CHICAGO – The Roosevelt University women's basketball team battled back from an early 20-point deficit versus visiting St. Ambrose (Iowa) to get within four and make it a game the rest of the way against the unbeaten Bees, but the Lakers fell by a final of 78-67 to suffer their first Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference loss on Saturday, November 13 at the Goodman Center. The Lakers are now 2-1 in league action and 2-3 overall after seeing their two-game winning streak snapped.

St. Ambrose (5-0, 3-0 CCAC) broke open a 12-9 game early by holding the Lakers scoreless for the final 4:49 of the first quarter, closing the opening stanza on a 14-0 run and eventually taking a 29-9 advantage early in the second quarter.

Undeterred, the Lakers chipped away at the Bees' lead and got within eight before heading into intermission down 41-29.

The Lakers came out of the break by going on a 9-0 run that got Roosevelt within six, and a few moments later Ashley Smoldt knocked down a jumper that cut the St. Ambrose advantage to 45-41 halfway through the third quarter.

Unfortunately it would be the Bees taking control with three unanswered buckets that put them ahead again by double digits, and the Lakers could only get as close as seven points with St. Ambrose pulling away late.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   St. Ambrose                         26           16           16           20           78
                Roosevelt                               9           20           18           20           67

Records: Roosevelt 2-3, 2-1 CCAC // St. Ambrose 5-0, 3-0 CCAC

Location: Goodman Center | Chicago, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Ashley Smoldt scored a game-high 22 points to go with five assists and four steals
• Gabrielle Beggs scored 13 points
• Nicole Poole added seven points, six rebounds and two blocks
• CeCe Pope contributed six points and five boards
• Beatrice Bruno scored five points to go with four rebounds and three steals
• The Lakers shot 45.5% from the field in the second half after a tough shooting start (26.3% in the first half)
• After allowing the Bees to shoot 4-for-8 from downtown in the first half, the Lakers allowed just one missed three-point try after halftime
• The Lakers caused nine SAU turnovers

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers dropped to 5-8 all-time against St. Ambrose, falling in their last five meetings
• Ashley Smoldt now has 961 career points as she nears the 1,000-point mark in a Laker uniform
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers have a week off from action and resume CCAC play next Saturday, November 20 when they tangle with Trinity International University. Tip-off is scheduled for 1pm at Van Dixhorn Arena in Deerfield.