Nov. 1, 2009
Box Score
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Sophomore Devon Carbaugh (Sterling, Ill./Sterling) scored 14 points and grabbed four rebounds in 22 minutes of action but the Bradley Braves defeated Lewis 93-62 in an exhibition contest on Sunday afternoon.
Bradley took a 23-16 lead with 7:56 left in the first on a three-point play by Raisa Taylor. Carbaugh answered with a conventional 3-pointer to cut Bradley's lead to four again. However the Braves finished the half on a 21-10 run to take a 15-point lead into the break.
A layup by Lewis junior Jenny Turpel (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) started the scoring in the second half. The Braves kept the pressure on and took a 60-40 advantage with 13:45 remaining on a jumper by Olivia Allen. Bradley controlled the rest of the way.
Turpel also finished with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting. Senior Kelly Dianis (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) added eight points.
Sonya Harris led Bradley with 15 points.
"When you have a team with the firepower like Bradley has, once they get it going you need to find a way to stop it," head coach Lisa Carlsen said. "We just didn't do that today. However we got some quality minutes that you can't get in practice."
The Braves out-shot Lewis 52.3 percent to 38.0 percent. The Flyers made 17-of-26 free throws while Bradley made 16-of-20.
Bradley improves to 1-0 in exhibitions this year. Lewis falls to 0-1 in preseason play. The Flyers play their second of three exhibition contests at Illinois on Sunday. Tipoff is slated for 11:30 a.m. at Assembly Hall.
A Catholic university sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis offers nearly 80 undergraduate majors and programs of study, accelerated degree completion options for working adults, various aviation programs and 22 graduate programs in nine fields. The 10th largest private, not-for-profit university in Illinois is being honored for the sixth consecutive year by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. For more information please visit www.lewisu.edu.
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