FAYETTE, Mo. – It was a tale of up and down quarters on Wednesday night for Benedictine Women's Basketball as they took on Central Methodist University in Heart play.
For CMU, they were able to take advantage of quick starts to the first and third quarters and then hold off runs made by Benedictine in the second and fourth quarters en route to a 69-57 win.
The Eagles led 22-10 after the first quarter but saw that lead shrink in the second quarter the Ravens held an 18-8 advantage to trail by 2 points, 30-28 at the half. Defensively, the Ravens held the Eagles scoreless from beyond the arc and allowed just 3 field goals. Meanwhile, Jennifer Jacobs came alive to lead the Ravens with 10 points at the break while Lauryn Dubbert added 7 points – leading a Ravens charge off the bench that scored 10 total points in the period.
CMU opened the third quarter with a pair of steals that sparked their scoring effort inside the first 2 minutes of the quarter leading to a 14-2 run that allowed them to take a 55-37 lead headed into the fourth quarter.
The Ravens were able to close down their deficit to 10 points midway through the quarter on a free throw from Nicole Storck. A 3-pointer from Kennedy Nicholson with just over 3 minutes remaining cut the Ravens deficit down to 7 points, 62-55, but that was all the closer they would get as CMU went on to earn the 12-point win.
Jacobs finished with 12 points to lead the Ravens in scoring. Nicholson and Alleigh Kramer added 9 points each while Dubbert finished with 7.
Benedictine returns home on Saturday to take on Culver-Stockton College at Noon. Saturday marks the annual Christmas Joy Toy Drive with free admission to the games with the Wildcats with the donation of a toy to the toy drive.
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