MARSHALL, Mo. – After spending the past 6 days focusing on finishing off the academic semester strong, Benedictine Women's Basketball opened their final 3-game stretch to end the semester strong with a 22-point win over Missouri Valley College on the road Wednesday.
The Ravens took over the lead on a 3-pointer by Lauryn Dubbert just over 4 minutes into the game and held that lead throughout the rest of the game as they earned an 81-59 win over the Vikings.
The defense set the tone throughout the game for the Ravens. Benedictine forced Missouri Valley into 18 turnovers on the night, which led to a 20-8 advantage in points off turnovers for the game.
After taking over the lead in the first quarter, they held the Vikings to just 3 field goals over the remainder of the period as they pushed their advantage to 22-13. Aaliyah Raines scored the first 4 points of the second quarter to push Benedictine's lead to double figures. The Vikings were limited to just 6 field goals in the second quarter as Benedictine held them scoreless from the field over the final 3 minutes of the half to lead 41-33 at the break.
Benedictine built a 20-point advantage to open the second half with a 10-0 run. They limited Missouri Valley to just 3 field goals over the third quarter. The Vikings opened the fourth quarter with a pair of 3-pointers that cut the Ravens lead to 18 points, but the Ravens answered on the offensive end pushing their lead to 27 points before finishing with a 22-point win.
The Ravens held a 30-16 advantage in points in the paint while scoring 14 second-chance points as they finished with 14 offensive rebounds.
Dubbert led three Ravens in double figures with 18 as he hit 4 of 8 from beyond the arc. Jennifer Jacobs added 14 points hitting 50 percent from the floor while Raines added 13 points.
Benedictine closes out 2023 with a pair of home games, first up a Saturday game against William Penn University at 2 p.m.
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