Bradley Braves women's basketball knocked out of WNIT in first round
The Bradley Braves women's basketball team led after each of the first three quarters and at one point built a 10-point lead in their opening round game at the Women's National Invitation Tournament. But the Braves faded in the final minute of the fourth quarter in a 63-60 loss to George Washington on Thursday at Charles E. Smith Center.
Bradley stars Kaylen Nelson and Maya Foz had 21 and 20 points, respectively. Nelson had seven rebounds and shot 3 of 13 from 3-point range. https://t.
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The Revolutionaries' Gabby Reynolds had a double-double, matching Nelson's game-high 21 points and adding 12 rebounds. Bradley led 39-29 with 6:56 left in the third quarter and seemed in command. But George Washington dialed up its defense in the fourth quarter, holding the Braves to 3 of 14 shooting over the final 10 minutes.
"Bradley is a really good team, their guard play is excellent and we knew we'd have our hands full," Revolutionaries head coach Ganiyat Adeduntan said. "In that fourth quarter we were really good defensively, we were locked in. We weathered the storm and we threw the last punch.