FOND du LAC, WI - Britney Pitzer knocked down seven three-pointers and scored a career high 23 points as the Benedictine University women's basketball team won a 10th straight, shooting past Marian on the road.
FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 77, Marian 46
THE DETAILS
• Pitzer's second three-pointer of the game put Benedictine ahead for good a 8-7 with 8:15 remaining in the opening 10 minutes
• Elisa Diorio opened a 12-0 run with a layup at the 5:39 mark of the first as Benedictine opened a 23-10 mark with 3:16 to go in the first
• Baskets from Alex Fanning and Claire Gibler capped the first half scoring as Benedictine led 40-22 at the break
• Benedictine scored eight in a row midway through the third to move ahead 48-24 on a jumper from Ashley Brown
• The hosts pulled within 16 late in the third, but Benedictine outscored Marian 22-10 in the fourth quarter to pull away
STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine held a 49-39 edge on the glass and held Marian to just 23.8 percent shooting
• Benedictine shot 43.8 percent in the contest, scored 34 points in the paint, and logged 22 second chance points
• Pitzer finished 7-of-10 from three-point range en route to 23 points
• Fanning notched another double-double with 12 points and 16 rebounds while Morgan Currie scored 11 off the bench
• The bench scored 24 points in the win
UP NEXT
Benedictine (17-2, 14-0 NACC) remains two games up in the NACC standings and welcomes Wisconsin Lutheran on Wednesday night in another big contest. Wear Red to the game.
Benedictine Women Shoot to 10th Straight Win
Benedictine
77
Marian
46
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benedictine (17-2,14-0 NACC) | 26 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 77 |
Marian (3-16,3-12 NACC) | 12 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 46 |
Feb 01, 2020