Shariah Gailes
Libby Price
78
Ill. Springfield UIS 5-6,3-3 GLVC
90
Winner Eckerd Eckerd 6-4,1-2 Sunshine State
Ill. Springfield UIS
5-6,3-3 GLVC
78
Final
90
Eckerd Eckerd
6-4,1-2 Sunshine State
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Ill. Springfield UIS 16 14 19 29 78
Eckerd Eckerd 20 30 18 22 90

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

UIS Unable to Complete Comeback in 90-78 Loss to Eckerd

The Prairie Stars fell to 5-6 with a loss to Eckerd at the Century Retail Christmas Classic on Saturday.
Game Summary
  • The Prairie Stars trailed 20-16 by the end of the first quarter, with 7 points coming from Amaya Asher
  • The Eckerd Tritons hit their stride in the second quarter, shooting above 60% from the floor to outscore UIS 30-14
  • Scoring was much more even in the third quarter of the matchup with UIS leading it 19-18
  • UIS entered the final ten minutes trailing by a margin of 19 points. The Stars were able to cut the deficit to 10 with just over two minutes to play
  • UIS fought until the end, improving to 52.9% field goal shooting and making 11-of-16 free throws in the final quarter
From the Box Score
  • UIS managed 25 second chance points, 17 fast break points, an 33 points off the bench, holding the advantage in each statistic
  • Amaya Asher led UIS with 17 points while Jessenia Lawson and Michaela Gibbons added 16 apiece, with a majority of their points coming in the final quarter
  • UIS totaled 43 rebounds, 24 offensive an 19 defensive
  • Saharra Murphy and Amaya Asher each contributed three steals while Shariah Gailes had the team's only block
Up Next
UIS women's basketball returns home to TRAC on Dec. 31 against Lake Superior State.
 
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