Women's Basketball Earns 78-70 CCAC Conference Victory Over Judson

ELGIN, Ill. – The Roosevelt University women's basketball team won its second consecutive game with a 78-70 CCAC Conference victory over Judson University on Monday, January 24 at the Lindner Fitness Center.  The victory raised the Lakers league record to 6-7 and their overall record to 7-10 on the year.

Judson jumped out to a 12-5 lead in the opening quarter, but Shawna Conger knocked down four straight free throws and Gabrielle Beggs add another free throw to cut the deficit to 12-10 with 5:37 to go.  The Eagles immediately increased their lead to 17-10, but the Lakers cut the margin to three points at 21-18 on a Nicole Poole three-pointer with 2:35 remaining.  However, Judson added a bucket late to hold a 21-18 lead heading into the second quarter.

Conger hit a three-pointer and Ariyah Honeysucker scored on a layup to tie the game up at 23-23, and then Amelia McNutt also hit a three and Mallory Hawkins added a layup to put the visitors up 28-25 with 6:28 left in the first half.  Judson then went on a 9-2 run to take a 34-30 advantage, but Conger added two three-pointers and Poole added another late three to give RU a 43-36 half-time lead.

Both teams struggled offensively in the third quarter, but the Lakers pushed their lead to 52-42 on another Poole three-point shot and led 57-48 at the end of the stanza.

The Lakers increased their lead to 11 points at 59-48 to begin the fourth quarter on two Conger free throws and then a McNutt three-pointer gave RU its largest lead of the game at 68-55 with 5:20 to play.  Judson attempted a late rally, cutting the margin down to six points with 14 seconds on the clock, but Conger came through again with a pair of free throws to seal the 78-70 victory.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt            18           25           14           21           78
                Judson                  23           13           12           22           70

Records: Roosevelt 7-10, 6-7 (CCAC) | Judson 4-13, 3-9 (CCAC)

Location: Lindner Fitness Center | Elgin, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Shawna Conger scored a career-high 28 points to go with five rebounds & three assists
• Nicole Poole registered a double-double with 16 points & 10 rebounds
• Mallory Hawkins tallied 12 points & seven rebounds
• Amelia McNutt had 12 points & five rebounds
• The Lakers shot 42.4% from the field & 32.1% from three-point range
• Judson shot 39.7% overall & 44.4% from behind the arc
• RU held a 45 to 37 advantage on the boards

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers evened up the all-time series versus the Eagles at 8-8
• RU is now tied with Holy Cross for eighth place in the CCAC with the top eight teams advancing to the conference tournament
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers host Holy Cross College (Ind.) on Wednesday, January 26 in a crucial CCAC Conference contest.  Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30pm at the Goodman Center in Chicago.