It was a team-wide disappearing act for the Lady Pilots Saturday as they hosted the University of St. Francis at the Wiekamp Center. Senior Day, the final regular season home game of the year, one game back in the Mid Central Conference… big game… big disappointment.

It was one of those days where nothing seemed to go right for Bethel. From early foul trouble, to horrendous shooting, turnovers, poor defense – all the ingredients for disaster as Bethel fell 65-56.

The Bethel College women's basketball team continued to roll Wednesday night, defeating MCC newcomer Mount Vernon Nazarene University 63-45 in another impressive defensive effort.

In the opening minutes of the game, it appeared as if the Lady Pilots would blow their visitors away, racing out to a 16-2 lead at the 14:42 mark. BC led 21-7 with 11:22 left in the half before a seven minute dry spell where BC failed to score. Bethel managed a 28-16 lead at the break as the Lady Pilots defense forced 13 first half turnovers and held MVNU to just 24% from the floor (7 for 29).

The Mid-Central College Conference announced its basketball players of the week on Monday and Bethel's Laura Johnson was named the winner for the second time this season.

Following the lead of the inspired play of junior Ashlee Ort, the Bethel College Lady Pilots traveled south to Upland, Ind. and came away with another huge conference win on the road, soundly defeating Taylor University 75-58.

Ort, mostly known for her tenacious defense and hard-nosed play, brought her usual talents to the court but also added a career high 18 points to go along with her eight rebounds and three steals. The gritty southpaw nailed 7 of 10 shots from the floor, including 2 of 4 from downtown to back up the 21 point performance of fellow junior Laura Johnson.