Chicago, Ill. - Playing a Lakeland team the Illinois Tech women's basketball squad lost to six days earlier by 34 points, the Scarlet Hawks put together a much stronger performance, but still fell short of the Muskies 66-50 Saturday afternoon at the Keating Sports Center. The Scarlet Hawks dropped to 4-13 overall(1-10 NACC). The Muskies improved to 9-8(5-5 NACC).
The Hawks were even with the Muskies at 6-6 midway through the first quarter before Lakeland went on an 8-0 run to close out the quarter leading 18-13.
Illinois Tech kept it within five point six minutes into the second quarter before Lakeland completed an 11-4 run to enter the break leading 35-23.
The Muskies extended their lead to 21 points through three quarters of play, but the Hawks responded with their best quarter of the game, outscoring Lakeland 15-10 in the final frame.
Free throws were a big factor in the outcome of the game, as Lakeland converted on 18 of 20 from the free throw stripe for a 90 percent average.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
- Deriniece Moton paced the Hawks with 19 points.
- Julia Bucci added 16 points.
- Allie Sillo pulled down six rebounds to lead the Hawks.
Muskies Watch
- Kacey Gardner led the Muskies with 13 points, 10 rebounds and three assists.
- Ellie Felsinger added nine points and seven rebounds.
- 11 different players scored for the Muskies.
Inside the Box Score
- The Hawks shot 19% from three point range (3-16); the Muskies shot 14% (2-14).
- The Hawks had 17 fouls versus 12 fouls for the Muskies in the contest.
- The Hawks shot 73% from the free throw line on 11 of 15 shooting. The Muskies were 18-20 (90%).
- Moton led the Hawks in playing time with 40 minutes. Gardner played 39 minutes for Lakeland.
Up Next
- The Scarlet Hawks continue their three-game homestand with a conference matchup against Edgewood on Tuesday, February 1st at 7pm on Joe Hakes Court at the Keating Sports Center.