Box Score The Carthage College women's basketball team (19-3, 11-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked 25th in the Feb. 6 “D3hoops.com” poll and 26th in the Feb. 6 Women's Basketball Coaches Association/
USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division III poll, remains undefeated in the league following a 78-54 win over Elmhurst College (9-13, 3-8 CCIW) on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at R.A. Faganel Hall in Elmhurst, Ill.
Carthage remains undefeated in the conference race at 11-0 and has a two-game lead over second-place Wheaton College (Ill.) with three games remaining. The win also extended the Lady Reds' current winning streak to a school-record 12 games, which betters a mark of 11-straight set by the 2009-10 team. In addition, the win was Carthage's 10th in a row on the road, which is also a school-record. The Lady Reds last loss was to Howard Payne University, 64-52 on a neutral court, on Dec. 28 and their last road loss was a 49-46 decision at St. Norbert College on Nov. 17.
Carthage never trailed against Elmhurst. The Lady Reds opened up a 30-10 lead at 8:34, led by as much as 22 points late in the first half and led by 19 at the break, 44-25. The lead grew to 25 points, 50-25, at 17:19 second period and to 30 points, 77-47, at 3:20. Carthage wound up with a 24-point win, 78-54.
The Lady Reds shot 52 percent (30-58), including four-of-nine three pointers, while the Bluejays shot just 33 percent (19-57), including six-of-18 from three-point range. Carthage had a 37-31 rebounding advantage. Three Lady Reds scored in double figures.
Stephanie Kuzmanic (Jr., Mount Prospect, Ill./Wheeling) led the way with a game-high 23 points on eight-of-13 field goals, along with a perfect six-of-six free throws, a career-high 13 rebounds and three steals. She also matched a career high with nine assists.
Cailee Corcoran (Sr., Oak Lawn, Ill./Chicago-Marist) scored 18 points on eight-of-11 field goals, along with four rebounds and three steals.
Haley Stercic (Jr., Chicago, Ill./Marist) added 10 points on four-of-nine shooting, and she also had three steals. Karen Senette topped Elmhurst with 12 points.
Carthage plays host to CCIW-opponent Illinois Wesleyan University (15-7, 8-3 CCIW) on Saturday, Feb. 9 in a 5 p.m. game at Tarble Arena in Kenosha, Wis.
