MISHAWAKA, Ind. --- The Bethel Women's Basketball squad (6-21, 1-16) fell to Spring Arbor University (15-8, 8-6) 74-52 on Senior Night in Gates.

Bethel couldn't hold off the Cougars as they fell 74-52 on Senior Night. Senior Nyla Asad led with 16 points, two assists, and a steal.

Caroline Morris earned a double-double with 11 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in the contest. 

The offense started slow for the Pilots as they went down 15-4 in the first eight minutes of the first quarter. In the second, Alaysia Stewart, who had four points in her final game in the Gates Gymnasium, knocked down a jumper to bring the deficit down to nine points, 31-22.

Bethel was able to close the gap to Spring Arbor early in the third quarter by nine, but the Cougars kept pushing as they took back a 10-point lead and didn't let up that differential the remainder of the match.

Spring Arbor only made two more points in the paint to Bethel (28-26), but Spring Arbor made 29 points off Bethel's 20 turnovers, and Bethel scored nine points off the Cougars' 12 turnovers.

NEXT TIME OUT 

The Pilots will travel to Upland, Ind., to take on Taylor University on Feb 24 at 1:00 p.m. for their final game of the 2023-24 season.

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