HILLSBORO, Kan. - The Bethel College Women's Basketball team looked to pick up another conference victory as they took on their conference rivals, the Tabor Bluejays. Despite a close first half, the Bluejays were able to pull away from the Threshers in the second half for the 75-50 victory.

The first quarter started out tight until Tabor closed it out with a 12-0 run giving them a 21-8 advantage after the first 10 minutes. The second quarter saw Bethel outscore their foe, but only by one point as the two teams went into the half with a score of 35-23 in favor of the home team.

The Threshers were unsuccessful in keeping the Bluejays off of the charity stripe in the third quarter as TC shot 12 of their 21 free throws in the third quarter allowing them to push their lead to 55-36. The final frame saw both teams turn in their best shooting quarters of the contest as Bethel shot just over 44% and Tabor shot 60% from the floor. 

Key Statistic

The Tabor bench outscored the Thresher bench 37-17.

By The Numbers
 
Bethel shot a dismal 10% from downtown going 1 for 10.
 
Eight Threshers scored in the loss led by Jaycee Freshour with 12 points, Caryn Yoder added in 11. 
 
Bethel lost the battle of the boards as Tabor pulled in 37 and BC 30. 

The Threshers pulled in five offensive rebounds, three from Dakota Piovesan.

The opening quarter of each half continues to be costly for the Threshers as they shot under 30% in both frames.

Thresher Leaders
 
Points: Jaycee Freshour (12)
 
Rebounds: Dakota Piovesan (7)
 
Assists: Jaycee Freshour, Parker Schroeder (1)
 
Steals: Josie Stupey (2)
 
Blocks: Melinda Vargas (1)
 
Next Up
 
The Threshers will play in their final KCAC Conference contest as they host York on Tuesday, December 13th with tip-off scheduled for 6:00 PM.