Notables
-Kennedy scores in double figures for 15th time of season
-Points in the Paint: BLC-40, CSS-20
-Field Goal %, CSS-31%, BLC-46%
DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) The St. Scholastica women's basketball team never led in Saturday's Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) matchup against Bethany Lutheran College, falling by a 76-58 score.
How It Happened
Bethany (13-2, 6-1 UMAC) jumped out to a quick 9-1 lead before
Kaylee Kennedy (Littlefork, Minn./Littlefork-Big Falls HS) would get a layup and
Karli Skog (Crosslake, Minn./Pequot Lakes HS (Jamestown)) would hit two threes to bring the Saints within two at 11-9. A
Christina Furey (Lake Charles, La./Homeschooled) layup tied the game at 11-11 with three minutes left in the first quarter. The Vikings regained the lead scoring nine of the final 11 points of the period to lead 20-13.
The Saints struggled on the offensive end making shooting 3-of-13 in the first seven minutes of the second quarter. St. Scholastica would manage to only allow a four-point extension on the Vikings lead despite poor shooting from the field. Kennedy scored eight of the Saints 12 points in the quarter as CSS trailed 36-25 at the break.
The third quarter would begin with an 11-4 run by Bethany to go up 47-29. The Vikings climbed their lead to 61-39 after three quarters of play.
The Saints outscored the Vikings 19-15 in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough in the 76-58 Bethany win.
Top Performers
Kennedy led the way with 19 points and four rebounds. Skog added 12 points and Furey led the team in rebounds with eight.
Up Next
The Saints (5-11, 3-5 UMAC) will welcome Finlandia University (Mich.) to The Reif on Wednesday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:15 p.m.
