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Romeoville, Ill. – The Lewis University women's basketball team had three Flyers score over 20 points in Sunday's (Jan. 5) 92-80 victory over No. 25 Quincy in Great Lakes Valley Conference action at Neil Carey Arena.
 
The Flyers improve to 8-2 on the year and 2-0 in GLVC play while the Hawks fall to 9-2 on the campaign and 2-1 against league opponents.
 
"Anytime you can compete on the boards, especially in the second half like we did, against a team like Quincy, we knew we would have a chance," Lewis head women's basketball coach Lisa Carlsen said. "Quincy is really good on the glass and getting second-chance opportunities.
 
"We did a really good job getting rebounds and taking care of the basketball in the second half."
 
The Flyers were led by junior guard Kristin Itschner (Metamora, Ill./Peoria Notre Dame) who posted a career-high 23 points on 7-of-10 shooting, with a three-pointer, and went 8-for-8 from the free throw line. Junior forward Jess Reinhart (Normal, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic) chipped in 21 points while redshirt sophomore guard Jamie Johnson (South Holland, Ill./Marian Catholic) turned in a career-high 20 points, as well as five assists.
 
Lewis sophomore forward Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) picked up her ninth double-double of the season, scoring 16 points and pulling down 17 rebounds.
 
The Hawks took a 41-36 lead into the half as they shot 48.4% (15-of-31) from the field, including going 6-of-9 from beyond the arc.
 
Lewis went 5-of-12 from the charity stripe, as five fast-break buckets kept the Flyers close through 20 minutes of action.
 
Quincy's lead expanded to nine points at 53-44 on a three-pointer by Hannah Weedman at the 15:46 mark of the second half.
 
Lewis went on a 9-0 run over two minutes to tie the contest at 53-all and force a Quincy time out at 13:59. Johnson picked up five points, including a three-pointer, while Itschner chipped in four points during the run.
 
The Flyers continued to push the Hawks defensively and on the boards in the second half to increase their lead to 12 points as the horn sounded, winning 92-80.
 
Lewis won the rebounding battle in the second half, picking off 26 boards while holding Quincy to only 16 rebounds. Lewis also went 24-of-28 (87.7%) from the charity stripe, including making 15-of-19 free throws in the last 3:37 of the second half.
 
Quincy had four players in double-figures, led by Weedman's 20 points while Maggie Cunningham chipped in 12 points. Carly Bettencourt tallied 12 points while Carly Beebe turned in 11 points for the Hawks.
 
Lewis heads on the road in GLVC action when they take on Maryville University on Thursday (Jan. 9). Tip off is set for 5:15 PM at Moloney Arena in St. Louis, Mo.