LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University women's basketball team finally had the opportunity to play, setting the tone early in a win over Concordia Chicago for the first career victory for head coach Abbey Hengesbach.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 60, Concordia Chicago 50

THE DETAILS
• Elisa Diorio scored the first four points of the game to set the tone as Benedictine got off to a hot start
• Hanna Piro ignited a 13-0 run with a jumper at the 8:35 mark of the opening quarter to make the score 6-2
• Concordia Chicago did not score for nearly six minutes as Benedictine stretched the lead to 17-2 on a jumper from Sara Smith
• The visitors scored the final four points of the first quarter but Benedictine led 19-8 after making 7-of-11 field goals including the first five of the game
• Concordia Chicago rallied in the second quarter, scoring the final six points to pull within 23-20 at halftime as Benedictine made just two field goals
• The third quarter started slow with neither team scoring in the first three minutes
• Leading by one point Diorio opened a 6-0 run with a jumper to extend the lead to 29-22
• Brianna Lake converted on consecutive three-point plays and Piro knocked down a three as Benedictine used nine straight points to gain some distance and lead 42-27
• Concordia Chicago pulled no closer than 10 points the rest of the way

STAT LEADERS
• Diorio led Benedictine with 14 points and six rebounds
• Brianna Lake netted 12 off the bench
• Benedictine shot 38.7 percent from the field and held a 42-37 edge on the glass

UP NEXT
Benedictine (1-0, 1-0 NACC) hits the road for two games at Rockford this weekend as the team playe four games in a week to attempt to qualify for the conference tournament