BELOIT, Wis. – Cornell's Madison Osborn drained five 3-point goals and netted a season-high 17 points to guide the Rams to a 64-59 women's basketball win over Midwest Conference foe Beloit Saturday afternoon inside Flood Arena.
 
The surging Rams notched their fifth victory in the last six games, improving to 6-3 overall and 3-1 in the MWC.
 
Cornell shot the ball well from long range, connecting on 10-of-22 3-point attempts. Osborn went 5-of-8 from distance, while Kali March added three 3-pointers to go with her 12 points and team-high six assists. Megan Gandrup also hit a pair of threes in a reserve role.
 
Rachael Adewusi pitched in 11 points. Ani'ja Simmons just missed her second straight double-double, finishing with 10 points and nine rebounds. Ilah Perez-Johnson added nine rebounds coming off Cornell's bench.  
 
The contest was tight most of the game. The Buccaneers (3-8 overall, 0-4 MWC) hung around and pulled within 50-45 with less than seven minutes to go in regulation.
 
The Rams responded with a game-changing 11-2 spurt, capped by a March bucket that put them ahead 61-47 with 3:15 remaining.
 
The Rams are on the road Wednesday for a 5:30 p.m. nonconference matchup with rival Coe in Cedar Rapids. The Kohawks edged Cornell in the first meeting, 64-60.