NORMAL, Ill. - The Quincy University women's basketball team completed its final exhibition of the preseason on Sunday (Nov. 4) against Division I Illinois State.  The Hawks fell to the Redbirds 82-55.  

Recap

The Hawks held a 13-12 lead midway through the first quarter.  An 8-2 Redbirds run gave Illinois State a 20-15 lead after one quarter of play.  

QU trailed 25-24 with 5:34 in the second quarter after a three-pointer by Taylor Hickey.  

Illinois State finished the half on a 16-6 run to take a 41-30 lead into the half.  

The Redbirds outscored the Hawks 41-25 in the second half en route to a 82-55 win.  

Taylor Hickey led the Hawks with 11 points on 4-7 shooting.  Hickey was 3-5 from three-point range.  Alexa Low scored eight points, grabbed two rebounds and dished out five assists.  

Ella Gobald also added eight points for the Hawks, knocking down a pair of three-pointers.  

The Hawks open the regular season on Friday (Nov. 9) against Ohio Dominican University.