Box Score CHICAGO – The Roosevelt University women's basketball team lost its fifth consecutive CCAC Conference game, falling to Indiana University South Bend by the score of 92-59 on Monday, February 7 at the Goodman Center. The loss dropped the Lakers conference record to 6-12 and their overall record to 7-15 this season.
Both teams went scoreless for the first two and a half minutes of the game before the Titans hit back-to-back buckets to take a 4-0 lead. However, the Lakers scored eight straight points behind three-pointers by Mallory Hawkins and Amelia McNutt, along with a layup from Gabrielle Beggs, but Indiana South Bend then went on a 10-1 run to lead 14-9 and built a 17-11 advantage by the end of the quarter.
Roosevelt pulled to within two points at 23-21 with just over seven minutes to go in the second quarter after a Beggs three-point play, but the Titans began to take control, pulling away for a 43-29 half-time lead. Unfortunately, the Lakers were unable to recover from the deficit, falling 92-59.
GAME DETAILS
Score: Indiana South Bend 17 26 25 24 92
Roosevelt 11 18 16 14 59
Records: Roosevelt 7-15, 6-12 (CCAC) | Indiana South Bend 19-6, 12-5 (CCAC)
Location: Goodman Center | Chicago, Ill.
KEY STATS
- Shawna Conger scored a team-high 17 points
- Gabrielle Beggs registered 14 points & six rebounds
- Moe Milton had nine points & seven rebounds
- RU shot 39.3% from the field & 35.7% from three-point range
- IUSB shot 43.3% overall & 39.5% from behind the arc
- The Titans held a slight 37 to 34 advantage on the boards
NEWS & NOTES
- The Lakers are now 7-7 in the all-time series versus the Titans
- RU is still in the hunt for eight place in the CCAC & the final spot in the CCAC Tournament, trailing Trinity Christian by one game
- Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings
NEXT UP
The Lakers continue CCAC Conference action on Wednesday, February 9 when they host Lincoln College. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30pm at the Goodman Center in Chicago.
