ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The Lewis University women's basketball team defeated Central State 74-44 Wednesday (Dec. 17) in a non-conference contest at Neil Carey Arena. It was the second win in three days for the Flyers (4-7).
IMPACT PLAYERS
Yahaira Bueno (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook) (6 assists) and
Ally Cesarini (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township) (4 blocks) scored 14 points each to lead Lewis, while
Kree Nunnally (Crystal Lake, Ill./Example Academy) and
Jasmine Jones (Bolingbrook, IL/Bolingbrook) (9 rebounds) had nine points each.
Ma'Kayla Williams scored 12 points to lead Central St.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Central State (2-9) scored the first seven points of the contest before Lewis answered with 12 in a row to lead 12-7 with 2:46 left in the quarter as a Jones three-pointer finished the run. The Marauders scored the next basket but Lewis finished with the final six points of the quarter to lead 18-9 after one.
Lewis extended the run to 11 straight points to open the second quarter and took a 23-9 lead after a
Gabi Hoover (Mishawaka, Ind./La Lumiere) three-pointer. The Flyers held Central State scoreless over the final 4:33 of the half, scoring the final 12 points of the half as Bueno finished the half with a pair of three-pointers to take a 39-16 lead at the half.
Mallory Ramage (Mattoon, Ill./Loyola Chicago) made it 14 straight Flyer points with a jumper to open the third quarter scoring. Lewis steadily built its lead to 29 points in the third quarter before taking a 55-27 lead into the fourth quarter.
The largest lead of the game was 34 points at 68-34 on a
Danica Gosz (Germantown, WI/Germantown) three-pointer with 2:26 before the Marauders cut the deficit to 30 by the end of the game. Lewis shot 57.1 percent from the floor (24-of-42) and 60 percent (9-of-15) from beyond the arc. It outrebounded Central State 36-20.
POSTGAME COMMENTS
GAME NOTES
- Today marked the first time since March 1, 2025 against Upper Iowa where Lewis held an opponent to a sub-20% three-point percentage. That game, the Peacocks shot just 18 percent from beyond the arc.
- Cesarini has 19 steals in her past four games
- First time shooting over 55 percent from the floor since Feb. 19, 2024 when the Flyers shot 60.4 percent at Illinois Springfield.
UP NEXT
The Flyers travel to Roosevelt Saturday (Dec. 20) at 1 p.m.
