CANTON, Mo. – Women's Basketball extended their winning streak on Saturday, picking up the season sweep over Culver-Stockton College.
The Ravens finished with 15 second-chance points while limiting the Wildcats to single digits in the third quarter en route to a 67-52 win.
The two teams traded the lead early in the first quarter. After a pair of baskets from Jennifer Jacobs got the Ravens scoring started, a 3-pointer from Kennedy Nicholson pushed the Ravens to a 7-6 lead they would never give back.
The Ravens held a four-point advantage after the first quarter and opened the second quarter with a 10-0 run that pushed their lead to double digits. A pair of free throws from Lauryn Dubbert gave the Ravens their largest lead of the half at 16 before they settled for a 36-26 lead at the half.
Defensively, the Ravens stepped up in the third quarter and gave up just two field goals. A series of 3-pointers from Nicholson and Dubbert pushed Benedictine's lead to 20 points with just over 4 minutes remaining in the third before Ravens took a 55-34 lead into the final quarter of play.
The Wildcats bounced back with an 18-point fourth quarter, but couldn't overcome their cold third quarter, falling to the Ravens by 15 points.
Jacobs scored a game-high 20 points, hitting 7 field goals while going 6 of 8 at the charity stripe. Dubber added 17 off the bench, hitting 5 of the Ravens 9 3-pointers. Nicholson added 9 points on three 3-pointers to round out the top scorers.
Benedictine returns home on Wednesday, hosting MNU at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday the Ravens are hosting Hoops 4 Heart to raise awareness and funds for the America Heart Association. If you want to donate ahead of the trip to campus to support the Ravens, please visit http://www2.heart.org/goto/BenedictineGives.
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