| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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St. Ambrose (2-4, 1-2) | 28 | 22 | 32 | 25 | 107 |
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Olivet Nazarene (3-2, 2-0) | 21 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 115 |
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Olivet Nazarene University women's basketball team outlasted the Fighting Bees of St. Ambrose 115-107 in their Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference home opener Wednesday night. Olivia Dirkse poured in a career-high 22 points off the bench while six Tigers scored in double-digits in the contest.
Dirkse came up clutch scoring 11 of her points in the fourth quarter. With the Fighting Bees making a 10-0 run ending at the 2:02-mark to cut the Tiger lead down to just three, the freshman guard hit a big three-point bucket with 1:54 left on the clock to thwart any comeback from the visitors. She ended the night 6-11 from the floor, 5-10 from three, and 5-6 from the line. The Davison, Mich. native stuffed the stat sheet with three rebounds, an assist, two steals, and a block.
SAU stormed out to a seven-point lead after the first quarter shooting a blistering 86.7% from the field converting 13 field goals. ONU responded in second quarter by getting to the free throw line 17 times while shooting 50% from the floor with three made threes. There were four lead changes throughout and the Tigers built their largest lead of the night with 4:46 left in the fourth quarter leading by 13 and closed out the win going 6-7 from the charity stripe down the stretch.
Bett O'Neal set a new career-high with 13 points in the game. The freshman has now scored in double figures for the third consecutive contest. Maggie Cora tied her season-high filling the basket with 17 points along with three assists. Olivia Demosthenese set a new season-high doling out seven assists with 15 points scored. Caroline Boehne and Alayha Allen cleaned up the boards with 15 combined while also scoring in double figures.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers travel to take on the reigning CCAC Regular Season Champions, Saint Xavier, this Saturday, Nov. 19. Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m. CT in Chicago. Please visit onutigers.com for all the updated links to follow the action.
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*Contact: Patrick Kaindl; Sports Information Graduate Assistant, email pkaindl@olivet.edu
