CANTON, Mo. – Culver-Stockton College overcame a halftime deficit against Women's Basketball on Saturday afternoon en route to a season-ending win over the Ravens.
After trailing 22-15 at the half, the Wildcats limited the Ravens to 9 points in the third quarter and just 19 second-half points as they earned a 64-51 win.
Benedictine finishes this season at 9-19 overall and 6-16 in the Heart.
The Ravens opened the game shooting 40 percent from the floor to take a 6-point lead after 10 minutes. They continued to hit their stride offensive in the second quarter, upping their shooting percentage to 53.8 percent to extend their lead to 7 points at the half.
A 3-pointer from Alleigh Kramer during the second quarter pushed Benedictine's lead to 10 points, 27-17 before the Wildcats cut that deficit back to 2 points before Benedictine closed the half with a basket from Jennifer Jacobs and another 3-pointer from Makayla Baughman.
Benedictine held their lead through the first 6 minutes of the third quarter before Culver-Stockton took over the lead for just the second time on the day. Jacobs and Aaliyah Raines kept the score at one possession with back-to-back baskets for the Ravens before the Wildcats took a 46-41 lead into the fourth quarter.
Culver-Stockton limited Benedictine to just 18.2 percent from the floor in the fourth quarter while shooting 40 percent on their own as they outscored the Ravens to 18-10 to remain in the lead throughout the quarter en route to the win.
Raines finished with 14 points while Kianna Herrera gave the Ravens a boost off the bench, scoring 11 points. The Wildcats finished the game scoring 19 points off Benedictine turnovers while outscoring the Ravens in the paint.The Ravens did win the battle of the board, outrebounding the Wildcats 38-31.
