The Green Knights led 40-21 at halftime and then put the defensive clamps on tighter in the second half, yielding just five field goals in the final 20 minutes. Illinois College was 13-for-61 from the floor and was 2-for-20 from three-point range.
St. Norbert led 21-14 with 7:53 left in the first half before going on a 15-0 run over the next 4:04 to take a 36-14 lead with 3:47 left in the half. St. Norbert led 46-25 with 15:09 left and never led by less than 21 points the rest of the game.
Bianca White led St. Norbert with 24 points, while Morgan Strasser added 12 points for the Green Knights, who were 32-for-43 at the free-throw line. Ashley Law was the only Illinois College player in double figures at 11 points.
Newspaper Box Score Illinois College vs St. Norbert College 1/20/07 1 p.m. at Schuldes Sports Center - De Pere, Wis. At Schuldes Sports Center - De Pere, Wis. ST. NORBERT COLLEGE 77, ILLINOIS COLLEGE 41 ILLINOIS COLLEGE (3-13, 1-8 MWC) Ashley Law 5-8 0-0 11; Candace Norville 1-6 4-4 6; Casey Johnson 2-3 0-2 5; Nikki Bloemer 2-6 0-0 4; Caitlin McCarthy 2-5 0-0 4; Lauren Napier 0-3 3-4 3; Janelle Kuhn 0-5 2-2 2; Lisa Imel 0-7 2-2 2; Jolene Dodge 1-7 0-0 2; Emma Reuschel 0-0 2-2 2; Megen Richards 0-4 0-0 0; Kristen Endress 0-1 0-0 0; Danielle Alpers 0-1 0-0 0; Alexsha Alexander 0-2 0-0 0; Denise Pachlhofer 0-3 0-0 0; Leah Reuschel 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-61 13-16 41. ST. NORBERT COLLEGE (10-5, 7-2 MWC) Bianca White 7-12 10-11 24; Morgan Strasser 3-8 5-6 12; Linsey Propson 3-7 3-4 9; Erin Riutta 1-2 5-8 7; Emily Otzelberger 1-2 4-8 6; Cortney Biese 2-4 1-2 5; Victoria Le Fevre 1-3 2-2 4; Ellen Hake 2-4 0-0 4; Denise Heuser 2-8 0-0 4; Becky Melis 0-0 2-2 2; Aimee D'Amour 0-1 0-0 0; Missy Holschbach 0-0 0-0 0; Jenny Scherer 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-52 32-43 77. Illinois College.............. 21 20 - 41 St. Norbert College........... 40 37 - 77 3-point goals--Illinois College 2-20 (Ashley Law 1-3; Casey Johnson 1-1; Nikki Bloemer 0-2; Janelle Kuhn 0-2; Lisa Imel 0-1; Jolene Dodge 0-1; Megen Richards 0-3; Kristen Endress 0-1; Alexsha Alexander 0-2; Denise Pachlhofer 0-2; Candace Norville 0-2), St. Norbert College 1-5 (Morgan Strasser 1-1; Linsey Propson 0-1; Denise Heuser 0-1; Aimee D'Amour 0-1; Jenny Scherer 0-1). Fouled out--Illinois College-None, St. Norbert College-None. Rebounds--Illinois College 35 (Ashley Law 7), St. Norbert College 48 (Morgan Strasser 7). Assists--Illinois College 9 (Lisa Imel 2), St. Norbert College 12 (Linsey Propson 5). Total fouls--Illinois College 30, St. Norbert College 13. Technical fouls--Illinois College-None, St. Norbert College-None. A-435