The Ursuline College basketball team recognized Seniors Bekah Green and Morgan Mattimore before their 82-62 loss to Cedarville on Saturday Afternoon.

#4 Bekah Green surpassed the 1,000-point mark in her career earlier this season against Walsh. In her 96 games at Ursuline, Bekah has scored 1,069 points which ranks her third all-time in program history. She currently sits fourth in all-time school history with 370 made field-goals and second in all-time school history for free throws made with 269. Her 106 career steals places her third in all-time school history. Green is second all-time in single game field goal percentage with her 90 percent shooting clip against Tiffin this season.
 
Her career-high of 27-points came against Lake Superior State this season and she has tied her record two additional times since then against Malone and Trevecca Nazarene. Green was named GMAC Offensive Player of the Week this season after averaging 22 points per game while shooting over 50 percent from the field in all three games that week combined.
 
Bekah is a three time GMAC All-Academic Team selection and will be graduating this spring with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. 
 
#10 Morgan Mattimore transferred to Ursuline College after playing one season at Urbana University. Mattimore was a Second Team All-Conference selection after her 5^th year senior season when she averaged 14.5 points per game and scored double digits 15 times for the Arrows. In her 92-game collegiate career, she has recorded 936 total points and 306 rebounds.

At Ursuline, she sits third in all-time program history for most points in a single game with her 34 point performance against Trevecca Nazarene in 2021. During this game, she also made 14 field goals, placing her first in all-time school history for field goals made in a single game.
 
Morgan is a two-time GMAC Academic All-Conference Team student-athlete. She currently has a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management & Business and a Master of Arts in Education. She will graduate in the spring with a Master Certification of Arts in Wellness with a focus on coaching. Although unable to compete this season due to injury, Morgan has contributed greatly to the success of the UC Basketball program as well as the entire Arrows Athletic Department as she is the Sports Information Graduate Assistant.


In today's match up against Cedarville, the Arrows were off of their game in the first half. UC shot 34 percent (10-of-29) from the field and 3-of-16 from the paint while CU shot 58 percent (14-of-24) and 9-of-14. Alyssa Evans had a hard push for the Arrows and led the team with 10 points in the first half. However, the Yellow Jackets went into the break with a 19 point lead, 67-48.

The Arrows came out of the break looking for a come back as both teams traded baskets. UC made eight shots in a row from the field in the first five minutes of play and improved their field goal shooting to 75 percent (9-of-12) in the third quarter. The Arrows outscored the Jackets 23-20 but were unable to chip away enough as Cedarville still held a 19 point lead going into the fourth and final quarter.

Ursuline's defense held Cedarville to their lowest shooting percentage of the game in the fourth quarter and tried to fight through the large point gap offensively. Despite their efforts, the Arrows fell to the Yellow Jackets 82-62.

Evans and Michaela Cloonan led the Arrows with 18 points each as Green put in 12 points of her own on Senior Day. The Arrows ended up shooting 43 percent (25-of-58) from the field and 4-of-25 from the arc while Cedarville shot 51 percent (28-of-55) and 12-of-24)

Ursuline hits the road to face Hillsdale College in their next GMAC match up on Wednesday, February 17th at 5:30 pm.