2017-18 Bellevue Women's Basketball News

Season
Senior Caletria Curtis became the first All-American in Bellevue University women's basketball history.
Curtis named honorable mention All-American

Senior Caletria Curtis became the first All-American in Bellevue University women's basketball history today when she was named an honorable mention selection to the NAIA Women's Basketball Division II All-American teams. 

Three Bellevue WBB student-athletes cited as Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes
Three Bellevue WBB student-athletes cited as Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes

Seniors Beth Walker (Dubuque, Iowa) and Alexandra Bader (Vacaville, Calif.) along with sophomore Marylyn Mozena (Weeping Water, Neb.) have been named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes

Caletria Curtis scored a game-high 23 points and pulled down seven rebounds
Fourth quarter rally comes up just short as Bruins fall to VCSU, 62-57, in NSAA Semis

Bellevue fell behind by 13 points in the first half and the Bruins were unable to complete their comeback bid as they fell 62-57 to Valley City in the NSAA Semifinals on Saturday at Newman Arena

(L-R) Ryleigh McCartney (H.M.), Caletria Curtis (1st Team), and Elexis Martinez (Newcomer) were all featured in the NSAA Postseason Awards Program
Three Bruins cited in NSAA Awards Program

Caletria Curtis (First Team) and Ryleigh McCartney (Honorable Mention) earned all-NSAA distinction and Elexis Martinez was earned distinction as Newcomer of the Year when conference post-season awards were announced on Friday.

Beth Walker recorded her first double-double of the season to help BU advance to Saturday’s semi-finals
BU advances to NSAA Semis with 92-60 win over PC

Caletria Curtis scored 22 points and Beth Walker recorded a double-double (11 points, 11 rebounds) to lead Bellevue to a 92-60 win over Presentation in Wednesday evening’s NSAA Quarterfinal game played at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.

Caletria Curtis led the Bruins with 20 points, five steals, and three rebounds.
Strong finish, balanced offense gives BU, 74-71, win over DSU

The Bellevue University women's basketball team held Dakota State University scoreless for over seven minutes down the stretch and four Bruins scored in double figures as BU edged the Trojans, 74-71, Saturday afternoon in North Star Athletic Association action at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.

Caletria Curtis had an outstanding all-around game finishing with 20 points, 12 rebounds, and nine assists
Bruins turn in gritty performance to fend off Mayville State comeback bid

Bellevue led by as many as 13 but had to hold off a fourth quarter rally to defeat Mayville State, 70-63, on Saturday afternoon as they secured the #3-seed in the NSAA Tournament and a first round home game.

Morgan Cuffe led the BU offense with eight points.
No. 8 Jimmies down Bruins, 57-44

Eighth-ranked University of Jamestown used a stifling defense to secure a 57-44 victory over the Bellevue University women's basketball team Friday night in North Star Athletic Association action at Newman Arena. 

Career-night vs PC, two Bruin wins secure NSAA Award for Curtis
Career-night vs PC, two Bruin wins secure NSAA Award for Curtis

Caletria Curtis averaged 20.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game en route to NSAA Player of the Week honors

Ryleigh McCartney scored 17 points and nailed five 3-pointers in the victory.
Curtis, McCartney lead BU to 70-64 win over Warriors

Caletria Curtis and Ryleigh McCartney each scored 17 points to lead the Bellevue University women's basketball team to a 70-64 win over Waldorf University Saturday afternoon.

Senior Caletria Curtis scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds in the victory.
Career-night by Curtis leads BU over Saints, 87-63

Senior Caletria Curtis scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds to lead the Bellevue University women's basketball team to a convincing 87-63 victory over Presentation College Friday night in North Star Athletic Association action at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center. 

Shayla Dean scored eight points and recorded five steals as BU forced VCSU into 23 turnovers on Saturday
Big second quarter by #17 VCSU too much as BU win streak ends

Bellevue forced 23 Valley City turnovers but couldn’t overcome being out-scored 26-11 in the second quarter as the Bruins fell to the 17th-ranked Vikings 62-54

Caletria Curtis totaled 15 points and 14 rebounds as she notched her team-high fifth double-double of the year
Defense shines as Bruins pick up fifth-straight win

Caletria Curtis recorded a double-double to help Bellevue overcome a slow start and earn a 49-40 road win against Dickinson State on Friday.

Ryleigh McCartney became the first Bruin to post back-to-back 20-point games in the win
Strong finish sees Bruins earn road win at Viterbo

Ryleigh McCartney scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Bruins to a 63-47 win at Viterbo on Friday evening

Big week sees Curtis nab NSAA Honor
Big week sees Curtis nab NSAA Honor

Caletria Curtis averaged 14.3 points and 10.0 rebounds per game to help BU to a perfect 3-0 week, earning NSAA Player of the Week Honors for her efforts

Ryleigh McCarney scored a career-high 23 points, including seven 3-pointers.
McCartney's career night leads BU to upset over No. 23 MSU

Ryleigh McCartney scored a career-high 23 points to lead the Bellevue University women's basketball team to an 82-65 upset over No. 23-ranked Mayville State University.