Bethel falls in NAIA Division II Women's Tournament

Bethel falls in NAIA Division II Women's Tournament

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Bethel rallies from a 17 point deficit to get the game within two in the final minute of the game.

No. 5 seed Bethel College fell in a tough opening round game against No. 4 Bryan College (Tenn.), 73-68. Whitney Baird had the leading score for the Wildcats with 21 points. Baird also pulled down seven rebounds in 31 minutes of play. Amanda Cunningham had 19 points and 3 assists. Dani Howard led the team in assists with four.

The team finishes the year at 27-6. Berea will play their opening round game in the NAIA Division II Women's Tournament against Aquinas College (Mich.) at 9:30 a.m. Eastern on Thursday.