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Composite
52
Benedictine BENU 16-11
70
Winner Wisconsin Lutheran WLCWBB 19-7
Benedictine BENU
16-11
52
Final
70
Wisconsin Lutheran WLCWBB
19-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Benedictine BENU 16 8 14 14 52
Wisconsin Lutheran WLCWBB 14 19 16 21 70

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Tim Calderwood

Women's Hoops Season Ends in NACC Semifinals

MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Benedictine University women's basketball team saw the season end with a road loss to second-seeded Wisconsin Lutheran College in the NACC semifinals.

FINAL SCORE
Wisconsin Lutheran 70, Benedictine 52

THE DETAILS
• The first quarter was nip and tuck with five ties and three lead changes
• Shannon Ryan made a layup with 17 seconds left in the first to hand Benedictine a 16-14 advantage
• DeKayla Crayton made a free throw to even the score at 22-22 with 4:41 remaining in the first half before Wisconsin Lutheran scored 10 consecutive points
• Wisconsin Lutheran held a 33-24 advantage at halftime
• Benedictine scored four straight points to open the second half on baskets from Briana Hamilton and Raven Willis, pulling within 33-28
• Wisconsin Lutheran responded with five unanswered to again lead by double figures
• Two free throws from Alanna Ferry enabled Benedictine to fight within 38-34, but another run from WIsconsin Lutheran extended the lead to 47-34 with three consecutive three-pointers
• Nicole Botich made a layup with just over 2:32 to play in the game to pull Benedictine within 62-52, but the team did not score again

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine held a 39-34 advantage on the glass with 18 on the offensive glass but managed just nine second-chance points
• Benedictine shot 28.1 percent in the first half and finished the game at 34.5 percent
• Botich was the only player to reach double figures, closing her career with 12 points
• Raven Willis finished with eight points

END OF THE SEASON
Benedictine concluded the season with a 16-11 record and fell to Wisconsin Lutheran in the conference tournament for the fifth time in the last six years with three meetings coming in the semifinals or later
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Players Mentioned

Nicole Botich

#20 Nicole Botich

F
6' 1"
Senior
DeKayla Crayton

#30 DeKayla Crayton

F
6' 0"
Sophomore
Alanna Ferry

#1 Alanna Ferry

G
5' 4"
Senior
Briana Hamilton

#15 Briana Hamilton

C
6' 1"
Senior
Shannon Ryan

#21 Shannon Ryan

G
5' 6"
Sophomore
Raven Willis

#24 Raven Willis

G
5' 8"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Nicole Botich

#20 Nicole Botich

6' 1"
Senior
F
DeKayla Crayton

#30 DeKayla Crayton

6' 0"
Sophomore
F
Alanna Ferry

#1 Alanna Ferry

5' 4"
Senior
G
Briana Hamilton

#15 Briana Hamilton

6' 1"
Senior
C
Shannon Ryan

#21 Shannon Ryan

5' 6"
Sophomore
G
Raven Willis

#24 Raven Willis

5' 8"
Sophomore
G