The No. 18-ranked women's basketball program at Shawnee State enjoyed a blistering start to its Mid-South Conference contest at No. 3 Campbellsville, shooting out to a 19-6 advantage with 6:44 to play in the opening quarter, but couldn't maintain its lead as the Bears dropped a setback to the Tigers Saturday afternoon in Campbellsville.

Over the first 3:16 of the opening quarter, Shawnee State played tremendous basketball as the Bears dovetailed Carson Roney's work inside with excellent passing and shooting out on the perimeter. Roney's 13 first-quarter points and two three-point field goals -- all within that 3:16 span -- were coupled with two long-range connections by Brandie Snow and Bethany Mackin that allowed SSU to take a 19-6 lead to begin the game.

However, Shawnee State couldn't keep the momentum up.

The Bears, who went 9-of-16 from the field in the opening quarter and made their first seven shots in the frame, went just 3-of-17 in the second 10-minute stanza of the opening half as Campbellsville, who rallied to take a 30-25 first-quarter lead, ultimately built on its advantage by going a blistering 25-of-33 from the field in the opening 20 minutes, growing their lead to a 61-33 mark at the half and building a deficit that Shawnee State wasn't able to cut into.

For the contest, Roney, who scored 15 points in the opening half, finished with a team-high 22 points to lead the Bears while going 9-of-14 from the floor. The junior also added in four rebounds and a pair of steals for Shawnee State.

Brandie Snow's 11 points, four assists and three steals and Natalie Zuchowski, who posted six points and four rebounds off the bench en route to finishing with eight points and six rebounds in all, rounded out Shawnee State's production.

Shawnee State will await its Mid-South Conference Opening Round fate later this evening, with the standings, as they sit now unofficially, having the Bears facing off against Life (Ga.) Monday evening. That contest would take place at Waller Gymnasium.