ROLLA, Mo. -- Three players scored in double figures as the Lewis University women's basketball team won its third straight game, 59-49 over Missouri S&T Thursday (Jan. 30) in a Great Lakes Valley Conference contest.

TEAM RECORDS
Lewis 16-2, 10-1 GLVC | Missouri S&T 11-6, 6-5 GLVC
                    
LEWIS LEADERS
Points: Jenna Badali (Oak Lawn, Ill./Mother McAuley) (18), Taylor Gugliuzza (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way West) (11), Ally Cesarini (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township) (10)
Rebounds: Cesarini (8), Cierra McNamee (Moline, Ill./Illinois Central College) (8)
Assists: Badali (3)
Blocks: Gabi Hoover (Mishawaka, Ind./La Lumiere) (2), McNamee (2), Cesarini (2)

GAME SUMMARY
Fresh off a career game, Gugliuzza got the Flyers off to a good start with a three-pointer to start the game and give the Flyers a lead they would never relinquish. A pair of baskets from Badali after a Cesarini basket gave Lewis a 9-4 lead.

Two more Gugliuzza three-pointers built the lead to 15-7. Baskets by Cesarini and McNamee gave the Flyers a 19-10 lead after the first quarter.

In a low scoring second quarter, a Badali three-pointer gave Lewis its largest lead of the half at 24-12 with 7:45 left in the second quarter. The defenses took control from there, as the Miners outscored the Flyers 7-3 the remainder of the half as Lewis led 27-19 at the break.

Lewis built its lead back up to 12 points twice during the third quarter as the Flyers led 35-23 at the 6:58 mark of the quarter. The Miners would cut the lead to five points multiple times in the quarter before a pair of free throws from Badali ended the scoring for the quarter, giving the Flyers a 45-38 advantage.

That was the start of an 8-0 run for the Flyers as they scored the first three baskets of the fourth quarter to build their largest lead of the game at 51-38 with 7:54 left in the game.

The Flyers would maintain their double digit lead until 1:26 remaining when a three-pointer from the Miners cut the lead to seven at 54-47. Lewis went 5-for-6 from the free-throw line the remainder of the game to clinch the victory.

Lewis held the Miners to 33.9 percent shooting (19-of-56) for the game and 4-of-19 shooting (21.1%) from beyond the arc.

UP NEXT
The Flyers travel to Springfield, Missouri Saturday to take on Drury at 1 p.m.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Be sure to join us Saturday, February 8 as we induct our newest members of the Academy of Coaches at halftime of the women's basketball game against Lincoln.