CHICAGO – College of Chicago’s Twenty first-ranked ladies’s basketball program used a 28-point fourth quarter to defeat Thirteenth-ranked UW-Whitewater 63-58 on Wednesday night within the Ratner Athletics Heart.
Trailing by 10 at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Maroons used lockdown protection and well timed capturing to outscore the Warhawks 28-13 within the closing 10 minutes, staying undefeated and shifting to 9-0 within the course of. Sophia North scored 11 of her 26 factors within the closing body, which included the go-ahead layup with 2:37 remaining.
UChicago then held off UW-Whitewater down the stretch with six made free throws within the closing minute. Bella Alfaro made a stable contribution off the bench, ending with 9 factors on 3-of-6 capturing from the sphere. Starters Marissa Powe and Grace Hynes each chipped in eight. Mallory Brodnik led the defensive effort with six rebounds and three blocked photographs.
As a group, the Maroons pressured 22 UWW turnovers and scored 21 factors from Warhawk miscues. UChicago, regardless of not having the scale benefit, additionally had 30 factors within the paint in comparison with the Warhawks’ 22.
The victory is the highest-ranked win for the ladies’s program since defeating No. 11 Trine on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019.
