The McKendree Bearcats women's basketball team scored a season-high 86 points in a senior day win over the Missouri S&T Miners. The Bearcats were victorious 86-81 on Saturday afternoon in Lebanon, Ill.
How it Happened
The Bearcats jumped out to a hot start in the first quarter outscoring the Miners 26-15. In the opening quarter, the Bearcats shot the lights out making over 57 percent of their shots from the floor including 4-for-6 from three. McKendree cooled down in the second quarter but were still able to head into the locker room with a 12-point lead. McKendree started the second half much like the first. The home team pushed the lead all the way up to 14 with just over five minutes to play in the third quarter. But unfortunately for the Bearcats, the Miners did not go down easily. Missouri S&T would chip away at the lead and get it all the way down to two-points with 16 second left. But that was as close as they would get as
Sydney Diekhoff (Pekin, IL/Pekin Community) made 3-of-4 free throws down the stretch to seal the game.
Inside the Box Score
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Sydney Diekhoff (Pekin, IL/Pekin Community) led the team in scoring with a game-high 27 points. Diekhoff was 8-for-17 from the field including 5-of-12 shooting from behind the arc. With her 27 points Diekhoff has now scored over 1,000 points in her career.
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Callie Pohlman (Appleton, WI/Appleton North) led the team with eight assists while also grabbing four rebounds.
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Christy Fortune (Appleton, WI/Appleton West) also had a big day with 16 points. She connected on four of her five three point attempts.
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Erin Stroberg (Rockford, IL/Rockford East) led the way on the boards with eight rebounds while also adding 14 points.
- Five separate Bearcats scored in double figures.
- McKendree led for all but 23 seconds in the game.
- The Bearcats were on fire from behind the arc making 57 percent of their attempts.
Up Next
The Bearcats will be back at home on Tuesday night when they take on Illinois-Springfield. Tip off is set for 5:30 pm.
