Feb. 20, 2010

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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - With the help of a game-high 23 points from junior Jenny Turpel (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) and a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds from sophomore Devon Carbaugh (Sterling, Ill./Sterling), Lewis was able to erase a 10-point second half deficit and defeat Quincy 69-67 in a Great Lakes Valley Conference matchup Saturday afternoon at Neil Carey Arena.

"She (Turpel) battled today," head coach Lisa Carlsen said. "Our team is so reliant on her and we know what we can do when she is in the game."

Turpel played the final seven minutes of the game with four fouls. She also added four assists and three steals.

The win gives Lewis the No. 2 spot in the GLVC North. The Flyers will now head to either Northern Kentucky or Southern Indiana to face Missouri S&T next weekend (Feb. 27) at 1 p.m. in the first round of the GLVC Tournament.

Lewis was able to comeback from six points down with 7:05 remaining and avoided a costly turnover with two seconds to go. The Flyers took their first lead of the second half at 64-63 with 2:50 left on a layup from junior Kady Currin (Cincinnati, Ohio/Seton). Quincy responded with a layup from Courtney Shuman with 1:17 remaining, bringing the score to 65-64 in favor of the Hawks.

The Flyers regained the lead with 41 ticks to go with a layup from Turpel for a 66-65 advantage. After a missed shot by the Hawks, Quincy was forced to foul. Currin missed a pair but the Hawks' Whintae Irby missed a front end of a one-and-one to give the ball back to Lewis. Currin was fouled again and knocked down one-of-two with 23 seconds to go. Sam Poppe missed a jumper on the other end for Quincy. Junior Kelly Monaco (Chicago, Ill./Resurrection) knocked down a pair of free-throws to give Lewis a 69-65 lead. Poppe raced down court and scored a layup for Quincy to make it a 69-67 game with two seconds left.

Quincy's defensive pressure made it tough for Turpel to inbound the ball and she called for time to avoid a five second call. On the second chance Turpel's long pass was intercepted at midcourt by Stephanie Wagner. Wagner took two dribbles and attempted a 3-pointer which would have won the game for Quincy, instead it clanked off the rim and the Flyers came away with the victory.

"We did enough to win today," Carlsen added. "We have momentum now going into the conference tournament."

The Flyers jumped out to a quick 19-11 lead with 10:14 remaining in the first half thanks to 10 early points from Turpel. Quincy then responded with a 26-10 run of their own to close out the half for a 37-29 advantage over Lewis.

Monaco, Currin, and senior Kelly Dianis (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) each added eight points for the Flyers. Currin matched her career-high with eight rebounds and added a career-best three blocks.

Quincy had five players score in double figures with Shuman leading the way with 16 points. Poppe added 12, Stellflue and Janette Burgin each had 11 while Wagner added 10 points.

The Flyers improve to 16-11 (12-6 GLVC) while Quincy drops to 19-7 (11-6 GLVC). The win gives Lewis a perfect 9-0 mark at home in conference games this season.

Lewis will play their opening round contest against Missouri S&T at Southern Indiana if Southern Indiana can defeat Quincy on Monday and Northern Kentucky falls to Indianapolis tonight. If Northern Kentucky wins tonight or Southern Indiana falls to Quincy, Lewis will travel to Northern Kentucky.