Box Score

Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 5-6, 0-4 CL

Mount Vernon Nazarene (Oh MVNU 4-7, 1-3 CL

Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU

5-6, 0-4 CL

Final

Dec. 07, 2016

Mount Vernon Nazarene (Oh MVNU

4-7, 1-3 CL

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU	20	14	12	24	70
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Oh MVNU	21	13	15	24	73

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 12/7/2016 12:00:00 AM

Comeback falls short in 73-70 loss at MVNU

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MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – Trailing by double-digits late in the fourth quarter, the Spring Arbor University women's basketball team made a feverish rally to get within three points of Mount Vernon Nazarene University with 19 seconds left in regulation. Unfortunately, the Cougars were unable to complete the comeback falling 73-70 to drop their fourth straight contest.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 70, Mount Vernon Nazarene 73

LOCATION: Ariel Arena | Mount Vernon, Ohio

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 5-6 (0-4 CL), Mount Vernon Nazarene 4-7 (1-3 CL)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Senior Kylie Townsley started red-hot scoring nine first quarter points on 4-for-6 shooting. However, Mount Vernon Nazarene came charging out of the gate as well, connecting on 60 percent of its field goal attempts to take a 21-20 lead after the first period.
The two teams continued to go back and forth in the second quarter, exchanging the lead four different times. MVNU held a two point advantage in the final minute, but a bucket from Kaitlyn Shields tied the score at 34-34 heading into halftime.
Midway through the third quarter, the home team used a 7-0 run to open things up. MVNU maintained its advantage into the fourth and would eventually lead by as many as 12, 66-54, with 2:04 left on the clock.
Still trailing by 10 with 33 seconds remaining, Spring Arbor went on an 8-1 run, capped by an old-fashioned three-point play by Karly Bender, to trim the deficit to three, 71-68. The Cougars had a shot at the buzzer to tie the game, but a three-point attempt by Rachel Nelson came up empty.
Townsley finished with a game-high 21 points and four assists while Autumn Goggin followed with 20 points and six rebounds. Nelson also scored in double figures with 14 points and hauled in eight boards.
Spring Arbor shot 46 percent for the game while Mount Vernon Nazarene finished shooting 44 percent from the floor. The Cougars also held a 31-29 edge in rebounding.

FOR MOUNT VERNON NAZARENE

Four players from MVNU reached double figures, including Sierra Basista, who led the way with 16 points. Dani Ellerbrock and Natalie Carpenter chipped in 15 apiece while Rachel Parks added 10.
Mount Vernon Nazarene got a big contribution from its bench racking up 23 points compared to SAU's three.

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor will continue its road swing with contests at Rochester College on Saturday, Dec. 10 and Great Lakes Christian College on Monday, Dec. 12.