PEORIA, Ill. ? Junior forward Monica Rogers (Forsyth, Ill./St. Teresa/Hampton) scored seven of her team-high 15 points during a 17-2 second-half BU run to help the Bradley women's basketball to a 68-47 victory over Toledo Saturday afternoon at Robertson Memorial Field House. Rogers was one of three players in double figures for the Braves.

Bradley (4-5 overall) led from start to finish and built a 26-13 first-half lead behind nine points from sophomore Jenny Van Kirk (Waconia, Minn./Waconia). Sophomore guard Skye Johnson (Olympia Fields, Ill./Marian Catholic) put the Braves ahead 26-13 with a layup with 7:12 left in the first half.

The Braves went cold the final seven minutes of the half, however, going 1-for-8 from the field and committing three turnovers down the stretch. Olivia Terry had hit just one three-pointer in Toledo's first six games of the season, but connected on three trey's in the final five minutes of the half to help spark a 15-5 Toledo run to close the half as the teams went into the break with Bradley clinging to a 31-28 lead.

Toledo (3-4 overall) managed to stay within striking distance in the early moments of the second half, trailing 45-40 with 11:10 remaining before the Braves seized momentum with a 17-2 run. Junior Kelly Krumwiede (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West) pulled down an offensive board and made a layup with 10:13 to play to start the run. Fouled on the layup, Krumwiede missed a chance at a three-point play by missing a free throw attempt but hauled down another offensive board on the miss. Rogers split a pair of free throws but rebounded the missed second free throw attempt and capped off what proved to be a five-point Bradley possession with a layup with 10:06 on the clock.

Rogers added another layup with 9:23 to play after a Toledo miss to put Bradley ahead 52-40. The Braves followed up a Toledo basket with 10 consecutive points, highlighted by five points by freshman Raisa Taylor (Decatur, Ill./Eisenhower) as the Braves extended their lead to 62-42 with under five minutes to play. Bradley limited Toledo to 19 second-half points and the Braves outrebounded the Rockets 31-8 in the second half en route to the 68-47 victory.

The win gives Bradley back-to-back wins for the first time this season and marked the first time the Braves have won consecutive games by 20 or points since December 2004. Rogers finished with team highs of 15 points and nine rebounds off the bench. Van Kirk added 11 points, five boards and four assists, while Johnson was also in double figures with 10 points in 25 minutes of play. Krumwiede nearly added a double-double, finishing with nine points and nine rebounds.

Senior Rachel Merriman (Peoria, Ill./Notre Dame/Illinois Central) dished out eight assists and came away with five steals. Fellow senior Devyn Flanagan (Riverton, Ill./Riverton) was limited to six points, but grabbed a season-best nine boards and moved into 22nd on the Braves career scoring list, passing Erika Grogg.

Bradley shot 45.5 percent from the field and dominated Toledo down low. The Braves held a 38-24 edge in points in the paint and outrebounded the Rockets, which came into the game averaging 40 rebounds per game, by a 52-26 margin.

Toledo hit 6-of-13 shots to open the second half, but went 3-for-16 over the final 11 minutes of play and finished the game shooting 34.5 percent from the field. The Rockets were 0-for-6 from beyond the arc in the second half and finished the game 2-for-10 from the free throw line. Terry led all scorers with a season-high 17 points off the bench, hitting 5-of-7 three-point attempts. Allie Clifton added 14 points.

Bradley will have the next week off for finals and will return to action Thursday, Dec. 20 at Chicago State at 7:05 p.m. in the final road game of the non-conference schedule.