Benedictine Women March to 15-3

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LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University women's basketball team held visiting Dominican to just 25 percent shooting in a victory on Tuesday night.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 61, Dominican 50

THE DETAILS
Benedictine did not trail after a three-pointer from Venita Parsons, handing the squad an 8-6 lead with 2:10 left in the first quarter
Roxanna Gaddis connected on a three-pointer at the close of the first to give Benedictine an 11-8 advantage
A 7-0 run in the second quarter opened on a Georgia Alexakos layup and capped with a Casey Williams basket stretched the lead to 24-12
Benedictine held a 24-16 halftime edge
Dominican entered as the hottest team in the conference and stayed close through the third but Benedictine tallied the final five points to take the largest lead of the game at 41-27
D'Asia Williams hit a jumper with 5:13 left in the game to hand Benedictine a 50-34 lead
The visitors pulled within eight late but three free throws sealed the decision
Benedictine led for 35:44 of the contest, which featured two ties and three lead changes

STAT LEADERS
Benedictine posted the third lowest shooting percentage of the year at 31.1, making just 19 field goals
The defense forced 23 turnovers and turned them into 19 points
The defense also forced Dominican into the lowest shooting percentage from an opponent this year
Dominican became the second consecutive opponent to outrebound Benedictine at 51-42, but converted just 11 second chance points off 15 offensive boards
Parsons paced Benedictine with 13 points
Alexakos finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and five steals
Casey Williams collected eight points with four steals
The teams combined for 58 free throws

UP NEXT
Benedictine (15-3, 11-2 NACC) travels to Lakeland on Saturday