SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The Spring Arbor University women's basketball team dropped its final game of the regular season, falling to the University of Saint Francis 74-58 on Saturday.
 
The Cougars head into the postseason at 22-6 overall with a mark of 13-5 in the Crossroads League.
 
Prior to the game, head coach John Williams celebrated senior Natalie Shellberg for all her hard work and contributions to the program over the last four years.
 
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: Spring Arbor 58, Saint Francis 74
LOCATION: Spring Arbor, Mich. | McDonald Athletic Center
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 22-6 (13-5 CL), Saint Francis 17-10 (10-8 CL)
 
 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Saint Francis came out of the gates hot, hitting five 3-pointers in the first quarter and grabbing a 24-15 lead after the first 10 minutes of play.
• Spring Arbor settled in the second quarter and cut the deficit to two, 31-29, at the 4:39 mark of the period, but the visitors went on a 9-0 to close out the quarter and take a 40-29 advantage into halftime.
• In the third quarter, Saint Francis put the game out of reach, outscoring SAU 22-12.
• Spring Arbor was limited to one of its lowest offensive outputs of the season and held to 29 percent shooting while Saint Francis connected on 55 percent of its shots.
• Alex Long was the leading scorer for SAU with 21 points while Alana Nelson finished with 11.

 
 
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor is the No. 3-seed in the upcoming Crossroads League Tournament and will host No. 6-seeded Huntington University in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.