Health & Fitness
Alverno Unable To Hold Off Benedictine's Late Run
Alverno College led for a majority of the second half, but couldn't hold off host Benedictine University in a 52-45 Northern Athletics Conference loss Saturday night in the Rice Center.
LISLE, Ill. -- Alverno College led for a majority of the second half, but couldn't hold off host Benedictine University in a 52-45 Northern Athletics Conference loss Saturday night in the Rice Center. It was the first time this season the Inferno lost consecutive games.
The Inferno led 41-39 with three minutes left before the host Eagles used a 9-0 run to pull ahead in the final lead change of the night.
Alverno (12-8, 9-4 NAC) opened the game with a 1-0 lead on a Jamie Hoernke free throw, but Benedictine (10-10, 8-4) responded with 10-straight points and led the remainder first half, which included a 24-21 lead at halftime.
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Kristen Speerschneider opened the second half with consecutive 3-pointers to go up 27-24, and the Inferno stayed in front until the Eagles' Vincenza Ranallo converted a three-point play to start the final go-ahead run.
The Inferno made just five free throws on 10 attempts, while the Eagles were 16-of-25, proving to be a deciding factor in the game's outcome, as the teams made just 17 and 16 field goals, respectively.
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Devon Gorman led the Alverno scoring attack with 16 points and Anna Boteva chipped in nine on a trio of 3-point field goals, while Ranallo led the Eagles with 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field.
Kayla Kennedy snagged a career-high 13 rebounds to lead all while Speerschneider dished out a game-high six assists.
Alverno will have a week to regroup until its next game versus Wisconsin Lutheran College. The Inferno hosts the Warriors at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2, in Reiman Gymnasium.
