LISLE, Ill. - The Benedictine University women's basketball team scored 30 points in the third quarter to break open a tie contest and win a seventh straight by a 74-53 score over Rockford University at home.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 74, Rockford 53

THE DETAILS
• The first half saw a ton of back-and-forth with neither team leading by more than four points
• Benedictine held leads of 4-0 on a steal and basket from Alanna Ferry, 8-4 on a Nicole Botich layup, and 22-18 on a free throw from Botich
• Rockford came back each time and led in the final minute of the half before a Botich free throw evened the score at 29-29
• The third quarter belonged to Benedictine as an 11-0 run with the game even at 31 handed Benedictine a double-digit edge
• Briana Hamilton finished off the stretch with a second-chance bucket, making the score 42-31 with 6:45 to play in the quarter
• The advantage would stretch to 18 following a three-point play from Ferry with 3:43 remaining
• Benedictine outscored Rockford 30-12 in the third
• Botich extended the margin to 24 points at 65-41 with a layup with 7:44 to go and Rockford could pull no closer than 16 the rest of the way
• The contest featured 10 ties and six lead changes

FROM THE COACH
"I give Rockford a lot of credit," head coach Charlie Averkamp said. "They hit shots early, and we didn't match their intensity. We came out with a lot of energy in the second half and were able to rebound and pound the ball inside."

STAT LEADERS
• Two players picked up double-doubles for Benedictine as Botich scored 14 and grabbed a career high 16 rebounds
• DeKayla Crayton came off the bench to finish with a season high 16 points and 10 rebounds
• the double-doubles were the first two of the year
• Ferry matched Crayton to lead the team with 16 points, adding nine assists, her fifth game of the season with six or more assists and third straight
• The bench scored 29 points
• Benedictine shot 59.4 percent in the second half and finished the game at 49.2 percent while limiting Rockford to just 28 percent in the second half and 35.8 percent for the night
• Benedictine held a 48-20 edge on the glass, continuing a strong start which has led to becoming one of the top rebounding teams in the nation
• Benedictine scored 50 points in the paint

UP NEXT
Benedictine (7-1, 4-0 NACC) heads on the road Saturday for an afternoon contest with Edgewood at 4:15 p.m.