DUBUQUE, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The Loras women's basketball team improved to 5-5 on the season after a 79-72 win over Elmhurst on Monday afternoon. Led by senior
Terese McMahon with a career-high 25 points, the Duhawks shot a season-best 56.1 percent from the floor as a team.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
First Quarter
- McMahon got the Duhawk offense rolling early in the first, with four straight points for a 6-5 lead.
- Junior Lauren Stanich converted on a steal from senior Lori Obendorf, with a layup for a four-point lead with 34.5 seconds remaining in the quarter.
Second Quarter
- Obendorf started the quarter strong, as the Naperville, Ill. native drove into the paint, taking a foul for the and-1. The senior converted on the three-point play to put the Duhawks up seven at 21-14.
- Tough Loras defense, including a block from Obendorf, forced two-straight Elmhurst turnovers, as the Duhawks compiled a seven-point lead midway through the quarter.
- Junior Addie Oberman converted on her own steal on the fast-break which gave Loras their largest lead in the half at 28-16 with just under four minutes remaining in the quarter.
Third Quarter
- At 6:12, McMahon extended Loras' lead to 13 after the Lindenhurst, Ill. native converted off her own offensive rebound with a putback.
- McMahon got on the board again for the Duhawks as the senior drew a foul while making her shot. The senior would hit her free throw, good for her 20th point of the day.
Fourth Quarter
- The Bluejays pulled within four points at 74-70 after a made 3-pointer from Elmhurst's Kaela Jones.
- Loras converted on three Bluejay fouls in the last 45 seconds in regulation, shooting 5-of-6 from the line to solidify the 79-72 victory.
FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME
Terese McMahon | The senior had a career-high 25 points while shooting 10 of 18 from the floor. McMahon also added two rebounds and a steal.
SOUNDBITES
UP NEXT
The Duhawks travel to Berea, Ohio for the Baldwin Wallace Tournament on Dec. 29 and 30. Loras is set to take on La Roche in their first of two match-ups of the tournament, tip-off is set for 2 p.m. EST on Dec. 29.
