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ReprintMidAmerica Nazarene's women waged another terrific battle Thursday against Benedictine in Atchison, but the ending was no different than nine days earlier: The Pioneers lost.
The Ravens only had one player reach double figures, Liz Stinson scored 10, but four players scored nine in the victory.
Senior Bethany Rexroth scored a game-high 19 points with five rebounds and three blocks and junior Hadleigh Meek added 13 points in the loss.
Junior Heather Cunard pulled down a game-best seven rebounds, while sophomore Kristie Tiegreen contributed six boards and senior Kristin Malone added five rebounds.
Junior Beth Keeley finished with team-highs in assists (three) and steals (three).
BENEDICTINE 60, MIDAMERICA NAZARENE 57
MidAmerica Nazarene (12-10, 7-5 Heart): Heather Cunard 0-5 0-0 0, Beth Keeley 3-8 1-2 8, Kristin Malone 3-5 0-0 8, Hadleigh Meek 5-14 0-0 13, Bethany Rexroth 7-13 5-6 19, Alyssa Chisam 1-2 0-0 2, Bethany Schwab 1-2 0-0 2, Lindsey Sprague 0-4 0-0 0, Sophia Stockton 0-0 2-2 2, Kristie Tiegreen 1-6 1-5 3, Kerri Zynen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-59 9-15 57.
Benedictine (14-8, 9-4 Heart): Jillian Flores 3-7 0-0 9, Drew Huff 2-8 1-2 5, Christina Reischl 2-4 4-6 9, Kelsey Wolfe 1-5 2-5 4, Teresa Zienkewicz 3-7 3-6 9, Kelsey Anselmi 1-3 0-0 3, Liz Stinson 4-7 2-2 10, Kaela Stratman 1-6 0-0 2, Kristin Thorne 0-0 0-0 0, Heather Wansing 4-8 1-2 9. Totals 21-55 13-23 60.
Halftime: BC 36-33. Three-point goals: MNU 6-22 (Meek 3-7, Malone 2-4, Keeley 1-4, Chisam 0-1, Cunard 0-1, Schwab 0-1, Sprague 0-4), BC 5-16 (Flores 3-4, Anselmi 1-2, Reischl 1-2, Stinson 0-1, Huff 0-2, Wansing 0-2, Stratman 0-3). Rebounds: MNU 37 (Cunard 7), BC 31 (Huff, Zienkewicz 5). Assists: MNU 7 (Keeley 3), BC 11 (Stratman, Wolfe 2). Turnovers: MNU 21, BC 14.