February 2, 2025

Women's Basketball Falls in Top Ten Clash

(Ankeny, IA) - Faith women's basketball led by as many as 10 points in Friday's matchup against #3 Ozark Christian

Ozark Christian College

14-0, 6-0

Faith Baptist Bible College

17-4, 5-3

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Ozark Christian College 14-0, 6-0	17	16	15	22	70
Faith Baptist Bible College 17-4, 5-3	15	20	14	8	57

Game Leaders

Ozark Christian College

Pts: Brooka Jones - 16

Reb: Reagan Etzel - 8

Ast: 3 Players (#5, #20, #22) - 3

Faith Baptist Bible College

Pts: Katie Costello - 16

Reb: Miriam Beenken - 8

Ast: 2 Players (#11, #24) - 3

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Ozark Christian College	Faith Baptist Bible College
Field Goals	(27-64)	(21-50)
Field Goal %	42.2%	42.0%
Rebounds	28	30
Assists	12	13
Turnovers	17	22
Pts off Turnovers	-4	-5
2nd Chance Pts	14	8
Pts in the Paint	26	28
Fastbreak Pts	2	2
Bench Pts	9	10

Full stats

Fans packed the stands on Friday and provided an electric atmosphere fitting for the matchup between #7 ranked Faith Baptist Bible College and #3 ranked Ozark Christian College.

Both teams came out firing, matching the other's blows and trading baskets through the entire first quarter, with Ozark coming out on top 17-15 after ten minutes. Faith, however controlled the tempo, coming out on an 18-6 run and taking a ten point lead with 3 minutes to go in the first half. Although the Ambassadors made a push to tighten the score, the Eagles took a 2 point lead into halftime, 35-33.

The third quarter looked similar, while neither team could break open the game and the Eagles led by one point heading into the final ten minutes. The fourth quarter was all Ozark as they outscored the Eagles 22-8, taking thier lead back early and keeping it through the remainder of the game.

Through 40 minutes, the teams saw 10 ties and 10 lead changes, and as a team Faith recorded 10 steals while forcing 17 turnovers. Katie Costello led the Eagles with 16 points, followed by Miriam Beenken with 13 points and 4 blocks. Erica Sovereign provided a huge spark for the Eagles, scoring 13 points on 55% shooting, and adding 3 assists and 3 steals.

UP NEXT: Faith takes the road for the next three games, beginning with a Conference matchup against Emmaus University on Monday, February 3rd at 4:00 PM.