Women's Basketball was outpaced by the MidAmerica Nazarene University Pioneers on Saturday.
The visitors topped the Ravens 71-52 in Atchison.
A 12-0 run put the Pioneers up 14-5 just over 6 minutes into the contest, forcing a Ravens timeout. Aaliyah Raines answered the run with a 3-pointer, but MNU held a 20-8 lead after the first quarter of action.
The Ravens struggled from the field in the opening quarter, shooting just 18%. The visitors, though, shot 62% from the field, including a pair of 3-pointers.
The Pioneers pushed their lead to 21 points, 31-10, early in the second quarter but the Ravens were able to chip away at the deficit through the remainder of the quarter. Baskets by Alleigh Kramer, Kennedy Nicholson, Kianna Herrera and Raines pulled the Ravens back into the game. By halftime, MNU's lead was 12 points at 36-24.
The Ravens shot better in the second quarter, raising their shooting percentage to 32.3% for the half.
Unfortunately for the Ravens, the third quarter was more like the first quarter than the second quarter. Back-to-back 3-pointers and another jumper by the Pioneers put the visitors up by 23 late in the third. MNU took a 54-35 lead into the final frame.
The Ravens played tighter with the Pioneers in the fourth quarter, but when all was said and done, MNU finished off a 72-51 win. The Pioneers set a new season-high with 12 made 3-pointers.
Nicholson, Raines and Herrera each scored 9 points to lead the Ravens. A total of 10 different players scored for Benedictine in the contest, and the home side finished the game shooting 34.5% from the field.
The Ravens (7-15 overall, 4-12 Heart) have been a solid rebounding team through the season, but MNU outrebounded the Ravens 40-29 Saturday afternoon. Twilah Carrasquillo had a team-high 7 boards.
Next up for the Ravens will be a road contest at Evangel University on Wednesday, Feb. 1.
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