The Bob Jones University Bruins women's basketball team fell to the Brevard College Tornados 85-69 on Friday night at Boshamer Gymnasium in Brevard, North Carolina.
The Bruins opened the game with a basket from Keely Price, but Brevard responded with an offensive push to take an 18-11 lead at the end of the first quarter. Price helped keep the Bruins within reach, scoring six of the team's 11 points in the opening quarter.
Sadie Day connected on a pair of three-pointers to open the scoring for the Bruins in the second quarter. Caitlyn Dickerson added three more three-point buckets to the Bruins total. Despite the offensive efforts by the Bruins, Brevard continued to build its advantage, taking a 46-30 lead into halftime.
After the halftime break, the Bruins worked to start strong in the third quarter, but as the frame went on, the Tornados extended their lead to outscore the Bruins 24-14.Â
Bob Jones continued to battle in the fourth quarter, putting together its highest-scoring period of the night with 25 points. The Bruins outscored Brevard 25-15 in the final quarter, but the early deficit proved too much to overcome as the Tornados secured the 85-69 victory.
Price led the Bruins with 23 points while adding eight rebounds. Dickerson finished with 12 points, including four three-pointers, while Kayley Trump contributed 11 points, four assists, and two steals. Day, Faith Hayward, and Larkin Wright each added six points.
"It was a rough night for us in terms of getting any continuity on offense. We just didn't seem to be ready and weren't able to create good opportunities in our half court offense," said Head Coach Mike LeViere. "Defensively, we started out well but then lost track of our assignment at times and let them get to the spots they wanted to get to. We out-rebounded them in the first half, but they dominated the glass in the second half, and we couldn't compete. Caitlyn Dickerson had a strong game and kept us in it with some key threes but we just couldn't overcome the rebound margin."
The Bruins will look to bounce back as they continue their weekend road trip with a 2 p.m. contest at Paine College on Saturday.
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