back ahead and was able to keep Benedictine at arm's length for the remainder of the game.
Twilah Carrasquillo led the Ravens with 16 points while Kramer added 11. Benedictine outscored Mount Mercy 16-7 off the bench, anchored by Nicholson with 10 points.
Benedictine hosts Baker at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday for Season Ticket Holder Appreciation Night inside the Ralph Nolan Gymnasium.
