Women's Basketball | 11/8/2014 7:45:00 PM

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DEKALB, Ill. – Following Lewis women's basketball's takedown of Loyola on Tuesday, the Flyers returned on Saturday (Nov. 8) to defeat Division I Northern Illinois 60-49 at the NIU Convocation Center in an exhibition contest.
 
Lewis led for the game's final 30 minutes. NIU held a 16-12 advantage at the 11:09 mark of the first half when the Flyers went on an 18-2 run over the next six minutes. Junior Jamie Johnson (South Holland, Ill./Marian Catholic) had eight points in the stretch. Lewis took a 37-24 lead to the break. The closest NIU advanced in the second half was at 57-47 with 3:53 remaining. It was a Johnson 3-pointer a minute and a half later to put the Flyers up 13 that iced the game.

Johnson finished with 20 points on 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc. She also added five assists. Senior Jess Reinhart (Normal, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. She helped Lewis out-rebound NIU 45-30. The rebounding differential helped Lewis recover from a 19-9 loss in the turnover battle. The Flyers recorded seven blocks to NIU's zero. Junior Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) had four of the blocks for Lewis.
 
Lewis shot 44.8 percent (26-of-58) from the floor. NIU finished 19-of-57 (33.3 percent).
 
"I thought we did a nice job on the defensive end," Lewis head coach Lisa Carlsen. "It spurred our offense in the first half, but in the second half both teams struggled offensively. We did enough in the second to finish off the game."
 
Danny Pulliam led NIU with 12 points.
 
Lewis has a quick turnaround as the Flyers play at Marquette on Sunday (Nov. 9) at 2 p.m.