St. Bede was the 50-18 winner over Roanoke-Benson when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The St. Bede Bruins took a hard 59-45 fall against the Roanoke-Benson Rockets on Monday. The Bruins have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Bede's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Quinn McClain, who went 5 for 10 en route to 15 points plus five assists and two steals, and Savannah Bray, who went 5 for 11 en route to 11 points plus eight rebounds. What's more, Bray also racked up three offensive rebounds, the most she's had since back in January. Ashlyn Ehm was another key player, earning four points in addition to ten rebounds.
Even though they lost, St. Bede was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.
St. Bede's loss ended a 13-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-4. As for Roanoke-Benson, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
St. Bede will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Marquette at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Roanoke-Benson, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Fieldcrest at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Roanoke-Benson's defense has only allowed 23.2 points per game this season, so Fieldcrest's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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