EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Bradley scored 28 points off 24 SIU Edwardsville turnovers and handed the Cougars their first home loss of the year with a 66-60 victory Tuesday at the Vadalabene Center.

The Braves (7-3 overall) led most of the contest, but a dry spell in the second half allowed SIUE to take a three-point lead with 6:35 to play.  Bradley took its largest lead of the game at 47-35 with 13 minutes to play, when the Cougars used a 17-2 run to go in front 52-49.

Sophomore Alyson Spinas-Valainis (Davenport, Iowa/Assumption) hit a shot in the lane near the 13-minute mark, but Bradley would make just one field goal over the next seven minutes and SIU Edwardsville's Jazmin Hill hit three of her eight three-pointers during a 17-2 Cougar run to put her team ahead. 

Senior MacKenzie Westcott (Williamsburg, Iowa/Williamsburg) tied things up at 52-52 with a three-point play on a put-back basket in the lane and sparked a 10-1 BU run.  Leah Kassing (Mt. Sterling, Ill./Brown County) split a pair of free throws after a Bradley steal and made a shot in the paint after a BU offensive board on a missed free throw to put the Braves ahead for good at 55-52.

Katie Yohn (Elgin, Ill./St. Edward) followed a SIUE free throw with a pair of her own and Westcott had another tip-in hoop with 3:06 to play to give BU a six-point advantage (59-53). 

Hill hit two more three-pointers in the next two minutes to help the Cougars pull back within two points (61-59) with one minute to play, but Yohn's baseline jumper with 46 seconds remaining made it a two-possession game (63-59) and the Cougars managed just one point in the closing seconds as the Braves held on for the 66-60 road win.

Bradley improved to 5-0 in true road games this and extended its road win streak to a program record seven consecutive games dating back to last season.  The Braves, who are 5-1 in their last six outings, won three consecutive games for the first time this year.

Sophomore Catie O'Leary (Janesville, Wis./Parker/Wisconsin) tied a season high with 15 points, scoring all of her points in the first half.  Yohn had 13 points and matched a career-high with eight rebounds.  Westcott battled foul trouble in the first half, but collected 10 points, five boards and two assists after the break to finish with 12 points, six rebounds and two assists.

Hill made 8-of-12 three-point attempts, including 5-of-7 in the second half, to pace SIU Edwardsville in scoring with a career-best 28 points; while Katie Hempen added 10 points off the bench.  The Cougars fell to 3-1 at home on the year with the loss.

Bradley will have time off for finals before opening a season-long, four-game homestand Saturday, Dec. 17 against Iowa.  Tickets for the 7 p.m. game at Renaissance Coliseum are available for $1.