The Benedictine University women's basketball team claimed their first win of the season by pulling away from visiting Illinois Tech 79-65 in overtime at home.
Benedictine led for most of the game, holding a 34-21 lead at the half. A big three-pointer from
Sierra Skack in the final minute of the fourth quarter sent the game into overtime. Benedictine dominated the extra session, putting up 22 points, their highest total in a quarter to pull away in the extra session.
Autumn Rucker notched a career best 19 points off the bench, one of five players to hit double figures.
Makenzie Carroll finished with 15,
Jordan Carlquist 14,
Sophia Hardy 12 and
Claire Levendoski 11. Benedictine held a 53-42 advantage on the glass and shot 37.9 percent in the game.
Benedictine (1-7, 1-1 NACC) is off until a trip to California for a pair of contests on December 19 and 20.
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