CHICAGO, Ill.- The Illinois Institute of Technology women's basketball team faced a tough test to open the season on Saturday afternoon, squaring off against NCAA Division III's tenth ranked team according to d3hoops.com: Calvin College. The Knights topped the Scarlet Hawks 87-19.

How it Happened

• Illinois Tech scored on its first possession courtsey of Venika Jarvis, but the offense went cold for the rest of the first quarter until Hailey Borowczyk scored with 3:31 remaining. 
• The Knights kept things rolling in the second quarter, but three-pointers by the sister tandem of Rebecca Bell and Brooke Bell pushed Tech into double-digits at halftime.
• April Wanagas entered the game in the third quarter and proceeded to score all of Tech's five points in the third frame.
• Tech played its best defensive quarter in the fourth, but struggled offensivley and was outscored 17-3.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Wanagas led Tech with six points in just 13 minutes.
• Jarvis scored four points and led the Hawks with 10 rebounds.
• Norma Flesvig corraled eight boards of her own.

Calvin Mentions

• Four different players reached double figures for the Knights, with 13 players in all scoring at least one basket.

Up Next

• Women's Basketball heads to St. Louis, Missouri for a matchup on Friday, November 20 at Webster at 8:00 p.m. CT.