Bolivar, Mo-  The SBU Women's Basketball Team took on the Rogers St. Hillcats Tuesday evening. The Hillcats got the victory over the Bercats with a final score of 71-63. Following the loss, the Bearcats move to 2-3 on the season.

The Hillcats opened up the scoring with a jumper, a minute and half into the game but was quickly answered by a Nyah Pettus layup to tie it up. Scoring would go back in forth throughout the first quarter. The Bearcats hit 3 three pointers in the first quarter but trailed after ten, 13-14.

Shortly after the second quarter started Emma Perry hit her second three of the game after a Hillcat three to make it a one-point game again. The Bearcats retook the lead when Mary Rose Foster hit a jumper to go up 18-17. Perry would hit another 3 in the final seconds of the half to go into the locker room down 26-29.

The Bearcats jumped to a quick 7-2 run in the opening minutes of the second half to take a 33-31 lead. Both teams would battle back and forth trading leads until the 5:27 mark where they would be tied at 36. The Hillcats would go on a run to maintain the lead throughout the quarter. Perry would end the quarter with a pair of free throws to make it 43-47.

Kyleigh Vaught would open up the scoring in the final quarter to make it a 2-point game. The Hillcats would then go on a 11-0 run and would maintain the lead throughout the game. Vaught would score 9 more points in the quarter to end the game with 17 points. When the final buzzer sounded the Bearcats had 63 to the Hillcats 71.

As a team, SBU went 23-59 from the field shooting 39% and 7-20 from beyond the 3-point line for 35%. The Bearcats out rebounded the Hillcats 35-29. Vaught led the way with 17 points and 5 assists. Perry was just behind her with 14 points hitting four 3 pointers. Kelsey Blakemore tagged along 9 and Nyah Pettus had 6. Micah Clayton, Isabel Rohlfing, and Mary Rose Foster all had 4 points. Faith Gilkey and Kallyn Stumbo each scored a bucket with 2 and 3 points respectively.

The Bearcats will be back in action on Monday November 29^th here in the Meyer Wellness Center. They will begin conference play against the William Jewell Cardinals. Tip off is set for 5:30 PM.