BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Roosevelt University women's basketball team suffered a 116-53 road loss to Olivet Nazarene University at McHie Arena in Bourbonnais, Ill. on Saturday, Feb. 13 in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference play. The Lakers scored the first points of the game on a Nicole Poole (JR/Orland Park, Ill.) layup, but the Tigers answered with 10 straight points and never looked back to earn their ninth league win.

GAME DETAILS

Score: Roosevelt 12 15 12 14 53
Olivet Nazarene 36 33 25 22 116

Records: Roosevelt 0-5, 0-5 (CCAC) // Olivet Nazarene 13-3 // 9-2

Location: McHie Arena | Bourbonnais, Ill.

THE NUMBERS

• Shawna Conger (FR/Washington Courthouse, Ohio) scored a team-high 19 points & had 4 assists
• Mallory Hawkins (FR/Clinton, Ind.) tallied 11 points & a team-high 7 points
• Gabrielle Beggs (FR/Justice, Ill.) added 9 points & 3 assists
• Nicole Poole had 8 points & 6 rebounds
• The Lakers shot 44.0% from the field, while the Tigers shot 44.3% but took 47 more shots in the contest
• The Lakers shot 28.6% from behind the arc, while the Tigers shot 30.4% with 42 more three-point shot attempts in the game
• ONU outrebounded RU 48 to 37, including 25 to 6 on the offensive boards
  

NEWS & NOTES

• Shawna Conger has scored in double figures in all 5 games & is averaging 15.8 points per game this season to lead the Lakers
• Olivet Nazarene was receiving votes this week in the NAIA Top 25 Poll
• The Lakers are now 3-14 all-time versus the Tigers
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers continue CCAC Conference action on Monday, Feb. 15 when they travel to Davenport, Iowa to take on Saint Ambrose University. Tip-off is slated for 5:30pm at Leo Kilfoy Court inside Lee Lohman Arena. Visiting spectators are not allowed in attendance, but RU fans can watch the game live here.