Box Score PEORIA, Ill. -- The Bradley Braves Women's Basketball team fell in a back and forth nailbiter against Indiana State University, 74-67.
Bradley went down early to Indiana State, but battled back, outscoring the Sycomores 27-20 in the second quarter. The Braves went into halftime down one. The Braves played a smart and strong first half, only allowing two turnovers in the first 20 minutes of play.
The second half saw and even tighter back-and-forth game. The Braves were only outscored by two in the third, and four in the fourth quarter. However, this was enough to create separation between the Braves and Sycomores, with the foul game ending as time expired. Freshman
Halli Poock led the team in scoring, dropping 27 points. This was Poock's second-highest-scoring game this season, the most points she's ever scored inside of Renaissance Coliseum. Poock shot an impressive 8-9 from the free throw line. Her team followed her success at the charity stripe, shooting a team 19-23 of their free throws. The Braves outstole the Sycomores, 8-4. Senior
Isis Fitch and Poock both had two steals for the Braves, with four of their teammates collecting one. Fitch had another double-double, scoring 15 points and grabbing 12 rebounds, the most on Bradley. This tied Fitch's season-high in points scored for the Braves.
BRADLEY
| Points |
Rebounds |
Assists |
| Poock - 27 |
Fitch - 12 |
Abo Hashesh - 4 |
| Fitch - 15 |
Barkema - 7 |
Poock, Fitch and Rouse - 2 |
| Abo Hashesh - 8 |
Poock - 3 |
Dorsey and Barkema - 1 |
INDIANA STATE
| Points |
Rebounds |
Assists |
| Glanton - 20 |
Sawyer - 11 |
Cain - 5 |
| Bess - 18 |
Bess - 9 |
Finnegan and Bess - 4 |
| Cain - 17 |
Glanton - 6 |
Glanton and Sawyer - 3 |
COMING UP...
The Braves will head on the road to take on Missouri State University. The game will be played on Thursday, Feb. 29 at Great Southern Bank Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT.
