Box Score PEORIA, Ill. – The Bradley women's basketball team fell to Eastern Illinois on Tuesday night, 79-67.
Junior
Callie Ziebell started hot, shooting 3-4 and scoring six out of the first eight points for Bradley. The Braves were doing an excellent job facilitating the ball, recording four assists from four different players.
With 45 seconds left in the first half, Ziebell broke her collegiate record in points after scoring her 11th point. She finished the second quarter with 12 points. Bradley scored 25 out of their 41 points off the team's 11 assists. Senior
Ruba Abo Hashesh led the Braves with three assists. The Braves went into halftime trailing, 48-41.
Bradley and Eastern Illinois played a back-and-forth third quarter. The Braves held strong outside the arc, holding the Panthers to 1-6 from three. They held the Panthers scoreless for the last 1:40 in the third quarter.
The Braves shot better from three, making 35.0% from the arc compared to the Panther's 29.4%. The Braves won the rebound battle by one and had two more assists. Bradley battled hard until the end, falling 79-67.
BRADLEY
| Points |
Rebounds |
Assists |
| Ziebell - 14 |
Fitch - 8 |
Abo Hashesh - 6 |
| Fitch and Poock - 13 |
Ziebell and McDougall - 7 |
Poock - 5 |
| Rouse - 12 |
Barkema and Strozier - 4 |
Rouse - 3 |
EASTERN ILLINOIS
| Points |
Rebounds |
Assists |
| McGlone - 32 |
McGlone - 16 |
Monahan - 6 |
| Monahan - 21 |
Lewis - 5 |
Buzzelle - 5 |
| Lewis - 13 |
Colson - 4 |
McGlone and Desroches - 2 |
COMING UP…
The Braves will end this homestand against Quincy University. The game will take place on Thursday, Dec.14, with tipoff scheduled for 11:00 a.m. CT.
This game is Bradley's Field Trip Day!
