Chicago, Ill. - Facing a Benedictine team that held the Illinois Tech women's basketball team to 17 points in their last matchup two weeks ago, the Scarlet Hawks put up 41 points in the rematch, but the visiting Eagles had more than enough in their 86-41 victory Tuesday night at the Keating Sports Center. The Scarlet Hawks dropped to 5-15 overall(2-12 NACC). The Eagles improved to 14-8 overall (12-3 NACC) and retained third place in the conference.

The Hawks closed out the first quarter trailing 26-10, which despite representing a 16-point deficit, was a marked improvement from the first quarter of the prior matchup, when the Hawks were outscored 19-0.

The Eagles turned on the power in the second quarter however, using a 15-0 run to take command of the game, heading into halftime leading 41-15.

The Hawks had more offensive success in the second half, scoring 13 points each quarter, but the Eagles lead was too much to overcome.

Shooting percentage told the story in this contest, as the Eagles finished 51 percent from the field, while the Hawks struggled at 27 percent.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Julia Bucci paced the Hawks with 14 points, while adding four rebounds and three steals.
• Allie Sillo added 10 points to go along with her five rebounds.
• Catherine Klemp had five points and five rebounds.

Eagles Watch

• Alex Fanning had 13 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four blocks.
• Claire Gibler added 13 points.
• Britney Pitzer finished with 11 points.
• Five players total scored in double figures.

Inside the Box Score

• The Hawks shot 24% from three point range (4-17); the Eagles shot 26% (7-27).
• The Hawks had 12 fouls versus 8 fouls for the Eagles in the contest.
• The Hawks shot 63% from the free throw line on 5 of 8 shooting. The Eagles were 13-20 (65%).
• Bucci led the Hawks in playing time with 34 minutes. Sara Smith and Brianna Lake each played 17 minutes for Benedictine.

Up Next

• The Scarlet Hawks will face another tall order when conference-leading Wisconsin Lutheran comes to the Keating Sports Center Saturday, February 12th at 2pm on Senior Day.