Women's Basketball Snaps Six Game Losing Streak With 71-67 CCAC Conference Victory Over Cardinal Stritch

MILWAUKEE – The Roosevelt University women's basketball team overcame an 18-point third quarter deficit to defeat Cardinal Stritch University by the score of 71-67 on Saturday, February 12 to earn a CCAC Conference victory at Panella Court.  The Lakers are now 7-13 in conference play and 8-16 overall this season.

The first quarter was a back-and-forth affair early on and the Lakers took a 12-9 lead after an Amelia McNutt free throw with 4:08 to go.  However, the Wolves closed out the quarter on a 9-3 run to go up 18-15 at the end of the period.

The Wolves continue to hold the lead for the duration of the second quarter and led by as many as 16 points at 37-21 with 2:36 remaining.  The Lakers were able to cut the margin to 37-25 at the half.

Cardinal Stritch scored the first six points of the third quarter to build its largest lead of the game at 43-25 just over a minute in, but Roosevelt went on a run late in the quarter.  The Lakers closed the gap to 49-45 and trailed 51-45 heading into the fourth quarter.

The Lakers continued to chip away at the lead to begin the final stanza, tying the contest up at 52-52 on a McNutt three-pointer with 7:47 left to go.  However, the Wolves regained the lead and were up 63-58 with 4:38 to play, but the Lakers got a layup from Beatrice Bruno, a free throw by Gabrielle Beggs, and a three-pointer from Shawna Conger to take a 64-63 lead with 3:21 on the clock. 

Stritch went back ahead 65-64 and Roosevelt answered with two Conger free throws, two Bruno free throws, and a jump shot from Nicole Poole in the final minutes to lead 70-65 with 30 seconds left to play.  The Lakers defense came through at the end and the visitors held on for the 71-67 victory.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt                            15           10           20           26           71
                Cardinal Stritch                 18           19           14           16           67

Records: Roosevelt 8-16, 7-13 (CCAC) | Cardinal Stritch 6-18, 4-14 (CCAC)

Location: Panella Court | Milwaukee, Wis.

KEY STATS

• Gabrielle Beggs scored a team-high 18 points
• Amelia McNutt tallied 15 points, six rebounds, & four assists
• Nicole Poole registered a double-double with 12 points & 11 rebounds
• RU shot 35.1% overall & 41.7% from behind the arc
• CSU shot 37.8% from the field & 26.1% from three-point range
• The Lakers went 21-of-32 from the free throw line compared to the Wolves' 5-of-14
• Stritch dominated the boards, outrebounding the Roosevelt 59-33

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers are now 6-16 versus the Wolves in the all-time series
• Gabrielle Beggs leads the team in scoring with a 14.1 points per game average, while Amelia McNutt is right behind her at 13.4 points per game
• RU is in 10^th place of the CCAC, trailing Governors State by one & a half games for eighth place & the final spot in the CCAC Tournament
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers host 18^th ranked St. Xavier University on Wednesday, February 16 in a CCAC Conference contest.  Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30pm at the Goodman Center in Chicago.