Milwaukee, Wis. - On the road in Wisconsin, the Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks women's basketball team took on the Blue Angels of Mount Mary University. Although the Hawks (0-4) led much of the non-conference contest, the Blue Angels (4-1) would pull away during the final minutes of action to take the 70-67 victory over the Hawks.

First Half (Mount Mary 35 - Illinois Tech 44)

• The Blue Angels came out quick, going up 6-0 on the Hawks by the 8:42 mark. The Hawks first basket came from Julia Bucci who made a three at 7:54. At 6:46 the Hawks held their first lead of the game with a jump shot by Kaya Jones making the score 7-6. After the Blue Angels briefly took back the lead with a layup, the Hawks closed out the remaining 5 minutes and 43 seconds of play with a 16-5 run. During this run, Allie Sillo, Bucci, Camden Joko, and Berit Rusing all made a three pointer, with Sillo making two. At the end of the first quarter, the Hawks led the Blue Angels 23-13.

• Keeping momentum on their side, the Hawks quickly added 7 points to their score to take a 30-13 lead at the 8:34 mark with a three pointer by Bucci and two layups by Chloe Churilla. The Hawks continued to control the ball through much of the second quarter. At the 2:54 mark, the Hawks held a 19 point, 44-25 lead over the Blue Angels after a Jones 3-pointer. To end the quarter, the Blue Angels went on a 10-0 run. At halftime, the Hawks led the Blue Angels 44-35.  

Second Half (Mount Mary 35 - Illinois Tech 23)

• Coming out of the locker rooms, the Hawks began the third quarter with a Jones jump shot. Throughout the quarter, the Blue Angels began to slowly chip away at the Hawks lead. The Hawks fought to stay ahead, going on a 7-1 run between 4:10 and 2:19 to have a 10-point, 56-46 lead. At the end of the quarter, the Hawks led the Blue Angels 59-50.

• During the fourth quarter, momentum turned in favor of the home team. Between 9:36 and 4:05, the Blue Angels picked up 10 points versus the Hawks 4 to come within three. A Blue Angel three pointer with 3:10 remaining in the game tied the contest up at 63-63. From there, the Hawks and Blue Angels briefly went back-and forth before being tied again at 66-66 before the Blue Angels went ahead by one with a free throw at 1:15. A layup with 16 seconds left put the Blue Angels on top 69-66. A Bucci free throw brought the Hawks within two with four seconds remaining. The final point of the contest came from the Blue Angels, who made a free throw with three seconds remaining to take a 70-67 victory over the Hawks. 

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Kaya Jones - 15 points, 6-of-9 from the field, 2-of-3 from three, 5 rebounds, 6 assists 

• Chloe Churilla - 15 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist

• Julia Bucci - 13 points, 4-of-9 from three, 7 rebounds, 3 assists

• Camden Joko - 12 points, 4-of-10 from the field, 4-of-10 from three, 3 rebounds, 3 assists

Blue Angels Standouts

• Vanessa Diaz - 20 points, 6-of-16 from the field, 3-of-5 from three, 5-of-6 from the free throw line, 6 assists

• Joselyn Gonzalez - 13 points, 4-of-4 (1.000) from the field, 5-of-6 from the free throw line, 6 rebounds, 1 assist

• Deja Rives - 13 points, 6-of-9 from the field, 1-of-2 (.500) from three, 6 rebounds, 1 assist

• India Lucas - 10 points, 4-of-5 from the field, 1-of-1 (1.000) from three, 9 rebounds, 5 assists

Inside the Box Score 

• The Hawks were 24-of-65 (.369) from the field, 12-of-31 (.387) from three, and 7-of-12 (.583) from the free throw line 

• The Blue Angels were 25-of-52 (.481) from the field, 7-of-16 (.438) from three, and 13-of-19 (.684) from the free throw line

• The Hawks out rebounded the Blue Angels 45-26

• In block, the Blue Angels picked up 7 versus the Hawks 1

• Both sides had 12 points off the bench. 

• The Hawks tallied 21 second chance points 

Up Next

The Hawks have their home opener next. On Monday, November 20, the Hawks will welcome the Andrews University Cardinals to the Keating Sports Center for a 7:00 PM non-conference tip-off.