Women's Basketball dropped their third-straight contest on Wednesday night.
The Ravens lost to the Evangel University Valor 70-57 at home.
A 4-point Evangel halftime lead swelled to 15 points after three quarter of action, but the Ravens weren't done fighting.
Baskets by Jennifer Jacobs, Alleigh Kramer and Kennedy Nicholson got the Ravens to within 7 points with 4:28 to play. However, as they had all night, the Valor had an answer for the Ravens momentum. Evangel scored 10-straight to take control of the game and finished with the 13-point win.
Jacobs finished with 23 points and 4 rebounds to lead the Ravens. Kramer scored 9 points and Josie Weishaar added 8 points.
Evangel started the game well and had the Ravens trailing by 7 points after one quarter of action. The Valor used an 8-2 run over the final 4 minutes of the first quarter to help build their lead. It was Evangel's full-court pressure that turned the Ravens over a couple times in that stretch, with the Ravens committing 8 turnovers in the first 10 minutes.
The Ravens defense played better in the second quarter, holding Evangel to 11 points. Late in the period, the Ravens turned up the defensive pressure which led to a ball-sharing clinic. Aaliyah Raines stole the ball from the Valor and passed forward to Kramer who quickly passed to Weishaar, then Weishaar returned a pass to Kramer who then found Twilah Carrasquillo for a layup.
At the break, the Valor lead was 4 points.
A 12-0 run by the Valor put the Ravens in a hole heading into the fourth quarter. Evangel scored 12-straight in the final 2:30 of the third, turning a 43-38 lead into a 55-38 advantage. Nicholson made a pair of free throws with less than a second on the clock to snap the EU run and send the Ravens into the fourth quarter down 15.
The Ravens (6-10, 3-7 Heart) battled back in the fourth quarter, but came up short for their third-straight loss. They will hit the road for their next three contests, starting with a 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 game at MidAmerica Nazarene University.
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