LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University women's basketball team saw the season come to a close with a loss in the NACC Championship.

FINAL SCORE
Wisconsin Lutheran 78, Benedictine 53

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine led just once, scoring the opening points on a basket from Allison Michalski
• Wisconsin Lutheran promptly scored the next seven points to lead 7-2 with 6:54 left in the opening quarter as Benedictine struggled from the floor
• A three-pointer pushed the lead for Wisconsin Lutheran to 13-3 and the visitors led 17-6 with just over three minutes left in the first
• Benedictine started to come back late in the first, using a pair of four-point bursts to pull within 19-14 after one
• Wisconsin Lutheran scored the first seven points of the second quarter to extend the lead to 26-14 and found themselves in front 39-18 in the final minute as Benedictine continued to struggle from the field
• The visitors could not miss in the third quarter, hitting on 9-of-10 attempts to start pulling away opening a 57-24 lead midway through the third
• Benedictine could get no closer than 23 in the final 10 minutes as Wisconsin Lutheran (12-1) won the conference title

STAT LEADERS
• Wisconsin Lutheran shot 54 percent for the game and hit nine three-pointers while holding a 38-23 edge on the glass
• Benedictine shot just 32 percent for the game and only 16.7 percent from three-point range
• Michalski finished with 16 points while Reggie Much added 16 points
• The seniors were able to play much of the fourth quarter

THE YEAR
Benedictine won the South Division regular season and tournament and finished the year at 6-1