Eureka High School held Stillman Valley to 38 points and 39 percent field goal shooting Monday night. The Hornets also forced 22 turnovers, instead it seemed to do everything but fall through the net for the ladies in a 38-26 loss to the Cardinals in the IHSA Monmouth Class 2A Super-Sectional. The Hornets were 10 of 53 from the field for 18.9 percent, ending their season with a 24-7 record. Eureka senior guard Kalla Gold, who scored a game-high 15 points on 5-of-21 accuracy from the field. Five-foot-10 senior Jessica Gerig led Stillman Valley with 11 points and nine rebounds. Katie Fowler, also 5-10, added nine points and seven boards for the Cardinals, who outrebounded Eureka, 39-30.
-Bob
Playing without injured scoring leader Taylor Brown, Bradley (7-22) could not come up with enough offense to overcome Loyola-Chicago (7-19) Saturday night in the Sears BracketBusters contest, dropping a 56-44 decision at Carver Arena before 7,680 loyal fans. Junior forward Ben Averkamp put up a double-double by leading all players with 19 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Ramblers, who earned just their fifth road win in 25 tries at Bradley. Freshman guard Jalen Crawford led the Braves with 12 points and sophomore guard Walt Lemon, Jr. added 11 points off the bench. Final Stats and Game Box Score.
-Bob
Bradley shot 60.6 percent in the second half and used an 11-3 run midway through the period to pull away from defending Missouri Valley Conference regular-season champion Northern Iowa and top the Panthers 75-61 Friday at Renaissance Coliseum. The contest was Bradley’s ninth annual Pink Zone game, with the Braves helping raise $3,200 for the Memorial Chapter of Komen for the Cure. Four Bradley players scored in double figures, paced by sophomore Kelsey Budd’s game-high 22 points on 10-of-15 shooting. The win was BU’s fourth consecutive home victory and snapped a six-game losing streak for the Braves in the series with UNI. Katelyn Oney led UNI in scoring with 14 points, while Brooke Brown added 12 points and Rachel Madrigal tallied 11 points to go with a team-best six rebounds for the Panthers. Click here for final game stats.
-Bob
Bradley was held without a 3-point field goal for an entire game for the second time this season and the cold-shooting allowed Drake (15-12, 8-8 MVC) to escape Carver Arena with a 62-55 victory against the Braves (7-21, 2-14 MVC) Wednesday night. Bradley finished the game 0-for-20 from behind the 3-point arc, but still managed to cut an 18-point deficit with 9:35 remaining to three, 56-53, with 1:20 remaining. Compounding Wednesday’s shooting struggles, season scoring leader Taylor Brown (15.3 ppg) injured his right big toe early in the first half and managed only seven scoreless minutes. Sophomore guard Walt Lemon, Jr. tried to pick up the slack by scoring a game-high 22 points off the Bradley bench. Sophomore center Jordan Prosser was Bradley’s only other double-digit scorer, finishing with 10 points and nine rebounds. Junior swingman Jake Eastman equaled a career-high with 10 boards. Rayvonte Rice paced the Bulldogs with 15 points, while Kurt Alexander added 15 off the bench and Aaron Hawley chipped in with 12, highlighted by an off-balanced jumper from the right wing with 47 seconds left to give the Bulldogs some breathing room, 58-53. Jordan Clarke snared a career-best 16 rebounds to lead Drake’s 44-39 rebounding advantage. Click here for Final Game Stats.
-Bob
Sophomore forward Brandon Pullman scored a game-high 31 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Lincoln College (20-5) to a 92-83 victory over Illinois Central College (8-16) Saturday afternoon in East Peoria, IL. Former central Illinois High school players Tylon Deal (Peoria Richwoods) and Dominique Mosley (Peoria Central) each scored 18 points for the Lynx. Tyler Bell (Normal, IL) was the leading scorer for the Cougars with 25 points and Kenny Jones II (Oswego, IL) added 22 points.
-Bob
