BRIAR CLIFF HANDS NO. 20 ONU THIRD STRAIGHT SETBACK
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Briar Cliff (2-1) | 35 | 28 | 14 | 22 | 99 |
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Olivet Nazarene (1-3) | 18 | 18 | 13 | 20 | 69 |
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The No. 20 Olivet Nazarene University women's basketball dropped third-straight game as they opened the GPAC/CCAC Challenge with a 99-69 setback against the Chargers of Briar Cliff University on Friday night.
Kennedy Johnson kicked off the scoring for ONU with a layup. The Chargers, then, had the three-ball working as they took a 14-7 lead after they made a pair of threes. After Anne Peters made a three to make the score, 16-12, the Chargers marked nine straight points until Olivia Demosthenes made a free throw. Briar Cliff led, 26-13. The Chargers were not done yet as they kept shooting the ball well as they scored 9 of the final 13 points to take a 35-18 lead going into the second quarter.
Johnson, like the first quarter, jumpstarted the offense for the Tigers with a jumper. Johnson went on to score the next four points for the Tigers until Alayha Allen made a jumper making the score, 40-24. Briar Cliff continued to extend their lead in the midway half of the second quarter. With four minutes left, The Chargers scored 11 unanswered points until Maggie Cora made a layup. Briar Cliff were in front 58-30.
Caroline Boehne and Cora scored the final points of the half for the Tigers as they trailed 63-36 at the half.
Halftime: Briar Cliff 63, No. 20 Olivet Nazarene 36
The Chargers held the Tigers to no field goals in the first five minutes of the third quarter until Allen made a jumper in the paint to stop the bleeding. Briar Cliff led, 68-40. Cora and Johnson would combined for the only other field goals in the third quarter as the Tigers fell behind, 77-49, at the end of three quarters. Boehne kicked off the scoring for the Tigers in the fourth quarter. Then, Johnson made a layup to make the score, 81-53. At 83-53, The Tigers went on a 7-0 run, highlighted by a three-pointer by Khendel Rolison. The Tigers still trailed 83-60.
The Tigers made four more field goals in the rest of the game as Briar Cliff handed the Tigers their third loss of the season.
GAME VITALS
Final: Briar Cliff 99, No. 20 Olivet Nazarene 69
Records: Briar Cliff: 2-1 | No. 20 Olivet Nazarene: 1-3
Location: McHie Arena | Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais, Ill.
QUICK HITS
- Johnson led all Tiger scorers with 18 points.
- Cora followed with 13 points and Allen and Boehne scored 11 points apiece.
- Boehne led the Tigers with nine rebounds, while Demosthenes grabbed seven boards.
- Cora and Demosthenes led the Tigers with three steals.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The No. 20 Tigers wrap up play at the GPAC/CCAC Challenge playing host to the No. 6 Morningside Mustangs at 2 p.m. inside McHie Arena.
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*Contact; Sam Viebrock, Sports Information Director, stviebrock@olivet.edu
