Eureka falls short against Fontbonne in conference tilt

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Senior guard Emily Camden (Green Valley, Ill./Midwest Central) and junior forward Michaela Balducci (Eureka, Ill./Eureka) scored 12 points apiece, but it wasn't enough in a 76-57 St. Louis Intercollegiate Conference loss to the Fontbonne Griffins, Wednesday night inside Mabee Gymnasium in St. Louis, Mo.

Eureka has lost their last four in a row and have slipped to 3-11 overall and 2-5 in conference play.

The Red Devils were outscored 19-13 in quarter one and 17-15 in quarter two to trail 36-28 at the half. EC turned the ball over 18 times in the first half.

EC shot .265 from the floor (9 of 34) in the second half, while Fontbonne fired at a .552 clip (16 of 29), outscoring the Red Devils 40-29. The Griffins finished with a 40-32 rebound edge and attempted just seven 3-point field goals tries throughout the contest.

FBU's DeAmbra Pilkinton led the host's offensive charge with a game-high 19 points, shooting 7-for-11 from the field.

Freshman Jordan Maxwell (Cuba, Ill./Cuba) sunk a pair of free throws late in the fourth quarter to register her first collegiate points.

Eureka College Statistics, Leaders
Field Goal Percentage -.328 (20-61)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .241 (7-29)
Free Throw Percentage - .455 (10-22)
Balducci (12 points, 9 rebounds, 5 steals)
Camden (12 points, 2 assists)
Kelsey Forsythe (10 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals)

Fontbonne University Statistics, Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .483 (28-58)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .286 (2-7)
Free Throw Percentage - .818 (18-22)
Pilkinton (19 points, 4 rebounds)
Erika Kuhn (12 points, 7 rebounds)
Emily Haring (12 points, 5 assists)

What's Next?
Eureka returns to the Christine Bonati Bollwinkle Arena and Convocation Center on Saturday with a 1 p.m. matchup against the Blackburn Beavers.