Chicago, Ill. — Women's Basketball (1-0) got the season started by defeating Beloit (0-1) 61-57 on Friday after using a 12-0 first-quarter run to build an early 12-2 lead. Illinois Tech's bench supplied 29 points, compared with 13 for the Buccaneers.
How It Happened
After Leila Boykin's two free throws gave the Buccaneers the first points, Illinois Tech answered with a 12-0 run that included a
Berit Rusing jumper, two
Frehiwot Vowels free throws, a
Sydney Johnson 3-pointer, a
Morgan Applewhite jumper, a
Nadia Adeleke layup and a
Dani Henry free throw for a 12-2 lead. The Buccaneers responded with 3-pointers from Brooke Foster and Bailey Darneal to get back into the quarter, while Illinois Tech added two
Nadia Adeleke free throws to stay in front. Foster made two free throws at 1:36 to make it 14-10, but Rusing hit two free throws with 10 seconds left and Illinois Tech finished the first quarter ahead 16-10.
Vowels, Applewhite and Rusing accounted for Illinois Tech's first three baskets of the second quarter, with Rusing's 3-pointer at 7:37 putting the Scarlet Hawks ahead 23-10 before Anna Marie Godina scored inside for the Buccaneers. Applewhite answered with a layup, and Johnson added a jumper off a
Nadine Adeleke assist to move the score to 27-12 midway through the quarter. Leila Boykin's two free throws at 2:57 gave the Buccaneers their next points, but
Uma Peters hit a 3-pointer five seconds later and Johnson added a free throw to make it 31-14. Rusing scored again in the final minute, and after a Buccaneers layup,
Katie Westwood's 3-pointer off Rusing's assist with 13 seconds left sent Illinois Tech into halftime ahead 36-16.
Nadine Adeleke's layup at 9:49 gave Illinois Tech a 38-16 lead, but the Buccaneers scored the next 14 points while Illinois Tech went without a basket until the 2:45 mark. The Buccaneers' stretch included a 3-pointer by Anna Marie Godina, two Julia Kennedy jumpers, an Emma Bird layup and a Brooke Foster free throw before Johnson hit a 3-pointer off
Frehiwot Vowels' assist to make it 41-30. After Kaitlin Davis made one free throw for the Buccaneers, Henry scored inside off
Nadia Adeleke's assist and added a free throw at 1:54 to push Illinois Tech ahead 44-31. Bailey Darneal's two free throws and Leila Boykin's 3-pointer brought the Buccaneers within 44-36, and
Nadine Adeleke split two free throws at :06 as Illinois Tech took a 45-36 lead into the fourth quarter.
Sydney Johnson's layup put Illinois Tech ahead 47-36 at 9:15, but Kaitlin Davis answered with two inside baskets and a free throw to bring the Buccaneers within 47-41. Vowels followed with a jumper and two layups, and
Nadine Adeleke added a jumper after two Applewhite offensive rebounds as Illinois Tech moved to a 55-45 lead at 5:56. The Buccaneers trimmed the margin with Leila Boykin scoring inside and at the line before Julia Kennedy's 3-pointer made it 55-53 at 3:06; after an Applewhite free throw and a Reagan Gregonis free throw,
Nadia Adeleke scored off Applewhite's offensive rebound and assist for a 58-54 Illinois Tech lead at 1:33. Boykin's free throw cut it to 58-55, but Applewhite added another free throw, Vowels turned a late steal into a fastbreak layup, and Illinois Tech finished off a 61-57 win after two Gregonis free throws with two seconds left.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
Frehiwot Vowels
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- 12 points
- 3 rebounds
- 2 assists
Sydney Johnson
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- 11 points
- 2 3-pointers
- 4/6 field goals
Berit Rusing
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- 9 points
- 4 assists
- 3 rebounds
Nadine Adeleke
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- 7 rebounds
- 5 points
- 2 assists
Morgan Applewhite
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- 8 points
- 6 rebounds
- 3 offensive rebounds
Buccaneers Top Performers
Leila Boykin
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- 15 points
- 8 free throws made
- 6 rebounds
Reagan Gregonis
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- 11 points
- 6 rebounds
- 2 steals
Kaitlin Davis
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- 8 rebounds
- 3 assists
- 6 points
Game Notes
- Illinois Tech secures its first victory against the Buccaneers, and is now 1-3 lifetime against the Buccaneers.
Up next
The Scarlet Hawks visit North Park University on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in Chicago, Illinois.
