HILLSBORO, Kan. – The Benedictine women’s basketball team returned to action on Friday afternoon with the first of two games at the Tabor College Holiday Classic as they took on Sterling College.

Benedictine (9-5) earned a six-point win and led Sterling (5-9) over the final 22 minutes of the game to earn a 68-62 win.

The Warriors used a 8-2 run to open up the game against the Ravens before Benedictine started to connect offensively.

By the midpoint of the first half, the Ravens had erased their deficit and pulled ahead, 13-12, off a 3-pointer from Jordan Closter.

The lead changed hands two more times while the two team played through one tie before Benedictine took a 28-23 lead into the halftime break.

In the second half, the Ravens connected on 53 percent from the floor while knocking in 4 of 9 from beyond the arc to lead the remainder of the game.

After pushing their lead to as much as eight points, the Ravens converted four straight free throws over the final 40 seconds to earn the win.

Benedictine went perfect from the charity stripe on the day, finishing with a 6-for-6 effort.

Jackie Ziesel led the Ravens with 17 points while Chayla Rutledge added 12 points.

The Ravens finished with a 24-15 advantage off the bench, anchored by Closter’s eight points.

Benedictine wraps up their trip to Hillsboro with a 5 p.m. match up against Tabor on Saturday.

— BC Sports Information —