UIC and Wright State both won home games Monday night as the Horizon League women’s basketball teams have now combined to win 11 consecutive games dating back to last Wednesday.
UIC 78, Roosevelt 58
The UIC women’s basketball team defeated the Roosevelt Lakers, 78-58, Monday night inside the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Ill. Redshirt junior Heidi Dahnke had a strong showing as she logged three career-high numbers in points with 15, rebounds with nine and assists with three.Four additional Flames’ players posted double-digit performances in the contest. Senior Jasmine Bailey had 19 points to lead the UIC and record her 13th-straight double-digit scoring output.Cree Nix recorded 12 tallies, Kiara Strickland chipped in 11 and Taylor Foulks dropped in 10.
Nix gave the Flames a fast start as she knocked down a jumper to start the game. UIC went on an 8-0 run, which was spurred by Dahnke, who knocked down a pair of free throws, followed by a jump shot. The run was closed out with buckets from Bailey and Foulksto place the score at 13-2 with 16:35 remaining in the half.
The Flames closed out the first half of play on an 11-4 run, which included a three-point play by Dahnke to give UIC a 44-25 lead over the Lakers with just under five minutes left in the first stanza. Sophomore Kierra Robinson closed out the first half of action with a jumper to give the Flames a hefty advantage (50-27) heading into the locker room, which marks the most points the Flames have score in a single half this season.
Bailey led all players in points in the first half with 13, while Dahnke tallied 11 points and pulled down six rebounds.
The Flames return to action inside the UIC Pavilion Thursday as they take on Eastern Illinois at 8:00 p.m.
Wright State 74, Southeast Missouri 53
Leading by just four at the half, Wright State opened the second half with a 14-4 run and went on to a 74-53 win over Southeast Missouri Monday at the Wright State Invitational Presented by Holiday Inn.
The Redhawks jumped out to an 11-2 lead four minutes into the contest before WSU answered with an 18-2 burst, eight of those coming from Molly Fox, to go up 20-13 with 9:16 remaining in the first half.
Wright State's lead then seesawed between seven and three the rest of the half before a jumper by Bailie Roberts in the final minute made it 34-30 at the break.
The Raiders shot 46 percent in the opening 20 minutes compared to 41 percent for the Redhawks. WSU also made eight of 10 free throws while Southeast Missouri was just two for two.
The decisive 14-4 run, five by Courtney Boyd, extended Wright State's margin to 48-34 with 13:16 left and the Raiders maintained a double-digit advantage the rest of the way, with the largest lead being 74-52 on a Boyd three in the final minute.
WSU continues its strong shooting in the second half, hitting 47 percent of its shots to finish the game at 46 percent overall, including 11 of 21 from three-point range. The Redhawks, meanwhile, made just six of 28 shots the final 20 minutes to end up at 32 percent.
Fox made all eight of her shots from the field and was nine of 12 at the foul line to lead the Raiders with 25 points and added nine rebounds. Boyd added 19 points, including five three-pointers.
The Wright State Invitational Presented by Holiday Inn wraps up Tuesday afternoon as the Raiders face Central Michigan in the championship game at noon
