Chicago, Ill. - Some nights in basketball the basket looks like the size of a hula hoop. Other nights, the basket looks like the size of a bracelet. Unfortunately for the Illinois Tech women's basketball team, it was the latter Saturday afternoon at the Keating Sports Center, as the Scarlet Hawks lost big to Concordia University Wisconsin 77-32. The Scarlet Hawks dropped to 3-9 overall(0-6 NACC). The Falcons improved to 7-4(6-1 NACC).
The Hawks had some decent looks throughout the game, but only managed to shoot 19.7 percent from the field on 12-61 shooting. Coupled with the Falcons shooting over 50 percent, it made for a long day at the office for the Scarlet Hawks.
The Hawks trailed by nine after the first quarter, 15-6. Dereniece Moton paced the Hawks with four points. Jessica Weaver added six rebounds in the quarter.
The second quarter saw the Falcons pull away, outscoring Illinois Tech 23-5 to take a halftime lead of 38-11. Julia Bucci led the Hawks in the quarter with five points.
In the third quarter, the Falcons kept up their attack, out-pacing the Hawks 21-7 to go into the final frame leading 59-18. Allie Sillo added four points for the Hawks.
The Hawks closed out the game with a stronger effort in the fourth quarter, scoring 14 points on 39 percent shooting. Still, the Falcons scored 18 points of their own to seal their 77-32 victory. Moton added six points and four rebounds in the last quarter.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
- Moton finished with 13 points and seven rebounds.
- Weaver paced the Hawks with 10 rebounds.
- Sillo was a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line.
Falcons Watch
- The Falcons had four players in double figures in scoring: Deidre Lassiter and Carmryn Szolyga led with 15 points each, while Aubrey Buchholtz and Reagan Obry added 13 points a piece.
- Lassiter also added 11 rebounds to lead both teams.
Inside the Box Score
- The Hawks shot 11% from three point range (2-18); the Falcons shot 35% (6-17).
- The Hawks had 16 fouls versus 12 fouls for the Falcons in the contest.
- The Hawks were 6-10 from the free throw stripe (60%); The Falcons were 5-9 (56%).
- Moton led the Hawks in playing time with 33 minutes. Obry played 32 minutes for Concordia Wisconsin.
Up Next
- The Scarlet Hawks start a two-game swing into Wisconsin next week, starting at Alverno on Tuesday, January 18th at 7pm in a NACC matchup.