THE BASICS
Score: Evangel 49, Tabor 65
Records: Evangel (1-2, 0-1 KCAC); Tabor (4-2, 1-0 KCAC)
Location: Ashcroft Center | Springfield, Mo.
Box Score
 
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Evangel women's basketball team dropped its Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference opener Wednesday evening, 65-49, to Tabor College inside the Ashcroft Center.
 
Evangel fell to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in conference action while Tabor moved to 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the KCAC.
 
The Valor struggled offensively shooting just 37 percent from the field, while the Blue Jays shot 48 percent after opening its lead in the second quarter. Tabor used a 7-0 run midway through the first quarter to take a 10-8 lead and never looked back.
 
Solid defense helped Evangel keep it close pulling within 10 at the 6:03 mark of the fourth quarter on a Jade Hinzman layup. However, Tabor answered to pull away under three minutes left in the game after a pair of Lexi Berry free throws made it an 11-point deficit for the Valor.
 
Jazzy Kirby led Evangel with nine points, four rebounds and three assists, while Emma Mullings and Kamie Jenkins each added seven points.
 
INSIDE THE BOX

• Evangel shot 53 percent from the free throw line going 8 of 15.
• Lydia Babirye and Jade Hinzman led Evangel with five rebounds each coming off the bench.
• The Valor out-rebounded the Blue Jays 33-32, and pulled down 12 offensive boards to just 6 for Tabor.

 
NEXT UP
Evangel makes its first KCAC road trip Saturday to Salina, Kansas for a meeting with Kansas Wesleyan. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.
 
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