Raven Venegas Ties Season-High With 20 Points In Loss Against Blue Jays

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's basketball team was limited to six points in the second quarter and that allowed Westminster to own a 21-point lead at halftime. From there, the Blue Jays went on for the 80-63 win.

The Griffins (9-11; 5-6 SLIAC), shot 42.6 percent from the field, but went 3-of-20 (15.0 percent) from downtown and were outrebounded 45-29.

Raven Venegas had a strong game down low as she tied her season-high with 20 points for the second straight game on 10-of-14 (71.4 percent) shooting. Sarah Schraut contributed 13 points, while Rylee Stafford added 11 of her own.

The Blue Jays (16-4; 10-2 SLIAC), meanwhile, ended with a 52.3 field goal percentage. Kendahl Adams registered a double-double with 18 points and 11 boards, while Kallee Dowler led Westminster with 19 points. Mirrakohl Johnson contributed 14 points on 7-of-12 shooting.

In the first, a bucket from Schraut at the 4:05 mark trimmed the deficit down to 10-9. Then, Mallory Proffer made both of her free throws less than a minute later and now Fontbonne was on top, 11-10.

Later, a bucket from Raven Venegas put them ahead 15-12 at 1:04 and they maintained its lead in the final minute leading by one (15-14).

After shooting 50.0 percent from the field in the first, the Griffins had its struggles offensively in the second. The team went 3-of-16 from the field, 0-of-6 from beyond-the-arc and were outrebounded 13-4.

Westminster in turn shot 50.0 percent and outscored Fontbonne 24-6 in the quarter to take a 41-21 lead at the break.

In the third, a bucket from Raven Venegas 29.0 seconds in snapped a five-plus minute scoreless streak. Despite, the Griffins improving on its field goal percentage to 50.0 percent, the Blue Jays fared better at 61.1 percent to own a 63-44 lead.

In the fourth, the Griffins outscored Westminster 19-17, though the comeback was not to be with the Blue Jays going on for the 17-point win.

Fontbonne returns to the court on the road on Saturday when they'll look to hand Greenville its first conference loss. Tip-off at 1 p.m.

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