Fontbonne Pulls Away from Eureka, 80-54
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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Fontbonne (13-10,8-4 SLIAC) | 18 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 80 |
Eureka (6-18,3-9 SLIAC) | 21 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 54 |
Fontbonne
Game Statistics | Fontbonne | Eureka |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (26-54) | (23-56) |
Field Goal % | 48.1% | 41.1% |
Rebounds | 33 | 36 |
Assists | 13 | 12 |
Turnovers | 18 | 26 |
Pts off Turnovers | 24 | 12 |
2nd Chance Pts | 12 | 11 |
Pts in the Paint | 34 | 30 |
Fastbreak Pts | 6 | 4 |
Bench Pts | 34 | 26 |
EUREKA – The Eureka women's basketball team dropped an 80-54 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against Fontbonne on Saturday.
Abby Stotler (Wyoming, Ill./Stark County/MacMurray) recorded 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting for the Red Devils.
Jurnee Flournoy (Decatur, Ill./Decatur MacArthur) and Reece Putrich (Farmington, Ill./Farmington Central) came off the bench and added nine and eight points, respectively.
Josie Ness (Sandwich, Ill./Sandwich) tallied a team-high eight rebounds to go with six points, while Sydney Hannam (Canton, Ill./Canton/Spoon River) added seven points.
The Red Devils had control early on, leading by as many as seven points in the first quarter and holding a 21-18 advantage heading into the second quarter.
It started to slip away midway through the second, and the Griffins led 35-31 at half.
In the third, the visitors heated up and pulled way with a 25-point explosion and extended the lead to a game-high 31 midway through the fourth quarter.
Fontbonne's Ja'mise Bailey posted a game-high 19 points and had five steals. Kourtney White posted a double-double of 13 points and 13 rebounds, while Kya Harbour added 12 points and Brianna Beamer contributed 10 points off the bench.
Eureka outrebounded Fontbonne 36-33 in the loss. The maroon and gold are currently sitting in the sixth and final playoff spot in the SLIAC standings.
On Tuesday at 5:30, the Red Devils (6-17, 3-9 SLIAC) will host Principia (11-10, 6-6 SLIAC) for Senior Night.