LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University women's basketball team pulled within a game of first place by knocking off Wisconsin Lutheran College for the first time since 2010 at home.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 60, Wisconsin Lutheran 56

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine did not score for nearly the first seven minutes of the game, but strong defense limited Wisconsin Lutheran to just a 3-0 lead
• Roxanna Gaddis scored the first five points off the bench, handing Benedictine a 5-3 lead with a three-pointer at the 1:56 mark of the first
• Gaddis netted seven points in the first quarter as Benedictine led 9-5 after one
• The lead extended to double figures in the second as Benedictine led for the entire 10 minutes
• Gaddis kicked off a 9-0 run with a layup and a finish from D'Asia Williams made the lead 22-12 with just 2:19 left in the first half
• Benedictine held a 23-17 lead at the break
• Wisconsin Lutheran tallied eight straight midway through the third when it looked like Benedictine may run away
• The visitors took a 35-34 lead with 2:47 remaining in the third
• Benedictine countered with a run of 8-1 to take a 43-36 edge on a three from Payton Sims in the final minute of the quarter
• Eight in a row to open the final frame enabled Wisconsin Lutheran to take a brief 44-43 lead
• Benedictine responded with six in a row to re-take the lead and did not relinquish the remainder of the contest
• The lead changed five times, but Benedictine led for 31:17 of the contest
• The victory broke a stretch of 16 consecutive defeats to Wisconsin Lutheran

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine played team defense and held Wisconsin Lutheran to just 30.4 percent shooting
• Benedictine held a 40-8 advantage in the paint and notched a 39-37 edge on the glass
• Benedictine shot 39 percent for the game and received contributions from everyone who saw the floor
• Nine players scored
• Gaddis led the way with 10 while Alena Moro finished with eight and 12 rebounds

UP NEXT
Benedictine (17-4, 13-3 NACC) travels to Concordia Chicago on Tuesday night