Kansas City, Mo. – The SBU women's basketball team returned to action in 2025 in a road GLVC game against the Rockhurst Hawks. The Bearcats fell to their former Division foe 59-73 moving to 4-7 (2-3 GLVC) on the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Bearcats got off to an early 6-3 lead
- A 12-0 run by the Hawks put the Bearcats behind nine points 6 minutes into the game
- The rim continued to stay covered for the Bearcats as they trailed 13-25 after 10
- Halfway into the 2nd Quarter Bearcats scored six unanswered points to bring the game within six
- Trailing by 13 at half, SBU didn't quit consistently bringing the deficit to within six
- With 3:46 left in the 4th quarter, Bianca Oliver made it 56-59
- 14 straight made free throws from the Hawks, put the game out of reach for SBU
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- There were 53 total fouls between the two teams
- The scrappy game favored the Hawks as they had a strong 85.3% free throw percentage, making eight more FT's
- Three Bearcats scored double figures, LJ Boyland leading with 14
- Odett Schlegl and Amber Storr each scored 13 a piece
- Bianca Oliver tagged along eight points with her four offensive rebounds
- SBU had 19 offensive boards to the Hawks 14
UP NEXT
The Bearcats will take nearly a week off before they continue their road trip to St. Louis, Missouri. There they will take on the Tritons in a Thursday night GLVC battle beginning at 5:30pm in the Mark Twain Building.
