Feb. 4, 2010
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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - Lewis clinched a spot in the 2010 Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament after defeating St. Joseph's 85-51 Thursday (Feb. 4) night at Neil Carey Arena in a GLVC North showdown. The win was highlighted by a career-best 37 points by junior Jenny Turpel (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg).
Turpel had her GLVC leading ninth double-double with 6:10 remaining in the first half, finishing with 37 points and career-high 17 rebounds on 16-of-25 shooting. Turpel also tied a career-high with four blocks.
"I'm happy for her," head coach Lisa Carlsen added. "It's hard for anyone to match-up one-on-one against her."
Lewis controlled much of the first half as they held the Pumas scoreless for the first six minutes of the game, jumping out to an early 13-0 lead highlighted by 10 points from Turpel. The Pumas then responded, chipping away the Lewis lead to eight going into the half, 32-24.
The Flyers jumped out in the second half the same way as the first, holding St. Joseph's scoreless for the first 3:10 with a 10-0 run. Lewis outscored the Pumas 53-27 in the second half, holding St. Joseph's to 18-of-63 shooting for the game. The Flyers controlled the offensive glass for the seventh-straight game, holding a 17-11 advantage while leading points in the paint, 44-26.
"For the most part I thought our defense was solid, we gave up a few more offensive boards than I would have liked, but I'm happy with it," Carlsen said.
Junior Kelly Monaco (Chicago, Ill./Resurrection) had 13 points, sophomore Lory Shaw (Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township/UW-Green Bay) had nine points for the Flyers while freshman Labrenthia Murdock (Round Lake, Ill./Round Lake) chipped in eight points.
Lewis improves to 13-9 (9-4 GLVC) while the Pumas drop to 5-17 (3-10 GLVC).
Tatiana Ortiz led the Pumas with 13 points.
The Flyers are back in action on Saturday (Feb. 6) when they welcome UW-Parkside to Neil Carey Arena as they battle for first-place in the GLVC North. Tip-off is slated for 5:30 p.m.
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 9th 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.
