LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University women's basketball team blitzed past Alverno to advance to the quarterfinals of the NACC Tournament.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 87, Alverno 37

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine scored the first six points of the game and did not look back
• Claire Gibler opened a run of 23 consecutive points to close the first quarter as Benedictine led 29-3
• Six different players scored during the run
• Benedictine scored 19 unanswered in the second quarter to open a 48-6 lead on a layup from Alex Fanning
• Benedictine led 55-14 at halftime and opened a 54 point lead at the end of the third quarter

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine shot 45 percent from the floor, made 12 threes and held a 45-32 edge on the glass
• Brilan McCory made eight field goals in 17 minutes, finishing with a game best 21 points
• Fanning totaled 13 points to go with six assists and four rebounds and she closes in on 1,000 career points
• Brianna Lake and Jordan Carlquist both added 11 points off the bench
• 12 different players scored in the victory

UP NEXT
Benedictine (16-9) will host sixth-seeded Concordia Wisconsin on Wednesday night at 7pm