Women's Basketball made key plays down the stretch to win their second-straight game on Saturday.
The Ravens topped the UHSP Eutectics 66-59 in a tightly-contested game.
The teams entered the fourth quarter tied 45-45, but the Ravens took the lead on a basket by Kennedy Nicholson 30 seconds into the period. They kept that lead the remainder of the game with hounding defense and clutch shooting.
Alleigh Kramer's 3-pointer with just under 4 minutes to play gave the Ravens an 8-point lead, but UHSP pulled to within 2, 59-56 with 1:40 to play. The Ravens answered with a basket by Kramer, then an Aaliyah Raines steal led to an easy bucket by Nicholson. More strong defense came the next possession as Nicholson got a steal and another basket to give the Ravens a 63-57 lead. Kramer closed things out with three free throws to help the Ravens to the 6-point win.
Kramer and Nicholson each scored 17 points to lead the Ravens. Lauryn Dubbert dished out 5 assists and Jennifer Jacobs pulled down 9 rebounds – as a team the Ravens outrebounded UHSP 40-27.
The Ravens didn't get off to a great start shooting the ball Saturday afternoon. After a quarter of play they were just 4-of-16 from the field and trailed UHSP 15-11.
The deficit for the Ravens was 30-27 at the halftime break. The Ravens shooting improved in the second quarter, but the home side was just 2-17 from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes. Nicholson had 7 points in the first half to pace the Ravens, including both of the team's 3-pointers. Defensively, the Ravens held UHSP to 3-10 from long range, but the Eutectics were able to get several looks inside the paint and shot 45.7% from the field in the opening half. By the end of the game, the Ravens defense made its mark as UHSP finished at 38.1% from the field.
The Ravens fought all the way back in the third quarter. A Nicholson 3-pointer gave the Ravens a 43-41 lead, but the teams entered the fourth quarter all squared up, 45-45. The Ravens grabbed the lead early in the fourth quarter and went on to victory.
The Ravens (2-1) take the road for their next game, a Saturday, Nov. 11 tilt at Morningside.
