LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University women's basketball team held a second straight opponent under 30 percent shooting in rolling past Edgewood College on Saturday afternoon


Benedictine 78, Edgewood 47


• Benedictine scored the first six points of the game and never trailed
• D'Asia Williams made a layup to stretch the lead to double figures at 15-4 with three minutes left in the opening quarter
• Edgewood made just three field goals in the fist as Benedictine opened a 21-9 lead
• Alena Moro stretched the margin to 14 points early in the second and Benedictine closed the half on a 6-0 run to lead 40-22 at the break
• Venita Parsons kicked off a 10-0 run in the third with a layup as Benedictine jumped ahead 54-26
• The lead extended to 30 points on a basket from Georgia Alexakos with 6:45 remaining and increased to 39 points at 76-37 on a bucket from Andrea Fuoss late in the fourth


• The defense limited Edgewood to just 29.5 percent shooting
• Four of the last six opponents have failed to reach 50 points
• Benedictine held a 48-37 edge on the glass while shooting 44.9 percent from the floor
• 18 players saw the floor and 13 scored
• Williams finished with 12 points to lead Benedictine
• Moro and Madisyn Fischer each tallied 11 points with Moro grabbing nine rebounds


Benedictine (14-5, 11-3 NACC) hosts Rockford on Tuesday night