 Bracey posted her first career double-double with a career-best 16
points and a season-high 10 boards. Banks surpassed her career high
in the first half and finished with 13 points on 5-for-5 shooting
from the field.The Redbirds led from the opening basket by Maggie
Krick three seconds into the game. Loyola (1-5) was within a point
at 8-7 at the 13:50 mark, but ISU used a 14-2 run, including six
points by Bracey, to build a 28-13 advantage. The Redbirds pushed
the lead to as many as 18 points in the first half and led 38-22 at
the break.
To open the second half, the Redbirds used a 19-2 run to take a
57-26 advantage at the 13:51 mark. The first seven ISU points were
scored by Krick, who finished the game with 14 points, including a
2-for-3 night on 3-pointers. The Ramblers cut the lead to 23 points
at the 11:55 mark, but another 8-0 run by the Redbirds pushed the
lead back to 67-36 with 10:03 on the clock.
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ISU's top season scorer Kristi Cirone was held to just five
points on 1-for-8 shooting, but she elevated the play of her
teammates with a season-best 11 assists. Freshman Amanda Clifton
came off the bench to add career highs in points (6) and assists
(3). Illinois State improved to 5-0 all-time against Loyola-Chicago,
and the 31-point margin of victory was the highest in the series
since the 108-42 win March 2, 1978.
Loyola's Jessica Hylton and Elyse VanBogaert were the only
Ramblers in double figures, with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Illinois State returns to action Sunday when the Redbirds travel
to Eastern Michigan for the first of three straight games on the
road against Mid-American Conference teams. Tipoff is scheduled for
2:05 p.m.
[Text from file received from
Jimmy Knodel,
assistant media relations director,
Illinois
State University]
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