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Romeoville, Ill. – The No. 15 Lewis University women's basketball team had five Flyers score in double figures on Saturday (Feb. 22), as they collected a 75-63 victory over McKendree University for their 24^th-straight win at Neil Carey Arena.
 
The Flyers improve to 21-4 on the year and 15-2 in Great Lakes Valley Conference action while the Bearcats fall to 8-17 on the campaign and 3-14 in league play.
 
Redshirt sophomore guard Jamie Johnson (South Holland, Ill./Marian Catholic) led the Flyers with 19 points, five assists and four rebounds. Sophomore forward Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) collected her 21^st double-double of the season with 14 points and 13 boards as junior forward Jess Reinhart (Normal, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic) chipped in 13 points and six rebounds.
 
Junior guard Kristin Itschner (Metamora, Ill./Peoria Notre Dame) tallied 12 points, four boards and two blocks while sophomore guard Alyssa Dengler (Chicago, Ill./Trinity) scored 10 points for the Flyers.
 
"Getting the offensive balance that we had tonight is big for us," Lewis head women's basketball coach Lisa Carlsen said. "It makes us a tough team to prepare for."
 
"We did a nice job establishing things defensively early in the game," Carlsen continued. "Something we talked about over the last 48 hours is making sure we don't have the defensive breakdowns that have plagued us over the last week or so."
 
Lewis, never relinquishing the lead, shot 50.8 % (32-of-63) from the field while holding the Bearcats to shooting 30.8% (24-of-78) from the floor, tallying 52 points in the paint.
 
The Flyers also won the battle on the boards 46-42 and blocked seven Bearcat shots.
 
The Bearcat offense was led by Brittany Willis' 22 points and six rebounds while teammate Liz Gilman chipped in 15 points, including three three-pointers. Danielle Amann-Stewa picked up a double-double with 16 points and 15 boards.
 
The Flyers wrap up the 2014 regular season on Thursday (Feb. 27) when they host UW-Parkside for a 5:30 PM tip-off at Neil Carey Arena.