Benedictine Women Stopped at Wisconsin Lutheran in Matchup of NACC Unbeatens

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MILWAUKEE, WI - The Benedictine University women's basketball team was tripped up at fellow conference unbeaten Wisconsin Lutheran College, breaking an eight-game win streak.

FINAL SCORE
Wisconsin Lutheran 65, Benedictine 54

THE DETAILS
The contest pitted the last two remaining unbeaten teams in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play
Benedictine led for much of the opening 10 minutes
Alena Moro scored the first points of the game and Benedictine went on to lead by five points at 17-12 in the first
The contest was even for the first half with Benedictine taking a 32-31 lead into the break on a layup from Andrea Fuoss just before the buzzer
Benedictine led 38-36 on a free throw from Georgia Alexakos midway through the third but scored just two points the rest of the quarter
Wisconsin Lutheran used a 10-0 run to jump ahead by eight and led by nine 49-40 following a three-point play to close the quarter
The run extended into the fourth, capping a 22-2 stretch that allowed the hosts to lead 58-40 with 6:28 remaining
Benedictine was limited to just 22 points in the second half and trailed by double figures the entire fourth quarter
The contest featured nine ties and 15 lead changes
The game was the third in a stretch of five road games over six contests
Wisconsin Lutheran has ended the season for Benedictine in the conference tournament each of the past two seasons

STAT LEADERS
D'Asia Williams paced Benedictine with 22 points, her fourth 20+ showing of the season
Williams has reached double figures in six straight contests
Venita Parsons was the only other player to reach double figures for Benedictine, tallying 11
Benedictine shot 32.8 percent for the game, but under 30 percent in the second half
One of the top rebounding teams nationally, Benedictine held a 40-37 edge on the glass
Wisconsin Lutheran produced 24 points off 16 Benedictine turnovers

UP NEXT
Benedictine (11-2, 7-1 NACC) returns home on Wednesday night to meet Concordia Chicago