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Nebraska Wesleyan EDU
Tessa Skelton
78
Buena Vista BVU 8-17,3-13 American Rivers
86
Winner Neb. Wesleyan NWU 2-23,1-15 American Rivers
Buena Vista BVU
8-17,3-13 American Rivers
78
Final
86
Neb. Wesleyan NWU
2-23,1-15 American Rivers
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Buena Vista BVU 17 13 26 22 78
Neb. Wesleyan NWU 25 22 17 22 86

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Ends Season with 86-78 Victory over Buena Vista

Lincoln, NE – (February 22, 2025)- Nebraska Wesleyan women's basketball earned a hard fought and well deserved 86-78 victory over Buena Vista, Saturday afternoon. With the win, NWU concludes the 2024-25 season with a 2-23 overall record, and a 1-15 mark in American Rivers Conference play. Buena Vista falls to 8-17 overall and 3-13 in conference play. 

How It Happened
After honoring Miranda Oesterreich on senior day, Nebraska Wesleyan raced out to a 13-3 lead in the early stages of the first quarter. Tessa Skelton paced the early surge with five points. From there, Buena Vista fought to claw back into the game, but timely shooting from Maddie Demke and Tessa Skelton kept the Beavers at bay. Demke finished the first quarter with a team high nine points, while Skelton tallied eight as NWU brought a 25-17 lead into the second frame. 

Nebraska Wesleyan continued to roll in the second quarter, bolstering its lead to 14 with an 8-2 run over the first 5:15 of the quarter. The Beavers responded with a 5-0 run to cut the Prairie Wolf lead to 33-24, but Nebraska Wesleyan pressed the gas with a 14-6 flurry to take a 47-30 lead into the locker room. Nebraska Wesleyan shot a blistering 48 percent from the floor in the first half. 

After a Rhyanne Mackling free throw gave NWU an 18 point lead, Buena Vista refused to lie down, cutting the lead to 48-35 on a quick 5-0 run. NWU would answer back with a pair of Carney Black free throws. The remainder of the third quarter saw Buena Vista continue to cut into Nebraska Wesleyan's lead, but key shots from Maddie Demke and Carney Black the Beavers at arms length. 

Leading by eight, and looking to secure their first conference win of the season, Nebraska Wesleyan seemingly took control of the game on a three point shot from Tessa Skelton that capped a 5-0 run and put NWU up by 13. From there Buena Vista rallied, going on a 14-4 run to make the score 73-70, NWU, with just over three minutes to play. Needing a basket to flip the momentum, Nebraska Wesleyan once again turned to Maddie Demke. Demke answered the call in a big way, as she was fouled on a made lay up. With the opportunity to go up by six, Demke drained the free throw, and flipped all the momentum back to Nebraska Wesleyan. The Prairie Wolves proceeded to close the game with a 13-8 run and earn an 86-78 victory. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Maddie Demke led all scorers with 20 points, while tallying seven assists, six rebounds, and four steals. Carney Black finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds to secure a double-double, while Tessa Skelton finished with 18 points. Mackenzie Griffin chipped in 12 points.

By the Numbers

  • Today's victory marks Nebraska Wesleyan's first American Rivers Conference win since a 73-65 victory over Buena Vista on January 25th, 2023. 
  • Nebraska Wesleyan had four players in double figures for the first time this season.
  • Maddie Demke scored a career high 20 points in the win.
  • Carney Black posted her fourth double-double. 
  • Tessa Skelton shot a season best 4-6 from beyond the arc. 
  • Nebraska Wesleyan outscored Buena Vista off the bench by a margin of 18-8.
  • NWU shot 44.6% from the field and 45% from three-point range.

Up Next
Nebraska Wesleyan concludes the 2024-25 season with a 2-23 overall record. NWU will hope to springboard today's victory into next season. 

The 2024-25 Men's and Women's basketball seasons are presented by TeamMates Mentoring. For more information, visit TeamMates Mentoring.

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