OSKALOOSA, Iowa – William Penn University scored Saturday's first basket against Benedictine Women's Basketball.
That lead lasted 27 seconds as the Ravens went on a 25-0 run to pull ahead of the Statesmen en route to a 103-55 win.
The final point total for the Ravens marked the most points Benedictine has scored in Heart play since scoring 116 points against Graceland University during the 2006 season.
Benedictine's opening offensive run went through the paint. Of the 25 points scored during the run, the Ravens 16 came in the paint as they went on to outscore the Statesmen 33-10 in the first quarter.
William Penn opened the second quarter outscoring Benedictine 7-2 to cut their deficit to 20 points, but that was all the closer they'd get as the Ravens used a 10-0 capped by a pair of 3-pointers from Kennedy Nicholson to pull back ahead by 33, which is where the margin finished headed to halftime with Benedictine leading 42-29.
At the half, the Ravens held a 38-0 advantage in the paint while scoring 15 second-chance points and holding a 28-10 advantage in points off turnovers.
The third quarter was the lowest-scoring quarter of the game, as the two teams combined for 31 points. Even with the balanced scoring effort, the Ravens were still able to extend their lead to 38 as the quarter ended after Josie Weishaar connected on a layup with 10 seconds remaining.
After matching baskets to open the fourth quarter that cut Benedictine's margin to 38 points, the Ravens went on to lead by no less than 40 points for the remainder of the game.
Benedictine finished the game shooting 57.5 percent from the floor while hitting a season-high 42 field goals. Five Ravens finished in double figures, led by Jennifer Jacobs with 18 points. Nicole Storck and Lauryn Dubbert scored 14 points each, Weishaar finished with 12 while Nicholson added 10.
The Ravens finished with a 64-16 advantage in the paint and got 55 points off their bench as they finished with a 41-point advantage. Benedictine enters the game averaging 17.2 points off opponent turnovers this season and set a new season-high scoring 37 points off 20 Statesmen turnovers.
Benedictine returns home on Monday, hosting Graceland University at 5:30 p.m. in their rescheduled meeting with the Yellowjackets from Jan. 13.
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