Yanni Saddler
Kevin Krows/Millikin University
53
MILLIKIN MILLIKIN 5-7
61
Winner Monmouth College MC 5-6
MILLIKIN MILLIKIN
5-7
53
Final
61
Monmouth College MC
5-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
MILLIKIN MILLIKIN 18 13 10 12 53
Monmouth College MC 18 9 16 18 61

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Millikin Women Fall at Monmouth

    The Millikin women's basketball team closed out 2017 with a 61-53 loss at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois on December 31.
    The game was tied after on quarter of play at 18-18 and the Big Blue pulled out to a 31-27 advantage at the half.  Monmouth rallied in the third quarter and to pull ahead 43-41 at the end of three periods.
    Millikin shot 34.5 percent from the field and struggled from three-point range making on 2-13 (15 percent).  Monmouth shot 45 percent from the field and went 6-17 (35 percent) from three-point range.  The Fighting Scots won the rebounding battle 39-31.
    Millikin's top scorer was junior Yanni Saddler with 18 points.  Freshman Jordan Hildebrand added 12.  Senior Lauren Moses had a team high seven rebounds along with five points.
    Becca Gallis led Monmouth with 20 points.
    Millikin is now 5-7 while Monmouth improves to 5-6.
    The Big Blue return to Colllege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) play on Wednesday, Jan. 3 when they host Elmhurst College.
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