GARY, Ind. – The Roosevelt University women's basketball team remained unbeaten in CCAC Conference action with a 73-66 victory over Indiana University Northwest on Wednesday, November 10 on the road at the Savannah Center.  The Lakers are now 2-0 in conference play and evened their overall record at 2-2 on the year.

Both teams struggled offensively for most of the first quarter with the score tied at 2-2 for just over four minutes into the game.  The RedHawks then took a 5-2 lead, but Shawna Conger evened the game on a three-pointer and Nicole Poole gave the Lakers a 7-5 lead on a jump shot with 3:28 to go in the period.  The first 10 minutes of play ended with both teams tied at 13-13.

Ashley Smoldt opened the second quarter with a layup and Poole followed with a three-point basket to give Roosevelt an 18-13 advantage in the first minute.  The Lakers then led by as many as six points at 26-20 on a Gabrielle Beggs layup with four minutes to go, but Indiana Northwest tied things up at 26-26 and once again at 30-30 before Amelia McNutt gave the Lakers a 32-30 lead at the half.

The Lakers pushed their lead to six points again in the third quarter and continued to up their lead with Beggs hitting a three-pointer to give the visitors a 50-39 margin with 2:29 to go.  Beggs hit another trey late in the period and the Lakers closed out the third quarter leading 53-42.

Roosevelt increased its lead to 14 points on a Smoldt jump shot and McNutt free throw, and then pushed the margin to a game-high 18 points at 64-46 with 5:26 left in the game.  However, Indiana Northwest slowly chipped away at the lead and cut the deficit to 67-60 with 1:18 remaining, but the Lakers held off the home team for the 73-66 league win.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt                            13           19           21           20           73
                Indiana Northwest          13           17           12           24           66

Records: Roosevelt 2-2, 2-0 (CCAC 2-0) // Indiana Northwest 2-3, 0-1 (CCAC)

Location: Savannah Center | Gary, Ind.

KEY STATS

• Amelia McNutt scored a team-high 16 points to go with five assists & four steals
• Gabrielle Beggs registered 15 points, three assists, & three steals
• Shawna Conger added 14 points off the bench
• Nicole Poole just missed out on a double-double with 10 points & nine rebounds to go with three steals
• Ashley Smoldt chipped in with 10 points, four rebounds, & three steals
• The Lakers shot 41.7% from the field, while the RedHawks were 40.3%
• RU shot 31.8% from behind the arc & IUNW shot 23.8%
• The RedHawks outrebounded the Lakers 54-32

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers now lead the RedHawks 5-4 in the all-time series
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers continue CCAC Conference action on Saturday, November 13 when they host St. Ambrose University (Iowa).  Tip-off is scheduled for 1pm at the Goodman Center in Chicago.