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PDF Box ScoreKENOSHA, Wis. – In the final regular season game of the season, No. 2 Lewis women's basketball picked up a 60-46 road Great Lakes Valley Conference victory at UW-Parkside on Thursday (Feb. 26). The win gives Lewis their 17
th GLVC win of the season, a new school record for single-season conference wins.
After a back-and-forth first 15 minutes, Lewis finished the first half on a 15-6 run. Senior
Jess Reinhart (Normal, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic) had seven of her nine points in the run. The Flyers continued to pour it on to start the second half, opening the final 20 minutes on a 12-0 run. UW-Parkside's first point of the second half didn't come until a layup at the 12:57 mark.
Lewis' run coincided with a focus to get the ball inside. Lewis attempted 10 3-pointers over the game's first five minutes, but only five in the following 35 minutes. The extended run put Lewis up by as many as 18 points. UW-Parkside did respond, making it a 10-point Lewis lead at the 8:26 mark, but the Flyers scored the next seven points to put the game away.
The Flyers limited UW-Parkside to a season-low 28.2 percent shooting (20-of-71) from the floor, including a 6-of-33 performance beyond the arc. The 33 3-point attempts are a season high for the Rangers.
Lewis went 14-of-18 from the free throw line while UW-Parkside missed all five of their free throw attempts. The Rangers didn't attempt a free throw in the second half.
Junior
Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) recorded her 21
st double-double of the season and 46
th of her career with 20 points and 15 rebounds. Senior
Jamie Johnson (South Holland, Ill./Marian Catholic) totaled 11 points. Senior
Alexus Grayer (Washington, Ill./Washington) finished with nine points, all in the second half.
"We treated tonight as the first game of the postseason," Lewis head coach
Lisa Carlsen said. "I thought we did a good job on the defensive end and as the game went on we did a better job of getting the ball inside."
Lewis improves to 27-1 (17-1 GLVC). UW-Parkside falls to 21-6 (14-4 GLVC). The win moves Lewis to 16-0 in games away from Neil Carey Arena this season. The Flyers will continue their season on Friday (March 6) in the GLVC Tournament. The event will be played at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo. Lewis' opponent and game time is to be determined.
