DES MOINES, Iowa – Benedictine Women's Basketball closed Wednesday's game on a 6-0 run over the final 8 seconds of play to knock off No. 23 Grand View University 58-56.
Trailing by 5 points heading into the fourth quarter, the Ravens overcame that deficit to outscore the Vikings 17-10 to earn the win.
The Ravens-Vikings game started much like the Ravens road game last Wednesday against Central Methodist. The Vikings built a 13-point lead after the first 10 minutes of play. Benedictine scored 16 points in the second quarter but still trailed 37-22 at the break.
In the third quarter, Benedictine limited Grand View to just 4 field goals as they gradually chipped away at their double-figure halftime deficit. Riley Rottinghaus opened the quarter with a pair of 3-pointers that sparked the Ravens offense. A layup from Nicole Storck with 1:19 left in the quarter, cut the the Vikings lead to single digits for the first time since the last four minutes of the second half. Another 3-pointer, this time from Lauryn Dubbert with 13 seconds remaining sent the Ravens into the fourth quarter with the momentum and trailing by just 5.
After closing out the third quarter with an 11-2 run, Benedictine extended the run to 19-4 when Dubbert hit another 3-pointer to give the Ravens their first lead with just over 2 minutes remaining in the game. Grand View regained the lead scoring 6 straight before the Ravens used their run to end the game to earn the win.
Benedictine finished the game hitting 11 of 18 at the free throw line that included four straight in the final seconds to set up the game-winning shot from Dubbert as time expired.
Dubbert finished with 15 points, followed by Rottinghaus with 10. The Ravens also finished with a 36-30 advantage on the boards while finishing with a 10-2 advantage in second-chance points.
Benedictine is off until Dec. 13 when they travel to Marshall, Mo., to take on the Missouri Valley College Vikings at 5:30 p.m.
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