East Peoria, Ill. - The #3 ICC women's basketball team (14-6, 4-0) used a big first half to earn a 79-60 win over Spoon River College (10-8, 1-3) on Saturday afternoon in Mid-West Athletic Conference action at Ramsey Gym. The Cougars outscored SRC 29-10 in the second quarter to post a 44-19 lead at the half, holding the Snappers to 21% shooting and forcing nine turnovers to get a comfortable lead. SRC did outscore ICC in the second half, but the Cougars still got the win to record their ninth consecutive victory.

ICC limited SRC to 4-15 on field goal shooting in the opening frame to take a 15-9 lead after one.  A Saniya Tutt three-pointer (assisted by Dayja Evans) and free throws by Kayla Gordon and Cierra McNamee pushed the lead to double digits at 22-9.  Spoon River pulled to within 24-15, but Derria Edwards got a steal and layup to spark a 19-4 run to close the half. Kyleigh Block and Peyton Dearing hit back-to-back three-pointers, and McNamee, Kristyn Mitchell, Block and Evans combined for scores giving ICC a 25-point lead at the half.

The Cougars opened the half in strong fashion as Mitchell, McNamee, and Gordon scored giving ICC their biggest lead on the afternoon at 52-23 with 7:16 to play. However, the Snappers got their offense going to help cut their deficit to 65-43 heading into the final period.  Play continued to be physical in the fourth as the Cougars managed only three field goals but took several trips to the charity stripe (going 8-11) to close out the game and get the win.

Leaders:
Cierra McNamee | 20 points, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks
Kayla Gordon | 11 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists
Kristyn Mitchell | 10 points, 8 rebounds
Dayja Evans | 10 points, 3 assists
Derria Edwards | 8 points, 3 assists, 1 charge taken
Peyton Dearing | 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 charges taken

Next Game:
#3 ICC COUGARS (14-6, 4-0)
@ John Wood Blazers (6-10, 0-2)
Mountain Dew Court - Quincy, Ill.
Wednesday, January 26th, 2022
5:30 PM Tipoff
Live Video
Live Audio (5pm Pregame Show)

Livestream will also be available on the ICC Women's Basketball Facebook Live page.