Springfield, Mo. – The SBU women's basketball team began their season Saturday evening as they fell to Ferris State 75-82. The Bulldogs are ranked #15 in the Nation and moved the Bearcats to 0-1 on the season.
 
How it Happened

• The Bearcats took an early lead behind two three pointers from Odett Schlegl and five points from Tori Hamilton, 11-6
• A 9-0 run from the Bulldogs put them in the lead for the rest of the game
• SBU trailed by 21 points with 5:35 left in the game
• Bearcats showed resilience by making a 4-point game with 1:30 left in the 4^th quarter
• Junior Kristin Edmonds made this possible by making four 3-pointers in that time span

 
Inside the Box Score

• Schlegl led all Bearcats with 18 points shooting 54.5% from the field; also recorded seven rebounds, three assists, five three-pointers, and two blocks
• Edmonds led all members off the bench with 16 points
• Newcomer Amber Storr, and senior Tori Hamilton each scored double digit points
• Coming off a year where SBU women's basketball was 4^th in the Nation in bench points, they continued to excel with 27 to Ferris State six
• Bearcats outrebounded the Bulldogs 37-35

 
Up Next
SBU will head to Arkansas Fort-Smith November 16^th and 17^th to compete in the UAFS Classic. Their first game will be Saturday the 16^th at 3:00pm against Missouri Southern.