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PDF Box ScoreST. CHARLES, Mo. – A hot shooting second half helped No. 2 Lewis women's basketball to a 78-63 win over Maryville on Friday (March 6) in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament.
The second seeded Flyers were plagued by foul trouble in the opening half with four Flyers recording two fouls in the first 20 minutes. It contributed to seventh seeded Maryville taking a lead as large as seven in the first half following an 8-0 run. Lewis answered back with an 8-0 run of their own with six of the points coming from the free throw line. It gave Lewis a one-point lead however Maryville's Alex Hillyer made a layup with four seconds left in the half to put the Saints up 38-37 at the break.
Lewis struggled for the first 10 minutes of the second half with turnovers, committing five early miscues. Maryville led 51-49 with 8:39 left when the game changed. Lewis went on a 9-0 run that turned into a 17-3 stretch. The Flyers made seven straight field goal attempts in the 14-point swing. Junior
Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) had six points in the game turning sequence.
2015 GLVC Player of the Year junior
Jamie Johnson (South Holland, Ill./Marian Catholic) was held scoreless in the first half after playing only 11 minutes due to picking up two fouls. It was only the second time this season Johnson didn't have a point in the first half. Johnson bounced back to score 11 points in the second. Senior
Jess Reinhart (Normal, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic) finished with 20 points and nine rebounds thanks to a 10-of-10 performance from the free throw line. She had 12 of her 20 points in the second half. Brawner-Henley recorded her 22
nd double-double of the year with a game-high 22 points and 12 boards. Senior
Alexus Grayer (Washington, Ill./Washington) totaled 12 points, all in the first half.
"I think we did a better job in the second half of playing good solid defense and rebounding the basketball," Lewis had coach
Lisa Carlsen said. "Then we didn't turn it over as much in that late stretch in the second half. It was the little things we did better as the game went on."
Lewis shot 45.6 percent (26-of-57) in the game while limiting Maryville to 36.4 percent (20-of-55) shooting.
Maryville finishes the season 15-14. Lewis improves to 28-1, tying a school record for single season wins. Lewis plays in the GLVC Semifinals on Saturday (March 7) at 8:30 p.m. against the winner of Missouri-St. Louis and Southern Indiana at The Family Arena.
