LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - The Bethel College Women's Basketball team fell behind early in the contest and could never catch up as they fell to the Saint Mary Spires 76-51.

Saint Mary scored the first seven points of the contest. Bethel was able to cut the lead down to just five, 9-5, minutes later. Unfortunately for Bethel, the Spires went on a 20-2 run to end the opening quarter to blow the game wide open.

The second quarter saw the Spires push their lead three points further as Bethel was more competitive in the frame. Jasmine Peete had 11 first half points as BC trailed USM 41-16.

Bethel turned in their largest scoring quarter in the third when they more than doubled their score from the previous two quarters. The Threshers shot 50% from the floor in the quarter.

The Threshers turned in another quality quarter in the fourth as they shot over 44% from the floor on their way to scoring 16 points. The final frame would be the lone quarter that Bethel would outscore Saint Mary. However, it was not by enough as the Spires took the contest 76-51.

Key Statistic

Saint Mary shot nearly 70% in the opening quarter while holding Bethel to just over 17%.

By The Numbers

Six Threshers scored in the loss led by Jasmine Peete with a game high 23 points.

The points in the paint battle saw an advantage in favor of the Spires of 44-32.

Bethel scored 30 points in the paint to Saint Mary's 34.

The Threshers bench outplayed the Spires scoring 27-25.

Thresher Leaders
 
Points: Jasmine Peete (23)
 
Rebounds: Josie Stupey (7)
 
Assists: Caryn Yoder, Josie Stupey, Brianna Clark (2)
 
Steals: Caryn Yoder, Carley Robb, Jasmine Peete (2)
 
Blocks: Jasmine Peete, Josie Stupey (2)
 
Next Up
 
The Threshers will be back in action on Saturday, February 4th as they travel to take on the no. 24 ranked Sterling Warriors with tip-off scheduled for 5:00 PM.