Missouri Baptist 82, at Olivet Nazarene 94

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. (Interstat) — Olivet Nazarene erased a halftime deficit and beat Missouri Baptist 94-82 in a women’s NAIA basketball game on Oct. 23 at McHie Arena. The Tigers improved to 1-0 while the Spartans fell to 0-1. The game was the season opener for both teams. Olivet Nazarene used a decisive third quarter and a strong closing stretch to overcome Missouri Baptist’s high-scoring first half. Missouri Baptist and Olivet Nazarene traded baskets throughout the opening quarter and finished the first 10 minutes tied at 18. Mya Skelton hit an early 3-pointer for the Tigers, while Kamryn Lecce and Rachel… Read more...