PLYMOUTH, WI - The Benedictine University women's basketball team lost for the first time in conference play at Lakeland University after a difficult second half.

FINAL SCORE
Lakeland 60, Benedictine 50

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine led for the entire first quarter, jumping ahead on a Casey Williams three-pointer
• Britney Pitzer made a three-pointer late in the quarter to make the score 15-10 but Lakeland came back to tie the game at the end of one
• Trailing 19-17, Benedictine went on a 12-2 run to move ahead by eight points
• A three from MaKayli Vann opened the run and Reggie Much capped it with a three-pointer at the 3:59 mark to make the score 29-21
• Benedictine led 29-25 at the half but Lakeland closed the third on a 10-0 run to take a 42-34 lead
• Benedictine came back to tie the game at 48 on a D'Asia Williams three-pointer with 3:53 to go, but Lakeland denied a comeback with five free throws in the final minute

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine shot just 25.9 percent in the second half, making only one three-pointer on 12 attempts
• Benedictine made six first half threes and finished the game shooting 34 percent
• Lakeland held a 37-35 edge on the glass and scored 32 points in the paint
• D'Asia Williams finished with 14 points to lead Benedictine
• Allison Michalski totaled 11 points with Alex Fanning reeling in 10 rebounds

UP NEXT
Benedictine (5-2, 1-1 NACC) travels to Dominican University next Saturday