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.