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Nikki Oppenheimer scored a career-high 14 points on four made threes Monday.
77
Winner Bowling Green BGSU 1-0,0-0 MAC
61
St. Bonaventure SBU 0-1,0-0 Atlantic 10
Winner
Bowling Green BGSU
1-0,0-0 MAC
77
Final
61
St. Bonaventure SBU
0-1,0-0 Atlantic 10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Bowling Green BGSU 17 20 18 22 77
St. Bonaventure SBU 17 14 14 16 61

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Dylan Nuzzo, Assistant Sports Information Director

Bonnies Fall to Bowling Green in Season Opener, 77-61

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – Senior I'yanna Lops' first double-double of the season was not enough as the St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team fell to Bowling Green, 77-61, on opening night in the Reilly Center.

Lops tallied 14 points and 10 rebounds to go along with a trio of blocks. Nikki Oppenheimer dropped in a career-high 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc while Tianna Johnson chipped in 12 points and five helpers.

The Falcons forced 29 Bonnies turnovers Monday en route to the victory over the Brown and White.

A quick 5-0 spurt thanks to Oppenheimer and Taylor Napper pulled the hosts within five, 55-50, with 8:41 showing on the clock in the fourth quarter.

Bowling Green would not let the Bonnies get any closer as the visitor's lead grew to as many as 18 in the final period.

The Bonnies and the Falcons found themselves in a first half battle.

An Oppenheimer 3-pointer brought Bona's within two, 30-28, midway through the second quarter, but the Falcons immediately answered with a layup on the other end to push their lead back to four.

With time winding down in the opening quarter, freshman Breauna Ware drove the length of the court, banking home the contested basket, tying the game at 17-17.

The Bonnies remain at home when they host East Tennessee State Friday, November 11 at the Reilly Center. Tip is slated for 7:00 p.m.

GAME NOTES

  • The Falcons won the battle of the boards, outrebounding the Bonnies 38-34 while SBU outscored BGSU, 14-11, in second chance points.
  • The Bonnies finished the contest shooting 22-for-49 (44.9 percent) from the floor and were 8-for-20 (40.0 percent) from three-point range.
  • Bona's held Bowling Green to 5-for-18 (27.8 percent) from distance after the Falcons shot 38.5 percent from beyond the arc last season.
  • Five different players made their St. Bonaventure debuts Monday evening – Breauna Ware, Aaniya Webb, Nadeshka Laccen, Payton Fields and Flera Vinerte.

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