LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University women's basketball team advanced to the championship of the South Division Tournament with a wire-to-wire victory over fourth-seeded Concordia Chicago on Thursday night.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 65, Concordia Chicago 43

THE DETAILS
• Allison Michalski scored the first points of the game to put Benedictine ahead
• Concordia Chicago struggled from the floor as Benedictine closed the opening 10 minutes on a 7-0 run to open a 19-7 advantage on a three-pointer from Claire Gibler
• The run reached 9-0 with the opening basket of the second quarter from Michalski
• Benedictine continued to slowly add to the lead, opening a 20-point edge at 35-15 on a Gibler jumper in the final minute
• During an even third quarter, Reggie Much, one of the five seniors honored before the game, hit two free throws to stretch the lead to 21 points at 50-29 with 1:54 remaining
• The advantage reached 24 points in the fourth quarter following two free throws from Britney Pitzer with 3:30 to play before the bench cleared
• Much, Michalski, Morgan Currie, Seriah Bolden and Elisa Diorio were honored before the game as the five seniors who helped win back-to-back conference titles

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine shot 36.5 percent in the victory and held a 50-39 advantage on the glass
• Four players reached double figures in the win led by 15 from Pitzer
• Michalski finished with 14 points and eight rebounds
• Currie tacked on 13 in a reserve role while Gibler added 11 to go with 13 rebounds in a double-double, the first of her career
• The bench finished with 22 points

GAME ARCHIVE
Watch the replay of the contest

UP NEXT
Benedictine (5-0) welcomes second-seed Aurora University on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in a rematch of Monday's contest at Aurora, won by Benedictine 68-41.