FOND du LAC, WI - The Benedictine University women's basketball team used a 24-6 point second quarter to win at Marian University and improve to 6-1 on the season.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 67, Marian 49

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine grabbed an early four-point lead in an otherwise close first quarter
• The four-point margin was the largest lead of the first 10 minutes, which featured four ties and four lead changes
• The second quarter belonged to Benedictine as Alena Moro and D'Asia Williams hit layups to start the quarter, making the score 20-16
• Marian pulled within one on a conventional three-point play before a 9-0 run stretched the Benedictine lead to double figures
• Roxanna Gaddis scored the first five points of the run
• Marian scored a single point before Benedictine responded with 11 straight, stretching the total run to 20-1
• Payton Sims scored the final five points of the run including a three to make the lead 40-20
• The hosts whittled to lead to 12 in the third quarter, slowing down the Benedictine momentum
• Marian continued to battle in the final quarter, working to within 11 with just over two minutes to play
• Benedictine tallied the final seven points to account for the final

FROM THE COACH
"We did not play our best today but found a way to come out with a road victory," head coach Charlie Averkamp said. "We let our shooting problems affect our defense in the second half, but I could not be prouder of this group on how they stuck together and pulled out the win. Our rebounding has been huge to our early season success."

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine held a 52-40 advantage on the glass, reeling in 23 offensive boards which led to 26 second chance points
• Benedictine shot only 21.9 percent in the second half but finished the game at 35.3 percent
• Moro picked up her second double-double of the year and her fourth game with double-digit rebounds, finishing with 15 points and 10 boards
• Sims added 12 in a reserve role

UP NEXT
Benedictine (6-1, 2-0 NACC) continues the conference slate at Rockford on Wednesday night