Photo Gallery (by
Sandy King)
Eastern Illinois women's basketball had its 16-game home winning streak, which ranked 11th longest active streak in the NCAA, snapped on Monday afternoon as Drake knocked off the Panthers 83-65.
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EIU had balanced offense throughout the game with four players finishing in double figures. The Panthers held the lead 20-19 after one quarter of play.
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Drake turned to the driving ability of Anna Becker as they led 39-34 at the half. Becker made 16 trips to the free throw line in the game finishing as one of two Bulldogs players with 22 points (Abbie Aalsma the other).
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Lalani Ellis led the Panthers with 14 points with
Ava Stoller,
Clara Glad and
Meioshe Mason joining the double figure party.
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Stoller scored 13 going 2-of-3 from 3-point range. Glad had 11 points and Mason added ten.Â
Nyah Hardy knocked down a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter finishing with eight points.
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As a team EIU finished 7-of-23 from 3-point range with cold shooting quarters in the second (26.7 pct) and third (29.4 pct) doing the damage.
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Drake posted a 50-26 rebounds advantage with 16 offensive rebounds. Maggie Taylor had 16 boards with 11 points.