Mequon, Wis. - Looking to get back in the win column, the Illinois Tech women's basketball team traveled north to take on Concordia Wisconsin Wednesday night in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference matchup. Unfortunately the Scarlet Hawks got off to a slow start in the first half, only scoring 16 points. Despite a much better performance in the second half, the Hawks couldn't overcome their early deficit, falling to the Falcons 66-48. The Scarlet Hawks saw their record drop to 7-11 overall and 3-6 in NACC play. The Falcons improved to 8-10 overall and 7-2 in conference play.

Trailing 15-10 after the opening quarter, the Hawks were held to just six points in the second quarter, as Concordia Wisconsin used a 9-0 run towards the end of the second quarter to close out the first half with a 32-16 lead. The Scarlet Hawks played the Falcons nearly even in the second half, scoring 32 points. But the first half deficit proved to big of a hole for the Hawks to climb out of. Illinois Tech shot 36% from the field for the game. The Falcons shot 46%.

Kaya Jones led the Scarlet Hawks with 14 points, shooting 4-8 from the field and converting on 5 free throws. Chloe Churilla added 12 points and 5 rebounds, while Grace Goodnough had 8 points and 6 rebounds. Gracie McNabb led the Falcons with 17 points, including 6-7 from the field. Aubrey DeBauch added a double-double for the Falcons with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Up Next
The Scarlet Hawks return home to the Keating Center this Saturday afternoon, when they host the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) at 1:00pm in another NACC matchup.