Women's Basketball fell at home to the 20^th ranked team in the country Friday night.
The Ravens lost to the Briar Cliff Chargers, 80-70, pushing the visitors for the entire game.
The Ravens erased a halftime deficit with a strong third quarter. Trailing by 7 points late in the third quarter, the Ravens ripped off an 8-0 run to move in front, 49-48. The run started with a 3-pointer by Oen Deters, then Diana Mozer dropped in a 3-pointer, as well. After a steal by Hattie Gros, Jaylee Christian scored a bucket to put the Ravens in front.
It was back-and-forth the rest of the quarter as the Chargers took a 53-52 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Chargers then opened the fourth quarter on an 11-4 run to take control of the game and the Ravens were unable to get closer than 5 points the remainder of the way, ultimately losing by 10 points.
Riley Bruggeman had a game-high 23 points, plus 6 rebounds, 5 steals and 5 assists. Addie Kane scored 14 points and had 2 blocked shots, Gros scored 11 points, and Deters had 8 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds.
The Ravens shot 41.9% from the field in the contest, with the Chargers at 41.4%. The Ravens turned the ball over 20 times compared to 15 by Briar Cliff, with the Chargers holding a 21-16 advantage in points off turnovers.
The Ravens fell behind by 9 points after one quarter of play. The Ravens shot just 35.7% from the floor in the opening 10 minutes while Briar Cliff hit at a 52.6% clip to take a 22-13 lead.
Both teams saw their shooting percentages dip in the second quarter, but the Ravens made a run at the Briar Cliff lead. A pair of free throws by Gros cut the deficit to 3 points with 1:07 to play before halftime. The Chargers finished the half with a basket and free throw, though, taking a 37-31 lead into the break.
The Ravens would go on to take a brief lead in the third quarter before the Chargers closed out the win with a strong fourth quarter.
The Ravens (2-2) get right back to it with the finale of the Holiday Inn Classic when they take on Southwestern Christian University at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at home.