River Forest, Ill -  The Illinois Tech women's basketball team traveled to River Forest for their final midweek matchup of the season. The Scarlet Hawks are looking for a 2-0 week to finish their season with double-digit victories. Illinois Tech secured a victory over Concordia Chicago 71-57 in a game that featured lights-out shooting from deep. The Scarlet Hawks now sit at 9-15 overall and 5-10 in NACC play, while CUC drops to 4-20 overall and 3-12 in league play, respectively.
 
The game was tightly contested for most of the first half, with the score tied on four separate occasions and the lead changing hands five times by the 3:34 mark of the second quarter. The first decisive moment came with back-to-back three-pointers from Allie Sillo that sparked a 10-2 run to close the half. Illinois Tech continued the momentum out of the break—thanks to 10 points from Camden Joko—leading the Scarlet Hawks on an 11-2 run that forced an early second-half timeout from the Cougar bench. They maintained both offensive and defensive pressure for the remainder of the quarter, shooting 60% from the field (9-for-15) and forcing 7 turnovers, while Concordia Chicago managed just 20% (3-for-15). Illinois Tech carried that efficiency into the fourth quarter (7-for-12, 58.33%) to close the game, even as Concordia Chicago found some rhythm from the field (9-for-15, 60%). However, it was never enough to threaten the Scarlet Hawks' victory.
 
Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Allie Sillo played 31 minutes and led the team with 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting from deep.
• Camden Joko had an efficient game, scoring 17 points on 7-for-8 shooting, and had 3 steals while also being tasked with guarding the athletic Khaliah Reid for most of the contest.
• Berit Rusing with 9 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals
• Julia Bucci with 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists
• Grace Goodnough added 8 points and led the Hawks with 9 rebounds

Cougar Standouts

• Khaliah Reid led her team with 16 points over 31 minutes
• Courtneye Schneider (11 points) and Alina Paul (9 points) provided additional scoring

Inside the Box Score

• Shooting Efficiency:
  Illinois Tech shot an impressive 50.9% from the field overall and excelled from beyond the arc, hitting 10 of 19 three-point attempts (about 52.6%). Their free throw percentage was solid at 83.3%. In contrast, Concordia Chicago managed only 33.9% overall—with a low 22.7% from three-point range—though they matched Illinois Tech's free throw success at 83.3%.
• Points in the Paint:
  Illinois Tech outscored Concordia in the paint, 34 to 28.
• Fast Break Points:
  Illinois Tech's 10 fast break points contrasted sharply with Concordia's 3.
• Turnovers & Second Chances:
  Capitalizing on 22 points off turnovers, Illinois Tech's efficiency helped offset their 20 turnovers. Meanwhile, Concordia Chicago managed 14 second-chance points.

Up Next
The Scarlet Hawks will be on the road in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Saturday, February 22nd, as they wrap up the season against the Alverno Inferno at 1:00pm, with the Hawks looking to record their 10th win of the season.