Dominican’s Offense Defeats Women’s Basketball

The Illinois Tech Women’s Basketball team traveled to Dominican University on November 29 to take on a future Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference opponent. The Stars used an impressive offensive game to down the Scarlet Hawks 93-55.

How it Happened

  • The Scarlet Hawks were able to keep the Stars close in the first quarter behind eight Shannon O’Donnell points. Dominican had five different players score to lead 16-11 after one.
  • In the second quarter, DU’s Amari Stafford scored nine points to help the Stars extend the lead to 35-21 at halftime.
  • Dominican dominated the second half, shooting over 60% in both quarters en route to 58 points.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

  • Kaylee Wicka led the Scarlet Hawks with 21 points with five rebounds, six steals, and six blocks. She was also eight-of-11 from the foul line.
  • O’Donnell finished with 15 points with three steals.
  • Madison Davis and Erin Efimoff each had nine points.

Stats to Know

  • Dominican finished with a shooting percentage of 45.6%. The Stars also shot 53.8% from the three-point line. Stafford was an astounding 10-of-12 from downtown.
  • Dominican committed 17 turnovers compared to Illinois Tech’s 22.
  • Illinois Tech fell to 0-5 on the year while the Stars moved to 3-2.

Up Next

  • The Scarlet Hawks will host North Central (Minnesota) on Friday, December 1 at 6 p.m. Live audio, video, and stats will be available. The live audio will be powered by Illinois Media School.