No. 13 Saint Francis IN WBB roll past Bethel 82-61

MISHAWAKA – The Bethel University women’s basketball team dropped their Crossroads League opener on Tuesday evening, losing to No. 13 Saint Francis 82-61. Savannah Feenstra scored four points and pulled down a team-high 7 rebounds in the defeat.

GAME VITALS

• Score: Saint Francis def. Bethel 82-61
• Records: Bethel (5-4, 0-1) | Saint Francis (8-1, 1-0)
• NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll: Bethel – not rated | Saint Francis – No. 13
• Location: Wiekamp Athletic Center | Bethel University | Mishawaka, Ind.

STAT TRACKER

• Kelsey Brickner – 9 pts, 2 reb
• Jessica Erwin – 7 pts, 3 stl
• Maggie Deboy – 9 pts, 3 reb
• Savannah Feenstra – 4 pts, 7 reb

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• The Pilots failed to score 20 points in a quarter in a single game for the first time this season.
• The Pilots set season-lows in points, field goals made, field goals attempted, rebounds, assists, and a season-high in turnovers.

NEXT TIME OUT

• The Pilots travel to Spring Arbor, Michigan on Wednesday, December 4 to take on Spring Arbor at 7:00 pm.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH PORTER

• “Saint Francis did a good job of slowing the pace tonight, while we really struggled on the boards and in handling their press.  We seemed intimidated early in the game but bounced back well in the third quarter. We have a lot of areas we will need to address in the coming week preparing for our next conference game at Spring Arbor.”