Kansas Wesleyan Women's Basketball fell behind to the Bethel Threshers and couldn't find a rally late as Bethel knocked off the Coyotes 69-61 on Wednesday night at Mabee Arena.
It was the first KCAC loss this season for the Coyotes, who dropped the 12-3 overall and 8-1 in the KCAC, and saw a 10-game winning streak snapped.
Wesleyan jumped out to a 4-0 lead to start the game, but Bethel came back with a 7-0 run to take a 7-4 lead as the Threshers made 17 of 30 first half shots (56.7 percent).
A bucket by Angel Lee stopped Bethel's run, but the Threshers pushed the lead out to six points at 14-8 with 4:38 left in the half.
Alexis Dixon scored for the Coyotes with 3:39 left in the first as KWU cut the lead to two at 14-12, but Bethel made another run with five straight to take a 19-12 lead with 2:32 to go.
Hampton Williams cut Bethel's lead to a point at 20-19 with 25 seconds left, but Bethel got a score right before the first quarter buzzer to lead 22-19 after one.
Bethel led for a majority of the second quarter until the Coyotes took their first lead since early on when LaMyah Ricks scored with 3:04 left, putting Wesleyan up 35-33 on a three-point play.
The Threshers closed the half on a 7-0 run to take a 40-35 lead into the break.
Bethel again pushed its lead out to seven at 44-37 with 7:39 left in the third, but the Coyotes battled back again getting within two at 46-44 with 4:44 left on a bucket by Paige Chauncey and were within a point at 49-48 on a Williams score, but could not retake the lead, trailing 54-50 after three.
A 3-pointer by Ricks to open the fourth got the Coyotes within a point, but again Bethel answered pushing its lead out to seven at 60-53 with 5:49 to go.
Wesleyan was within three twice, the last time at 62-59 on a score by Ozuna, but six straight by the Threshers pushed the lead out to a game-high nine points at 68-59 with 37 seconds left.
Angel Lee led four double figure scorers for the Coyotes with 13 points, while Catherine Bowman had 12, Ricks 11 and Williams 10. The Coyotes dominated the boards 42-28, led by eight each by Ricks and Williams, while Ozuna added seven. Wesleyan did have 18 turnovers that resulted in 22 Bethel points.