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77
Winner Ill. Springfield UIS 13-10,11-6 GLVC
72
McKendree McK 17-6,13-4 GLVC
Winner
Ill. Springfield UIS
13-10,11-6 GLVC
77
Final
72
McKendree McK
17-6,13-4 GLVC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Ill. Springfield UIS 16 21 20 20 77
McKendree McK 17 10 28 17 72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Madelyn Stephen, Sports Information GA

Women's Basketball Battles Prairie Stars at Home

LEBANON, Ill. - McKendree University women's basketball fell to Great Lakes Valley Conference opponent University of Illinois Springfield on Saturday. The Bearcats move to 17-6 on the season and 13-4 in conference play.

The Bearcats kept the lead but were evenly balanced in the first quarter with a score of 17-16. The Prairie Stars had a dominating second quarter, moving ahead with a score of 37-27. Junior guard Clare Breden led the way offensively for the Bearcats in the first half with eight points. McKendree had a dominating third quarter offensively against the Prairie Stars but fell short in the fourth quarter with a final score of 77-72.

Offensively the Bearcats were led in scoring by Breden with 19 points, shooting 87.5% from the field. Also helping McKendree in scoring was senior guard Christy Fortune with 13 points and senior guard Maclayne Taylor adding 11 points and four assists. Defensively the Bearcats were led in rebounds by Fortune with nine and senior forward Naomi McDaniel with eight rebounds. 

The Bearcats return to action on the road at Southwest Baptist University next Thursday, February 15 at 5:30 p.m.
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