LISLE, Ill. - The Benedictine University women's basketball team pushed out a fifth consecutive victory by besting Saint Mary's College 48-36.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 48, Saint Mary's 36

THE DETAILS
• The opening quarter was even prior to a 7-0 Benedictine run started on a layup from DeKayla Crayton with 3:32 left in the quarter
• Payton Sims drained the only three-pointer of the entire contest with 1:56 remaining to cap the run and make the score 15-8
• Benedictine led 17-10 after the first quarter
• Georgia Alexakos scored on a jumper at the start of the second to push the lead to 19-10
• Two free throws from Alanna Ferry in the closing moments stretched the lead to 11 at 30-19
• Benedictine scored the final nine points of the third quarter to open a 41-23 lead on a jumper from Jasma Williams
• The run extended to 13-0 with the opening four points of the fourth quarter on baskets from Nicole Botich and Alena Moro
• Saint Mary's made a push in the fourth but could pull no closer than 12 points

FROM THE COACH
"Our depth helped us overcome an off-night shooting the ball," head coach Charlie Averkamp said. "We did a nice job defending and received some great contributions from Casey (Williams) and Georgia (Alexakos) to collect another team win."

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine finished the game shooting 36.2 percent from the field but limited Saint Mary's to just 24.6 percent
• Benedictine made just one three-pointer on 14 tries
• The bench contributed 20 points
• Botich was the lone player to reach double digits, amassing 13
• Ferry posted seven points while dishing seven assists
• Crayton scored nine points and grabbed 10 rebounds
• Benedictine held a 44-38 edge on the glass

UP NEXT
Benedictine (5-1) returns to conference action on Saturday afternoon against Marian University.