ROCKFORD, Ill. - The Rockford University women's basketball team (14-10) had little trouble facing the Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks (5-19) in a Thursday night win with a final score of 61-30. Almost the entire Regents roster had a chance to contribute over the course of the game, as the lead was never in doubt after the opening run.
Evelyn Abundes had a season-high 14 points including three three-pointers to lead Rockford. With the 15th win of the year, women's basketball has the most wins as a program since 2008, a great accomplishment. The Regents will try and carry this momentum into Saturday's game against MSOE at the Seaver Center.
- The Regents started off the game with ten straight points. Da Sani Hannah led the scoring with seven in that span.
- Illinois Tech got on the board with just over five minutes left in the first quarter to make the score 10-2.
- The Scarlet Hawks won the remainder of the quarter, scoring eight points to the Regent's five to put the score at 15-8 in favor of Rockford at the first break.
- Evelyn Abundes was the only scorer for Rockford in the first six minutes of the second quarter. She scored eight total points over that run and the Regents defense only gave up four points. RU held the lead by 11 points, 23-12.
- Another 8-4 run for Rockford followed, Imani McNamee scored six of those points and Lauren Shafer contributed two. This brought an end to the half with the score in the Regents favor 31-16.
- Coming out of the half, it was a balanced game with both sides trading two-pointers, 6-6, in the first portion of the quarter.
- Illinois Tech hit a free throw and then struggled to maintain the Regents, who went on a 12-0 run, before IIT hit one more free throw to end the quarter. Natalie Posadas had four points, Roshanda Stevens and Lamyia Maebane had three, and Da Sani Hannah had two for the Regents. The end of the third quarter was very much in Rockford's hands with the score at 49-24.
- Rockford poured on more points in the fourth quarter, scoring 12 more points during the run and only allowing two. Lauren Shafer had five, Jocelyn Callahan had four, and Evelyn Abundes hit a three-pointer during the final run.
- Illinois Tech scored the final four points of the match, but Rockford was already comfortably in front, winning by 31 points and a final score of 61-30.
