UNION, N.J. – Senior forward Jamie Struble posted 14 points and seven rebounds, but the Drew University women's basketball team lost by a final of 69-43 to Kean University on Saturday afternoon in its final non-conference game of the season.
 
Struble shot 5-for-10 from the field and 4-for-6 at the foul line for the Rangers (4-7), who forced the Cougars into 20 turnovers.
 
Senior forward Gracie Hezel added seven points and six rebounds for the Rangers while freshman guard Alice Altomare chipped in with six points.
 
Maya Edwards posted 17 points and seven rebounds for Kean (7-6), which led 19-8 at the end of the first quarter, while Macy Seaman contributed 10 points and 15 rebounds.
 
The Cougars led by 13 late in the opening quarter before freshman guard Amy Rachilla scored the final points of the period with a pair of free throws for Drew at the 24-second mark.
 
The Rangers then scored the first two buckets of the second quarter to draw within seven. Sophomore guard Maddy Morgan converted a fastbreak layup off a Rachilla feed before Struble knocked down a jumper to make it 19-12 with 8:42 on the clock.
 
The Kean lead was still in single digits after a 3-pointer from Morgan with 4:50 left that made it 23-15, and it was a 28-18 game after Struble split a trip to the foul line with 1:51 showing. However, the hosts scored the last five points of the quarter to assume a 33-18 lead at the break.
 
Drew opened the quarter strong once again in the third period, when Struble converted consecutive buckets to make it 33-22 with 8:25 showing. The Rangers trailed 34-24 after a layup from sophomore Gianna Pica with 7:08 on the clock, but the Cougars outscored Drew 17-5 over the remainder of the quarter and led 51-29 heading into the final stanza. Kean led by at least 20 the rest of the way.
 
The Rangers step back into Landmark Conference action on Wednesday, when they visit Susquehanna University in a 7 p.m. tip-off.