Red Devils roll in conference contests versus MacMurray

EUREKA, Ill. – Eureka College women's basketball senior guard Emily Camden (Green Valley, Ill./Midwest Central) scored 23 points and freshman forward Lexi Dooley (Sutter, Ill./Warsaw) collected her first collegiate double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds), pacing the Red Devils to a 67-52 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over the MacMurray Highlanders, Saturday afternoon in the Christine Bonati Bollwinkle Arena and Convocation Center.

MacMurray opened up the day building an early 7-3 lead before the Red Devils scored the next 12 points to construct a 15-7 advantage with 2:19 remaining in the first frame of play.

Leading 20-13 after the first frame, the Red Devils began the second quarter with a Camden 3-pointer to push their lead to double figures, 23-13. The Highlanders sliced the deficit to 25-19 with 5:52 left, but Eureka built their lead back to double-digits and settled for a 36-25 lead heading into the locker room.

Eureka started the second half with a quick 8-0 burst to push the advantage to 44-25. EC's lead reached as high as 19 in the third frame when a layup by junior guard Luci Weis (Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community) pushed to score to 55-39 with 29 seconds to play.

The host controlled the final frame of play, pushing their lead past the 20-point mark, allowing for numerous reserves to see significant minutes of action. Senior forward Faith Williams (Robinson, Ill./Robinson) highlighted the bunch, securing four rebounds in four minutes of play.

MC's Kylie Dostin scored 11 points, while Brianna Markusic tallied 10 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Highlanders.

Eureka College Statistics, Leaders
Field Goal Percentage -.319 (22-69)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .276 (8-29)
Free Throw Percentage - .682 (15-22)
Camden (23 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists)
Dooley (10 points, 11 rebounds)
Weis (10 points, 2 rebounds)

MacMurray College Statistics, Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .443 (15-61)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .182 (4-20)
Free Throw Percentage - .643 (18-28)
Markusic (10 points, 10 rebounds)
Dostin (11 points, 2 blocks, 2 steals)
Kayla Horlacher (10 points, 3 rebounds)

What's Next?
Eureka will be back in conference action on Monday with an 6 p.m. matchup in St. Louis, Mo. against the Webster Gorloks.