Box Score

The Carthage College women's basketball team (7-2, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked 16th in the Dec. 21 “D3hoops.com” poll and 16th in the Dec. 14 Women's Basketball Coaches Association/USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division III poll, snapped a two-game losing streak on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 19 by thumping Clarke University (4-9), 70-40, at the Kehl Center in Dubuque, Iowa.

 

Carthage never trailed in the game, as the Lady Reds opened up a 15-point lead, 27-12, at 6:32.  The lead went to 18 points, 30-12, at 5:31, and Carthage led by 20 at the break, 37-17.  An 18-2 run at the start of the second period pushed the Lady Reds' lead to 36 points, 55-19, at 12:27.  Carthage led by as much as 37, 70-33, at 3:34 and went on to win by 30 points, 70-40.  

The Lady Reds shot 51 percent (27-53), while the Crusaders shot just 29 percent (12-41), including a zero-for-10 effort from beyond the three-point line.  Carthage won the rebounding battle, 35-30.  Diana Jacklin (Jr., Berwyn, Ill./Morton West) led the Lady Reds with 13 points on six-of-nine field goals, while Cailee Corcoran (So., Oak Lawn, Ill./Chicago Marist) had 11 points on five-of-six shooting.  Brittany Collier paced the Crusaders with a game-high 15 points.