LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University women's basketball team limited visiting Dominican to just 23 points in the second half, rallying to secure a home win.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 72, Dominican 55

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine seemed poised to run away early scoring the first six points of the game and leading 8-2 just two minutes into the contest
• Dominican came all the way back to within two points before a 7-0 run opened with a layup from Alex Fanning to give Benedictine a 19-10 lead
• The visitors countered with their own 7-0 run to pull within 19-17 after one
• Benedictine led 28-21 midway through the second before an 11-0 spurt put Dominican in front and the visitors went into the locker room leading 32-30
• Back-to-back baskets from Allison Michalski as part of a 9-0 run enabled Benedictine to take a 41-37 lead on a layup from Hanna Piro with 4:28 left in the third
• Fanning, who had a career game, hit two free throws as part of an 11-1 stretch that saw Benedictine move ahead by 15 at 60-45 and the margin would reach as high as 19 points late in the fourth quarter
• Benedictine outscored Dominican 26-12 in the fourth

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine shot 40 percent in the contest and held a 47-40 edge on the glass while scoring 32 points in the paint
• Fanning finished with a career best 27 points, adding 17 rebounds and eight blocks to go with four assists
• Fanning was 8-for-11 from the floor and 11-of-17 from the line, where Benedictine made 18 attempts
• Michalski finished with 15 in the win, a third straight

UP NEXT
Benedictine (16-3, 12-2 NACC) is slated to travel to Wisconsin Lutheran on Wednesday night.