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Events and Results

Events and Results

Wasson vs St. Francis '25
Dordt Athletic Communications
79
Rocky Mountain (MT) RMU 20-11
89
Winner St. Francis (IL) SFU 25-7
Rocky Mountain (MT) RMU
20-11
79
Final
89
St. Francis (IL) SFU
25-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Rocky Mountain (MT) RMU 20 18 20 21 79
St. Francis (IL) SFU 25 20 26 18 89

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Brandon Stinson | Sports Information & Media Coordinator

Rocky Women’s Basketball Falls to St. Francis 89-79 in the NAIA National Championship First Round

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa.- The 2024-25 Rocky Women's Basketball season came to a close on Friday evening, falling in the opening round of the NAIA National Tournament. 

How it Happened
The Fighting Saints got a hot start, scoring the game's first eight points. The Battlin' Bears would battle back, scoring on four of their next five shots to even the contest at 10-10. Both teams would trade baskets throughout the first quarter, with both groups shooting four-of-nine from three-point range, but St. Francis had a five-point advantage after the first ten minutes of play. 

St. Francis would extend a double-digit lead over the first six minutes of the second quarter, including a stretch of five consecutive made three-pointers. Rocky would weather the storm with an 8-1 run to cut their halftime deficit to seven. 

After Iliana Moran opened the scoring in the third quarter with a three-pointer to cut the deficit to four, the Fighting Saints made a game-altering run, sinking another trio of three-pointers amid a 13-0 run that extended their largest lead of the contest at 17 points with 6:22 to go in the third quarter. The Battlin' Bears would slow the game down and force their way to the free-throw line, making seven-of-eight shots from the charity stripe in the final six minutes to reduce their deficit to 13 going into the fourth quarter. 

While the Battlin' Bears were able to trim the deficit to single digits in the fourth quarter, they were unable to overcome a hot-shooting St. Francis squad, falling in the First Round of the NAIA National Championship Tournament. 

Notable Statistics
Paige Wasson led the Rocky scorers with 20 points, which included six three-pointers. Sydney Dethman tallied 19 points, while Gracee Lekvold contributed 13 points and eight assists, tying a career high. Tailyn Black set a new career high and doubled her season total in points with eight off the bench. 

The Battlin' Bears tied their season-high with 12 three-pointers, shooting an impressive 38.7% from deep in the loss. Rocky finished 43.1% from the field and outrebounded St. Francis 36-33. 

The story of the game was the shooting from three-point range for St. Francis, as they finished with 15 made three-pointers at a 57.7% clip. The 15 threes allowed were the most by a Battlin' Bear opponent in over ten seasons. Le'lani Harris led all scorers with 31 points. 

Up Next
Rocky Women's Basketball concludes their season with an overall record of 20-11. 
 
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