Benedictine Women Lead Entire Way at Alverno

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MILWAUKEE, WI - The Benedictine University women's basketball team led the whole way in breaking a two-game slide


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Benedictine 63, Alverno 42

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The first quarter set the tone for the contest
D'Asia Williams scored on the first possession and Benedictine jumped out to a 9-0 advantage just over three minutes into the contest
The lead reached double figures at 11-1 with 4:30 to go in the first on a layup from Madisyn Fischer
Benedictine led 19-3 after the first following a jumper from Bennita Drain in the final minute
Georgia Alexakos pushed the lead to 31-9 with 2:57 to go in the half and Benedictine held a 33-15 halftime edge
Alverno pulled within 46-32 after three quarters
Reggie Much hit a pair of three-pointers in the fourth quarter as Benedictine built the largest lead at 63-40
The meeting marked the only contest of the season between the two teams

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Benedictine held Alverno to just one field goal in the first quarter and 26.8 percent from the floor in the game
Benedictine held a 44-35 edge on the glass and shot 43.1 percent for the contest
16 different players saw action in the contest
Allison Michalski paced Benedictine by scoring 13 points off the bench
Fischer finished with 10 points while Williams reeled in a game best 13 rebounds

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Benedictine (13-5, 10-3 NACC) hosts Edgewood on Saturday afternoon