MEQUON, WI - The Benedictine University women's basketball team swept the season series from Concordia University Wisconsin by winning on the road Saturday afternoon.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 62, Concordia Wisconsin 59

THE DETAILS
• The contest had a slow tempo from the outset as the first points didn't come until over two minutes into the game
• Concordia Wisconsin led 6-1 at the halfway point of the opening quarter
• Trailing 12-9 after one, Benedictine tied the game at 14-14 on a three-pointer from Venita Parsons with 8:41 left in the half
• The hosts responded, opening a nine-point advantage at 25-16 with just 3:57 left in the second quarter
• Benedictine was able to close the deficit at the half, ending on a 5-0 run with a layup from Alena Moro and a three-point play from Georgia Alexakos to trail 27-23
• Parsons and D'Asia Williams connected on back-to-back three-pointers to put Benedictine in front 29-28 early in the third
• The remainder of the third was close before a three from Payton Sims just before the buzzer tied the game
• The final quarter saw several lead changes in a frame that saw neither team lead by more than four
• Trailing 57-54 with 1:53 remaining, Benedictine scored six straight to reverse the trend and tally the win
• Williams gave Benedictine the lead for good with 39 seconds to go on a layup
• The contest featured seven ties and 12 lead changes with neither team leading by double digits
• Benedictine led for just over seven minutes in the game

FROM THE COACH
"A never give up win today," said head coach Charlie Averkamp. "Venita (Parsons) was outstanding throughout the game. We did a great job of owning the boards. Limiting a team like Concordia Wisconsin to just two offensive boards was huge. A great team victory.

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine held a 42-29 advantage on the glass, limiting the hosts to just two offensive boards
• Benedictine overcame a tough shooting first half (29.2%) and finished the game at 33.3 percent
• Three players reached double figures led by 21 from Parsons
• Sims tallied 12 off the bench while Alexakos added 10

UP NEXT
Benedictine (12-3, 8-2 NACC) travels to Aurora on Wednesday