JACKSONVILLE, Ill- The Lady Blues dropped a heart breaker to open conference play Wednesday night against Cornell College, 60-58. IC moves to 2-6 on the season and Cornell climbs to 4-3.
The Lady Blues trailed after the first quarter 16-14 but came back to lead going into the half, 36-30 over the Rams. IC led by as many as 11 points midway through the 3
rd quarter and went into the 4
th quarter up seven points.
Illinois College and Cornell made a combined six field goals in the fourth quarter of play. With just six seconds remaining, Illinois College was assessed a flop technical foul, giving the Rams a trip to the free-throw line. Erin Knowles capitalized, making both shots to secure the win for Cornell.
Kallie Oestreicher led the charge for the Lady Blues with 17 points and eight rebounds going 5-8 from behind the arc.
Ashlyn Wightman added 10 points along with seven rebounds. IC outrebounded the Rams 48-44, but Cornell went to the line 26 times to the Lady Blues six.
Anna McKee finished with nine points, six rebounds, and three steals.
Up Next
The Lady Blues are back in action at home for the final home game of the 2024 calendar year against Ripon College at 1:00pm.
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