MILWAUKEE, WI - The Benedictine University women's basketball team remained unbeaten in conference play by picking up an eighth straight win at Alverno on Tuesday night.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 67, Alverno 53

THE DETAILS
• Alverno scored the opening basket before Benedictine put together seven straight with Georgia Alexakos scoring the final five of the spurt
• The hosts netted six straight late in the second quarter to take a 17-15 lead
• Benedictine responded with six in a row to lead by four and notched the final five points of the half to lead 26-21 at the intermission
• The run continued into the second half as Benedictine built a 37-23 edge with 5:53 remaining in the quarter on a three-pointer from Venita Parsons
• A big third quarter saw the advantage reach 20 points at 48-28 when Roxanna Gaddis finished an 8-0 run with a three-pointer at the 2:11 mark
• Benedictine led 51-33 after three after outscoring Alverno 25-12 in the third
• Alverno made a run in the fourth, pulling within 10 points on three occasions, but Benedictine scored the final four points of the game to notch the win
• The contest featured three ties and three lead changes
• The game was a makeup from December 17 when weather forced the postponement
• Benedictine won an eighth straight game and also won eight in a row under head coach Charlie Averkamp last year following a season opening defeat

FROM THE COACH
"We have some great shooters on this team," head coach Charlie Averkamp said. "We talk all the time about having confidence in your shot when you are on or off. We really moved the ball in the second half and found each other for open looks and luckily knocked them down. Our defensive effort in stopping the transition game was huge. Georgia (Alexakos) did a little of everything offensively and played a great game on defense. This was a huge road win."

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine shot 43.8 percent in the second half and finished the game at 36.9 percent while limiting Alverno to under 30 percent
• As the team has done all year, Benedictine controlled the glass with a 48-38 margin
• Benedictine also added seven blocks led by five from Alena Moro inside
• Three players reached double figures led by 14 from Bennita Drain off the bench
• Alexakos made six field goals and finished with 13 along with seven boards and six assists
• D'Asia Williams tallied 10 points while Moro notched six and 10 rebounds
• Nine different individuals scored in the contest

UP NEXT
Benedictine (11-1, 7-0 NACC) faces the only other unbeaten team in the conference on the road Saturday afternoon at Wisconsin Lutheran. The game will be the third of the week for Benedictine.