A fourth quarter rally was not enough on Thursday night as the William Jewell women's basketball team dropped a 61-56 decision at Truman State. The Cardinals fall to 12-12 overall and 9-8 in Great Lakes Valley Conference play. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• 1Q: The Cardinals held a slim lead for much of the first period before a layup from Sloane Totta with seven seconds remaining gave the Bulldogs their first lead of the night at 17-15. Rhyann Fisher and Katie Finn paced Jewell in the opening ten minutes accounting for ten of the Cards 15 points. 
• 2Q: A three from Hayden Butler with just over two minutes to play in the half pulled Jewell within one but the Bulldogs closed the half with back-to-back threes of their own to hold a 32-25 lead at the break. 
• 3Q: Truman State expanded their lead to as many as 12 in the third quarter, outscoring the Cardinals 13-8. 
• 4Q: Jewell owned the fourth frame scoring 23 points led by five a piece from Butler and Kayla Harrell and eventually tying the game at 56 on a lay up by Fisher with 48 seconds to play. A three by the Bulldogs with under 30 seconds sunk the Cards as they were forced to foul and fell by five 61-56. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Cardinals won the battle in the paint 18-14 but were outscored from the bench 38-19. 
• Truman State out-rebounded the Cards 42-26 including pulling down 14 offensive boards leading to 16 points. 
• Jewell shot 37 percent compared to the Bulldogs 34 percent. 

LEADERS OF THE FLIGHT

• Finn led Jewell with 15 points, on 3-of-3 from behind the arc. 
• Fisher and Butler added eight a piece. Fisher also chipped in four steals and three assists. 

UP NEXT
The Cardinals close the regular season on Saturday as they host Drury for senior day. Tip off is set for 1:00 p.m. Following the game, Jewell will take time to honor their six seniors Finn, Butler, Lindsey McCoy, Adriana Rodriguez, Katie Cordray, and Ashley Pitrof.