LISLE, IL - Playing for the first time in over a week, the Benedictine University women's basketball team showed no signs of rust in scoring over 100 points in a conference opening win at Illinois Tech.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 102, Illinois Tech 49

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine did not trail in the game, scoring the first four points of the contest on baskets from Britney Pitzer and Allison Michalski
• Michalski opened a 22-0 run with a pair of free throws that spanned over five minutes as Benedictine led 26-2
• Benedictine led 31-4 after the opening quarter and held a 50-9 advantage midway through the second on a three from Claire Gibler
• Reggie Much dropped in a layup after an offensive rebound as time expired in the half and Benedictine led 67-18
• The lead reached 63 at 88-25 at the end of the third

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine shot 55 percent in the first half and finished the game at 44.9 percent
• Michalski, who was named to the all-tournament team at Augustana, scored a game and career high 31 points, making 12 field goals to go with seven rebounds
• Hanna Piro added 16 points along with seven assists and four steals while Pitzer scored 11
• 16 players saw the floor in the win

UP NEXT
Benedictine (2-1, 1-0 NACC) travels to North Central on Tuesday night.