MEQUON, WI - The Benedictine University women's basketball team won a seventh in a row at Concordia Wisconsin, inching closer to a first round bye.
FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 68, Concordia Wisconsin 53
THE DETAILS
- Benedictine led for most of the first half holding as large as a six-point lead in the opening quarter
- Concordia Wisconsin opened a three-point lead in the final minute of the half but Benedictine scored the final five points on a three-point play from
Charsan McCory and a layup from
Sara Smith to lead 27-25 at the half
- Benedictine began to pull away in the third, opening a double-digit lead at 40-30 on a
Claire Gibler basket with 4:31 left
- The lead reached 13 at the end of the third
- Benedictine opened a 15-point lead in the fourth and the hosts were only able to pull within 10 points at 60-50 with 3:35 left
STAT LEADERS
- Alex Fanning scored 23 points and added 12 rebounds
- Gibler tallied 19 points to go with 12 rebounds
- Benedictine held a 40-34 lead on the glass and shot 41 percent for the game
UP NEXT
Benedictine (13-8, 11-3 NACC) visits Illinois Tech on Tuesday
