The Baker University women’s basketball team fell in an early hole and never recovered Tuesday night, suffering its first loss of the season in a 75-48 setback to Sterling College.

The Wildcats (2-1) found themselves down 33-23 at the half and again struggled on both ends of the floor after the break, negating any hopes of cutting into the margin. Baker shot just 25 percent from the floor, while Sterling (1-0) connected at a 48 percent clip.

Amanda Yates was the lone scorer to reach double figures for Baker, finishing with 10 points.