Box Score JOLIET, Ill. – The Roosevelt University women's basketball team started off strongly against the University of St. Francis, but the Lakers could not keep pace after the first quarter, losing 86-55 in CCAC Conference action on Thursday, February 3 at the Sullivan Center. The loss dropped the Lakers conference record to 6-10 and their overall record to 7-13.
The two teams traded the lead early on in the first quarter and the Fighting Saints held an 11-10 advantage with 2:24 to go. However, the Lakers scored the final six points of the quarter to lead 16-11 behind two points each by Amelia McNutt, Shawna Conger, and Nicole Poole.
St. Francis blew open the game in the second quarter, scoring the first 16 points of the stanza and building a 40-24 half-time margin. The Fighting Saints continued to increase its lead the rest of the game to win the conference game 86-55.
GAME DETAILS
Score: Roosevelt 16 8 20 11 55
St. Francis 11 29 22 24 86
Records: Roosevelt 7-13, 6-10 (CCAC) | St. Francis 19-6, 16-2 (CCAC)
Location: Sullivan Center | Joliet, Ill.
KEY STATS
- Nicole Poole led the Lakers with 13 points & nine rebounds
- Mallory Hawkins added 12 points off the bench
- Moe Milton scored 11 points & had four rebounds in her Lakers debut
- Shawna Conger tallied nine points & eight rebounds
- The Lakers shot 37.7% from the field & just 15.4% from behind the arc
- The Fighting Saints shot 42.5% overall & 47.7% from three-point range
- USF held a 45 to 36 rebound advantage over RU
NEWS & NOTES
- The Lakers lost both games against the Fighting Saints this season, falling to 6-14 in the all-time series
- RU sits in 10th place in the CCAC, trailing Holy Cross by one game for eighth place & the final conference tournament spot
- Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings
NEXT UP
The Lakers host Trinity International University on Saturday, February 5 in CCAC Conference action. Tip-off is scheduled for 1pm at the Goodman Center in Chicago.
