STORM LAKE, Iowa (Nov. 21, 2023) - The Buena Vista women's basketball team hosted Grinnell College on Tuesday night inside of Siebens Fieldhouse and had four starters score in double figures, but the Beavers came up on the short end of a 79-68 loss to the Pioneers.

Junior McKenna Cone led the way with 14 points and 16 rebounds, Danika Demers followed with 13 points, four assists and three steals while Maddie Hilgendorf and Addison Weber tallied 11 and 10 points, respectively. Jenna Hallock was the lone starter not to finish in double figures, but did tie for the team lead with seven rebounds. Freshman Allie Leisher also had seven boards to go along with seven points off the bench.

The two teams went back-and-forth for much of the first half as neither team was able to build a double-digit lead. Grinnell held a 22-16 lead after one quarter and extended the margin to seven at the break, 38-31.

The Pioneers came out strong in the third quarter with eight made field goals while BVU was just 4-of-18, and outscored the Beavers 21-11 in the period. Buena Vista finished strong by shooting 9-of-15 from the field in the final quarter, but Grinnell held steady by nailing 4-of-5 attempts from downtown.

For the game, BVU finished just 33.8 percent from the field, 6-of-25 from beyond the arc, and only 14-of-24 from the free-throw line. The Pioneers (3-2) were a touch better at 44.8 percent overall, despite going only 7-of-20 from long range, but made 20-of-24 at the charity stripe.

Buena Vista dips to 1-2 on the year and opens American Rivers Conference play on Nov. 29 at home versus Central College (2-2, 0-1 A-R-C) at 5:30 p.m.