Women's Basketball had its seven-game winning streak snapped Wednesday night at home.
The (RV) Ravens lost 71-66 to the MidAmerica Nazarene University Pioneers, with a late rally coming up just short.
After trailing by 13 at halftime, the Ravens had a difficult time getting back to a single-digit deficit in the second half. Each time the home side would cut into the lead, the Pioneers answered to push it back out. Finally, down 12 with just over 2 minutes to play in the game, the Ravens found some traction.
First, the Pioneers threw away an outlet pass that was scooped up by Lauryn Dubbert, who then drained a 3-pointer. On the next possession, the Ravens forced another turnover and cashed in with a Kennedy Nicholson 3-pointer. In the span of 19 seconds, the Ravens trimmed the deficit from 12 to 6 points.
The Ravens defense held strong again, and again Nicholson buried a 3-pointer on the other end to cut MNU's lead to 69-66 with 47 seconds to play. After another defensive stand, the Ravens had a chance to tie the game but Nicholson's 3-pointer rimmed out and the Pioneers sank a pair of free throws to ice the game.
Nicholson finished with 13 points while Jennifer Jacobs had a game-high 19 points and 5 rebounds. Dubbert finished with 11 points, 6 boards and 7 assists. The Pioneers had five players in double figures and outrebounded the Ravens 34-27.
The Ravens held a 22-21 lead after a fast-paced first quarter, but the Pioneers had a terrific second quarter to take a 47-34 lead into the halftime break.
The teams traded baskets, and the lead, early in the second quarter, but MNU rattled off a 13-2 run to grab control before halftime. They held that lead until the Ravens late charge.
The Ravens will look to start a new winning streak with a 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14 contest at Park University.
