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Washington
51
Western Ill. F-771
92
Winner Butler F-87
Western Ill. F-771
51
Final
92
Butler F-87
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Western Ill. F-771 8 8 11 24 51
Butler F-87 20 18 28 26 92

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | WIU Athletic Communications

Leathernecks Drop Weekend Tilt at Butler

Western Illinois continues to three-game road swing at Southeast Missouri State on Tuesday, Nov. 20.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.— The Western Illinois (1-4) women's basketball team fell at Butler (3-0) in historic Hinkle Fieldhouse, 92-51 on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 17). 
 
"This was about the worst-case scenario," head coach JD Gravina said. "We got off to a bad start and felt like we didn't do anything right. We have a long way to go and we'll have to take some time to reflect on it. We're small, but if we bring a little more toughness to the table I think we can make up for that."

Two minutes into the contest, Taylor Higginbotham used a nice up and under move to tie it up 4-4 on a layup. The Bulldogs went on a 14-1 run over the next six minutes to open up a double-digit advantage, 18-5. Elizabeth Lutz connected on a corner trifecta with one minute to go as the Leathernecks trailed 20-8 after one quarter. 
 
The Bulldogs added to the margin by pounding the ball inside and Western did not have a real answer until a trey by Kyra Washington in the final two minutes to cut the deficit to 32-16. Butler ended the first half on a 6-0 run capped off by a backcourt steal and layup by Kristin Spolyar for a 38-16 halftime lead for the home squad. 
 
Butler rattled off a 16-0 run to start the third quarter before it was snapped on a baseline layup by Annabel Graettinger with 5:15 left as Western was behind, 55-18. Washington hit another three-pointer at the three-minute mark, but the Bulldogs continued to grow their lead to 66-27 after three quarters. 
 
In the middle of the fourth quarter, Washington and Kaufmann went back-to-back from behind the arc as Western Illinois trailed 74-40 before Butler put together another 11-0 run. The Leathernecks scored 24 points in the fourth quarter including a three by Lutz on the final possession in a 92-51 loss. 

Lutz and Washington both scored in double figures with 12 points and 11 points respectively. Higginbotham ripped down a team-high five rebounds. 

The Leathernecks head back on the road to Southeast Missouri State on Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 6:30 p.m. 
 
NOTES:
- 16 points are the fewest points scored in a half since Jan. 6, 2018 when Western Illinois scored 16 points in a 56-49 win against Oral Roberts...
- All ten players saw action for the Leathernecks...
 
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