The Fighting Illini poured in 42 points in the second half to defeat the Wildcats, 71-57, Wednesday night.
Christina Dalce of the Villanova and Adalia McKenzie of the Illinois battle for the ball in the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament Championship on April 3.
The Wildcats concluded their season with a 71-57 loss to Illinois in the Women’s Basketball Invitation Championship on Wednesday evening. Illinois’ Makira Cook, who finished with a game-high 27 points, was unstoppable from three-point range, making 5-of-6 shots. Junior Lucy Olsen had a team-high 22 points for the Wildcats, but it wasn’t enough to capture the program’sThere were six lead changes in the first half, highlighted by a 11-2 run from the Wildcats that sent them into the break with a 32-29 lead. Villanova’s defense had an impressive second quarter, holding Illinois to nine points.
However, Illinois answered back in the third quarter with a 16-0 run to take over an 11-point lead, its largest of the night.Villanova ended the run after a three-pointer from freshman Brynn McCurry, but the Wildcats couldn’t relinquish the lead.Despite the season ending loss, head coach Denise Dillon and her Wildcats answered some questions this season, including who will fill the void with Maddy Siegrist going to the WNBA.The honorable mention All-American averaged 12.4 points as a sophomore.
Olsen has scored 20 or more points in 25 of 35 games played, and has had 30 or more points 10 times this season. Her best performance was against Temple on Nov. 19 when she tallied a career-high 40 points.Runyan made a splash in the postseason, finishing with 11 points in the WBIT final. She started in all 35 games this season, averaging 7.5 points and 4.7 rebounds.
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