CHICAGO, Ill. – MSOE women's basketball hit the court for the second time this week when they made the drive to the Windy City to take on Illinois Tech. The Raiders used a dominate second quarter to seal the deal on their third straight victory.  

FINAL SCORE
MSOE RAIDERS – 57
Illinois Tech – 38

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Everything wasn't completely easy for MSOE (3-1, 2-0 NACC). While they never trailed in the contest, Illinois Tech (2-5, 0-2 NACC) was only down by four after the first quarter.
• The Scarlet Hawks blew a tire and only scored four points in the second however, allowing the Raiders to pull away with 15 of their own.
• MSOE outscored Illinois Tech in the second half as well, with their defense holding IIT to just 29.8 shooting percentage from the field overall in a 19-tally victory.

RAIDER REMARKS

• The Raiders and Scarlet Hawks have gone to battle nine times in the all-time series. MSOE has walked away with victories in all nine contests.
• The Red & White dominated in the paint, outscoring IIT 38-16 under the rim.

MSOE STAT TRACKER
Points – Raekyiah Williams (13)
Rebounds – Chloe Kurkjian (6)
Assists – Emily Runey (4)
Steals – Grace Ellington (3)
Blocks – Chloe Kurkjian (2)

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will play their first home game in almost a month when they welcome Concordia Wisconsin to the Kern Center for a 7:00 pm tipoff on Tuesday.

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