Women's Basketball earned a hard-fought home win Saturday afternoon.
The (15) Ravens defeated the Mission University Patriots, 69-62, in the finale of the Holiday Inn Express Classic.
The Ravens trailed 62-56 with 5 minutes left to play in the game before going on a 13-0 run to earn the win.
The game-winning run started with
Riley Bruggeman's basket at the 4:38 mark.
Elle Robinson scored a minute later to pull the Ravens within 2 points, then Bruggeman drained a 3-pointer with 2:34 left on the clock to put the Ravens in front.
Hattie Gros followed that up with her own 3-pointer to give the Ravens a cushion, and Bruggeman closed things out with three free throws in the final minute as the Ravens earned the 7-point win.
The Patriots were held scoreless the final 5 minutes of the game.
Bruggeman led all scorers with 28 points and added 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Gros scored 14 and Robinson had 11 points and 5 boards.
The game was tight from start to finish as the Ravens and Patriots were tied at 22-22 after 10 minutes of action.
The Ravens were cold to open the contest, converting just 1-of-6 to start the game. As cold as the Ravens were, the Patriots were hot and knocked down 4-7 from 3-point range to help build a 16-6 lead halfway through the first quarter. The Ravens battled back, though, leveling the score heading into the second period.
The momentum continued in the Ravens favor in the second quarter as they built a 7-point lead, 36-29, with 2:39 to play before half.
The Patriots held the Ravens scoreless for the next 2:38, cutting the Ravens lead to 36-33 with 1 second on the clock. A nifty inbounds play set Robinson up for a jumper that she buried before the buzzer, giving the Ravens a 38-33 lead at halftime.
Mission moved in front, 42-41, halfway through the third quarter as the Ravens converted just 1-11 shots to open the second half.
The shooting woes lasted the entire quarter but Gros was still able to tie the game with a 3-pointer with under a minute to play. However, the Patriots knocked down a baseline jumper to take a 50-48 lead into the fourth quarter.
Mission extended that lead early in the fourth quarter before the Ravens took control in the final 5 minutes of play.
The Ravens (4-0) will be back in action in a week as they open Heart of America Conference play at 12 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 at home against Culver-Stockton College.
