APPLETON, Wis. — A second-quarter run Saturday staked the Illinois College women’s basketball team to a double-digit lead, and the Lady Blues went on to an 83-44 Midwest Conference win over Lawrence University at Alexander Gymnasium.
Illinois College finished the first half on a 16-5 run to grab a 47-30 at the break and pulled away from there.
Carly Cameron led Illinois College (9-4, 6-2 MWC) with 14 points.
Leah Reeves paced the Vikings (2-11, 0-8) with 12 points, and she pulled down seven rebounds. Olivia Hoesley added 11 points for Lawrence, and Aubrey Scott grabbed a game-high eight rebounds.
The Lady Blues built a 13-point lead at 29-16 late in the first quarter when Lawrence rallied. Scott hit a jumper at the first-quarter buzzer, and Hoesley opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer to trim the lead to 29-21.
Lawrence’s Nicole Cummins and Cameron traded baskets before Reeves’ jumper trimmed the lead to 31-25 with 6:41 left in the second quarter.
Brielle Greenleaf then hit a 3-pointer for the Lady Blues, who outscored the Vikings by 11 over the remainder of the quarter. McKenzie Skaggs’ layup at the buzzer gave the Lady Blues the 47-30 lead at the half.
Illinois College steadily pulled away and led 61-39 after three quarters, and the Lady Blues’ biggest lead was the final margin.