Bolivar, Mo. – Southwest Baptist couldn't quite pull off the comeback and eventually fell to Rockhurst 49-73. This pushes the Bearcats to 0-4 (0-4 GLVC) for the season.
 
Scoring for both teams came at a minimum in the first half. Southwest Baptist went down early, trailing 16-8 after the first quarter. Regan Tibbits would get two free throws to fall to start the second followed by a response from the Hawks to make it an 11-point game. Kyleigh Vaught and Brylee Graddy would get a 7-0 run by themselves to cut the Hawk lead back down to just 4. The Bearcats would go into half trailing 19-31. SBU had a solid third quarter to try and mount a comeback, shooting 45% from the field. Rockhurst would end up taking the game by a final score of 49-73.
 
Kyleigh Vaught led the Bearcats with 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists. Mary Rose Foster would bring in some spark off the bench with 4-9 shooting for 8 points. Regan Tibbits and Kyleigh Vaught both grabbed 6 rebounds for the Bearcats. As a team the Bearcats ended the game with 16 free throws on 19 attempts.
 
The Bearcats will be back in action on Friday December 18 at William Jewell. That game will start at 5:30 PM and will stream on glvcsn.com.