PERU, Neb. – Benedictine Women's Basketball opened the second half of conference play on Wednesday night with a 70-58 win over Peru State College and in the process picked up their first road win in their previous three road trips.
The game started with a series of offensive swings. Peru State led early before Benedictine pushed ahead 18-8 only to see the Bobcats close the quarter out with an 8-0 that erased their deficit and made it a 2-point game headed into the second quarter. The Bobcats carried that momentum into the second quarter, holding Benedictine to just 2 points leading to a timeout called by the Ravens with 6:49 left to play in the half. Peru State outscored Benedictine 15-2 over a 6-minute stretch from the first quarter through to the second quarter. After the timeout, Benedictine was able to take back the momentum. Benedictine held Peru State scoreless over the final 5 minutes of the half while they went on a 10-0 run to close the half and take a 32-23 lead into halftime.
Benedictine scored 14 points in the second quarter off 11 Peru State turnovers while they finished the first half with a 17-1 advantage off the bench. Josie Weishaar and Nicole Stork led the bench effort with Weishaar scoring 8 points while Stork added 5.
The Ravens connected on 55.6 percent from the field in the third quarter while hitting 5 of 8 from beyond the 3-point arc. Lauryn Dubbert provided the spark offensively, scoring 13 of her team-high 16 points in the quarter. Defensively, the Ravens continued to take advantage of forced turnovers, scoring 9 points off 6 Bobcat turnovers while committing just 2 of their own.
Benedictine took an 18-point lead into the fourth quarter and pushed that advantage to 20 points on a layup from Alleigh Kramer. After combing for 47 points in the third quarter, the offensive output dropped significantly in the final 10 minutes of the game as the two teams were called for a combined 14 fouls, taking the air out of the ball. Six of Benedictine's 10 fourth-quarter points were scored at the free throw line with just two fourth-quarter field goals.
Weishaar joined Dubbert in double figures with 10 points as the duo was the only two Ravens to reach double figures. Jennifer Jacobs added 8 points while Storck was joined with 7 points by Kramer and Riley Rottinghaus.
Benedictine finished the game with 7 3-pointers while shooting 37.3 percent from the floor. They forced Peru State into 21 turnovers, scoring 25 points off turnovers. They finished with a 32-22 advantage in the paint and finished with a 38-9 advantage in points off the bench.
The Ravens remain on the road, traveling to No. 4 Clarke University on Saturday for a Noon game with the Pride. Clarke earned a 71-61 win over Benedictine in Atchison back on Nov. 18.
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