As a team, the Beavers went 9-of-22 from beyond the arc in the game, including 5-of-11 in the second half, which accounted for half of the team's made field goals during that stretch. The team struggled from the free-throw line, making just 3-of-10 attempts.
St. Catherine's jumped out to a 7-1 lead early on, but the Beavers hung close with SCU leading 19-11 after the first quarter. The lead reached double digits for the Wildcats in the opening minute of the second quarter, but a three-point shot from Cone kept BVU within 31-19 midway through. From there, the Wildcats closed the half on a 13-2 run and led 44-21 at the break.
Despite the Wildcats building their largest lead of 58-28 with 1:31 left in the third quarter, the Beavers put together a strong push in the final quarter by outscoring SCU, 18-9, over the final stanza while holding the home team to just 4-of-19 from the field.
St. Catherine's out-rebounded BVU 51-33 in the contest which led to 20 second chance points for the Wildcats, as they finished with nine more made field goals than the Beavers. Greta Schimnowski led all scorers with 21 points to lead SCU, including a 5-of-7 effort from downtown.
Buena Vista is now 1-9 overall and jumps back into American Rivers Conference play on Wednesday, Jan. 3, by hosting Loras College at 5:30 p.m.
