Bruins pick up non-conference win over Cottey

Miranda Hennings scored all eight of her points in the first half on Saturday
Miranda Hennings scored all eight of her points in the first half on Saturday

BELLEVUE, Neb. -- Behind a 28-4 advantage in points off turnovers the (RV) Bellevue University women's basketball team downed Cottey College 64-43 in a sloppily played non-conference game at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon.

Records:

(RV) Bellevue: 6-1
Cottey: 0-5

Recap: (RV) Bellevue 64, Cottey 43

Bellevue forced Cottey into 32 turnovers which they Bruins turned into a 28-4 advantage in points off turnovers.

Kelsey Acton scored a game-high 14 points for the Comets and totaled five steals.

Cottey held a sizable 56-34 advantage on the glass, including an 18-9 edge in offensive rebounds, but could were out-scored 10-8 in second chance points.

BU knocked down 10 treys as a team, led by three from Laura Jurek. Angeliece Tucker, Jamie Winkler, and Miranda Hennings each sank a pair.

Jurek led a balanced Bruins offensive effort with nine points. In total, 11 different Bruins scored on the day. Hennings and Winkler each went for eight while Elexis Martinez added seven points, a team-best seven rebounds, five blocked shots, and three steals.

Shayla Dean and Ross co-led the team with four assists apiece as BU assisted on 16 of their 23 made baskets.

Up Next:

Bellevue wraps up their six-game home-stand on Tuesday, Nov. 13 when they welcome the Sentinels of Nebraska Christian College to the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center for a 6 p.m. tip-off.