Chicago, Ill. — Illinois Tech (1-1) lost to North Park (2-0) 66-61 on Tuesday at Carlson Gymnasium. The Scarlet Hawks led 31-29 at halftime, rallied within 60-59 midway through the fourth quarter and were still within 63-61 with 1:39 left.
Sydney Johnson scored 12 points on 5-for-7 shooting, and
Nadia Adeleke added 11 points and two steals. The Scarlet Hawks committed 23 turnovers and were out rebounded 44-26, including an 18-4 margin on the offensive glass.
How It Happened
Frehiwot Vowels hit a 3-pointer on the Scarlet Hawks' opening possession and
Morgan Applewhite added a jumper to put Illinois Tech ahead 5-2. The Vikings answered with a stretch of inside scoring, including a Caroline Long putback and free throw at 7:11, to move in front 11-5. The Scarlet Hawks came back with a 10-0 run from 6:46 to 4:35, getting a fastbreak layup and two free throws from
Nadia Adeleke, a jumper from
Nadine Adeleke, an
Abigail Marino jumper and a
Sydney Johnson layup to take a 15-11 lead. The Vikings worked back late, and Makayla Hill's layup at :14 tied the first quarter at 19-19.
Berit Rusing converted a jumper and a free throw at 8:45, Vowels added a jumper off Rusing's assist, and scores from
Nadine Adeleke and Johnson helped the Scarlet Hawks move ahead 27-21. The Vikings answered with inside baskets from Naomi Kaskavitch, Layla Murry and Shay Bowen before Murry's layup at 3:48 gave the Vikings a 29-27 lead during an Illinois Tech scoring drought. Adeleke tied the game with a jumper at 2:30 and added a layup at 2:05, and neither team scored again as the Scarlet Hawks took a 31-29 lead into halftime.
Vowels hit a jumper at 9:39 to put Illinois Tech ahead 33-29, but the Vikings answered with the next 14 points, using steals and points in the paint to move in front 43-33.
Dani Henry ended the stretch with a layup off a Vowels assist at 5:22, added another basket at 4:38, and Johnson finished a fastbreak layup at 4:01 to pull the Scarlet Hawks within 43-39. The Vikings pushed the margin back to 48-40 before
Nadia Adeleke scored at the line, added a layup and converted two more free throws after her steal to make it 48-45 at 1:25. The Vikings scored the next four points, and Henry's layup with 11 seconds left closed the third quarter with the Scarlet Hawks trailing 52-47.
Nadia Adeleke scored inside early in the fourth quarter, and after the Vikings moved ahead 56-49, Vowels added a layup before Johnson hit a 3-pointer off a Marino assist to bring Illinois Tech within 56-54 at 7:10. The Vikings moved the margin back to 58-54, but Applewhite made two free throws and
Katie Westwood connected from 3-point range to pull the Scarlet Hawks within 60-59 at 4:23. After Aliesha Peterson and Aliyah Hershberger added free throws for the Vikings, Henry scored off a Johnson assist to make it 63-61 with 1:39 left, and Marino's steal at 1:10 gave Illinois Tech another late possession. The Scarlet Hawks could not convert from 3-point range in the final minute, and Hershberger's layup at :14 closed the Vikings' 66-61 win.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
Sydney Johnson
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- 12 points
- 5-for-7 shooting
- 2 assists
Nadia Adeleke
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- 11 points
- 5-for-6 free throws
- 2 steals
Frehiwot Vowels
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- 9 points
- 5 rebounds
- 3 assists
Nadine Adeleke
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- 7 points
- 5 rebounds
- 3 steals
Berit Rusing
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- 5 rebounds
- 4 assists
Vikings Top Performers
Caroline Long
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- 15 points
- 9 rebounds
- 7 field goals
Aliesha Peterson
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- 11 assists
- 2 steals
- 4 rebounds
Teresa Morrissey
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- 13 points
- 4 rebounds
- 3 assists
Aliyah Hershberger
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- 12 points
- 2-for-2 free throws
Naomi Kaskavitch
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- 8 points
- 4 assists
- 4 rebounds
- 2 steals
Up next
the Scarlet Hawks will be back home against Blackburn College on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m. at Keating Sports Center in Chicago, Illinois.
