APPLETON, Wis. — A big second quarter Monday pushed the Knox College women’s basketball team to a 75-57 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University at Alexander Gymnasium.
Knox outscored the Vikings 19-2 over the final 7:32 of the second quarter to turn around a close game. The Prairie Fire led 42-24 at the half.
Jarrelyn McCall led Knox (6-4, 3-2 MWC) with a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds. Knox had a balanced attack with three players in double figures and six players with at least nine points.
Aubrey Scott led three Lawrence players in double figures with 12 points, and she added six rebounds. Leah Reeves added 11 points and seven rebounds for the Vikings (2-8, 0-5), and Olivia Hoesley had 10 points and nine rebounds. Shonell Benjamin grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds for the Vikings.
The Vikings trailed 23-17 after the opening period, but Reeves got a layup and Scott buried a 3-pointer to cut Knox’s lead to 23-22 with 8:14 left in the second quarter. Knox then hit four 3-pointers, sandwiched around a layup, to pull out to a 37-24 edge.
The Vikings opened the second half with a 3-pointer from Nicole Cummins and Hoesley jumper to cut the lead to 42-29. Knox immediately stretched the lead back to 47-29, but the Vikings scored six straight points, capped by Lauren Deveikis’ jumper, to cut the margin to 47-35.
Knox then put the Vikings away by scoring the final 10 points of the third quarter with Karlie Thorn’s 3-pointer giving the Prairie Fire a 57-35 lead after three. Lawrence didn’t get closer than 18 points in the fourth quarter.