PARKVILLE, Mo. – Park University scored 26 points off turnovers on Wednesday night to earn a 63-50 win over Benedictine Women's Basketball.
The Pirates limited the Ravens to single digits in the first two quarters to take a 35-16 lead at the break.
Benedictine connected on 4 of 6 from the free throw line in the first quarter, hitting 2 field goals, and then were limited to 3 field goals in the second quarter.
In the second half, the Ravens offense was able to get going as they outscored the Pirates 7-4 to cut their deficit down to 16 on a 3-pointer from Kennedy Nicholson.
While Benedictine was able to get their offense going in the second half, Park matched it on their own offensive end of the floor, allowing them to maintain their lead.
Benedictine held Park to just 4 field goals in the fourth quarter, which allowed them to continue to chip away at their deficit but they could only pull with 13 as the buzzer sounded.
Jennifer Jacobs led the Ravens with 10 points, followed by Josie Weishaar, Lauryn Dubbert, and Aaliyah Raines with 8 points. Nicholson finished with 7.
Benedictine returns home for two of their final three games of the regular season, celebrating Senior Day on Saturday at 12 p.m. as they take on Mount Mercy University inside the Ralph Nolan Gymnasium.
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