Women's Basketball overcame a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit to pick up a home win Saturday.
The Ravens topped the William Penn University Statesmen 69-66 after trailing by 10 points late in the game.
A Penn bucket with 8:05 remaining gave the visitors a 58-48 lead, but free throws by Kyra Misuraca and a 3-pointer by Lauryn Dubbert quickly cut into the deficit. Another 3-pointer by Jennifer Jacobs brought the Ravens to within 1 point, then an Alleigh Kramer steal led to a basket by Nicole Storck to give the Ravens a 64-63 lead with 2:47 to play. Kennedy Nicholson made her third 3-pointer of the game to help extend the Ravens lead and they held on for the 69-66 win.
Storck had a team-high 14 points for the Ravens, while Nicholson and Aaliyah Raines each scored 10. Kramer had 8 points and 8 assists.
The Ravens did almost everything right in the first half, but still trailed at the break. The defense forced the Statesmen to shoot just 38.2% from the field and 28.6% from 3-point range, while also outrebounding the visitors 24-17. The Ravens also outscored the Statesmen 24-18 in the paint. However, the Ravens struggled from the 3-point line, going 0-of-14 from deep.
That all added up to a 33-29 deficit for the Ravens as Penn had a last-second 3-pointer go in to give them a 4-point lead at the break.
Nicholson finally took the lid off the basket from deep in the third quarter, knocking down two from deep. However, WPU took a 52-46 lead into the fourth quarter.
That lead was extended to 10 points before the Ravens found their shooting stroke and made their comeback.
For the game, the Ravens held Penn to 37.5% from the field and 28.1% from deep. The Ravens shot 42.2% in the game and after starting 0-15 from 3-point range, closed the game out making 5-10 from deep.
The Ravens (8-4, 6-2 Heart) are on a four-game winning streak and will try to push it to five when they host Baker University at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19.
