DAVENPORT, Iowa – The Roosevelt University women's basketball team suffered a 66-40 loss to CCAC Conference leading St. Ambrose University (Iowa) on Saturday, January 15 at Lee Lohman Arena.  The loss dropped the Lakers overall record to 5-9 and their conference record to 4-6 on the year.

The game started out well for the Lakers with the visitors building an 11-5 lead after an Amelia McNutt three-pointer and leading 15-13 at the end of the opening period.  However, the Fighting Bees dominated the second quarter, outscoring the Lakers 21-5 to take a 34-20 advantage at the half-time break.

Roosevelt hung tough with the hosts once again in the third quarter, but St. Ambrose controlled the final quarter of play to increase its lead and win 66-40.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt            15           5              11           9              40
                St. Ambrose       13           21           12           20           66

Records: Roosevelt 5-9, 4-6 (CCAC) | St. Ambrose 19-1, 12-1 (CCAC)

Location: Lee Lohman Arena | Davenport, Iowa

KEY STATS

• Gabrielle Beggs led the Lakers with 15 points & five rebounds
• Amelia McNutt had 13 points & two steals
• Nicole Poole grabbed eight rebounds to go with three assists & three steals
• Shawna Conger tallied six rebounds
• RU was held to just 22.8% shooting from the field & 17.4% from behind the arc
• St. Ambrose shot 44.4% overall & 28.6% from three-point range
• The Fighting Bees held a 49 to 32 advantage in rebounding

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers lost both games to the Fighting Bees this season & are now 5-9 in the all-time series
• St. Ambrose is in first place of the CCAC & is receiving votes in the latest NAIA Top 25 Poll
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers host Olivet Nazarene University on Wednesday, January 19 in CCAC Conference action.  Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30pm at the Goodman Center in Chicago.