The Southwest Minnesota State women's basketball team lost its 10th straight contest in a 59-51 loss to Concordia-St. Paul in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play Friday in St. Paul.
The Golden Bears (7-11 NSIC, 10-14 overall) forced SMSU into 24 turnovers, scoring 22 points off turnovers.
Abby Kenealy scored a team-high 12 points for SMSU (4-14, 5-17), but the team shot 34 percent from the field. Led by Bree Holleman and Nathalie Svensson, the Mustangs were able to shoot 7 of 10 from three-point range in the contest, and held a 40-32 advantage in rebounds.
Leading C-SP in scoring was Anika Whiting, who had a game-high 17 points. Rachel Hansen added 11.
Today, the Mustangs travel to St. Cloud State to play the Huskies. St. Cloud State defeated Minnesota State-Mankato 64-59 on Friday.
SMSU (51)
Hannah Beeler 0-2 0-2 0, Abby Kenealy 5-9 2-2 12, Nathalie Svensson 2-4 0-0 6, Bree Holleman 3-7 1-2 8, Taylor Voss 2-5 2-2 8, Courtney McCarthy 1-3 2-2 5, Jessie Watts 2-6 4-5 8, Sam Lynn 0-0 0-0 0, Ellen Degler 0-3 0-0 0, Hope Bonlander 1-6 1-2 4, Emilee Duske 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 16 12-17 51. Three-Pointers 7-10 (Svensson 2-2, Voss 2-3) Rebounds 40 (Voss 5, Watts 5) Assists 13 (Holleman 3) Steals 6 (Kenealy 2) Blocks 3 (Bonlander 2) Turnovers 24 Total Fouls 19.
Concordia-St. Paul (59)
Jodi Batzel 1-4 4-8 6, Anika Whiting 7-13 3-4 17, Rachel Hansen 4-11 3-6 11, Mandy Poke 1-3 2-4 5, Carissa Wolyniec 4-11 0-0 10, Anne Skriba 0-2 0-0 0, Jolene Blood 2-7 2-2 8, Tori Lythjohan 0-2 0-0 0, Tierra Bender 0-0 0-0 0, Erica Gress 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 20 14-25 59. Three-Pointers 5-18 (Blood 2-4, Wolyniec 2-6) Rebounds 32 Assists 14 (Batzel 4, Hansen 4) Steals 11 (Hansen 6) Blocks 5 (Whiting 2) Turnovers 12 Total Fouls 14.
Halftime Score: Concordia-St. Paul 24, SMSU 23.