ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The Lewis University women's basketball team won, 67-63, over Upper Iowa Saturday (Feb 10) at Neil Carey Arena.

LEWIS LEADERS
Points: Grace Hilber (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie) (18), Taylor Gugliuzza (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way West) (13), Jenna Badali (Oak Lawn, Ill./Mother McAuley) (12), Cierra McNamee (Moline, Ill.) (11)
Rebounds: Hilber (10), Kathryn Schmidt (Hampshire, Ill./Burlington Central) (7)
Assists: Badali (4)
Steals: Badali (4), Gugliuzza (2), Cierra McNamee (Moline, Ill.) (2)
Blocks: McNamee (1), Schmidt (1), Ally Cesarini (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township) (1)

RECORDS
Lewis 13-8 (12-3 GLVC) | Upper Iowa 10-9 (7-8 GLVC)

SUMMARY
Upper Iowa scored first and held a 6-5 lead after some early back-and-forth action. Cesarini drained a three-point shot to give Lewis the lead.

The Flyers ended the first quarter on a 9-0 run to secure a 19-9 lead after 10 minutes. Lewis was 3/6 (.500) from beyond the arc in the opening frame, while the Peacocks went just 1/7 (.143).

Upper Iowa scored the first five points of the second quarter and went on another 5-0 run midway through the frame to get within five points at 26-21. The Flyers responded with a 7-2 push, going 3/3 from the floor in the stretch, to bring the lead back to 10, 33-23.

The Peacocks made a pair of layups before halftime, making it 33-27 Lewis at the half. Upper Iowa shot much better in the second quarter, going 7/14 (.500) from the field.

Lily Courier (LaGrange, Ill./Lyons Township) made the first basket of the second half for the Flyers but the Peacocks responded by scoring the next six points to get within two, 35-33. Lewis went on a 10-4 run with four points from Badali to restore the lead to 45-37.

Upper Iowa wouldn't go down easily, though, later going on a 7-0 run to get back to down two, 47-45, late in the frame before a free throw by the Flyers made it 48-45 heading to the fourth quarter. Both teams struggled from distance in the third, with Lewis going 0/5 for three while Upper Iowa was 0/3.

After the Peacocks made the first shot of the final quarter, Hilber made back-to-back buckets for the Flyers. Both teams went back-and-forth from there until a big three-pointer from Gugliuzza put the Lewis lead at 60-54 with 4:15 to play.

Upper Iowa responded with a three of its own and got to within two with one minute left in regulation at 63-61. The Flyers made four free throws down the stretch to secure the 67-63 victory.

UP NEXT
Lewis women's basketball heads on the road to take on Illinois-Springfield Thursday (Feb. 15) at 5:30 p.m. CT.