East Peoria, IL - Freshman Kaitlin White scored a career-high 24 points as the 18th-ranked Illinois Central College Women's Basketball team (4-2) hit the century mark in a 100-66 win over Black Hawk (3-2) on Wednesday night. It was the first time ICC had scored 100 points in a regular season game since a win over Kankakee on December 11th, 2021.

White shot 10-15 from the field, including a 4-7 effort from three-point range, as several Cougars had strong statistical outputs - Lily Luczkowiak (17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists), Cora DeSutter (11 points, 9 rebounds), Addy Engel (10 points, 3 assists), and Karmyn Heider (10 points, 3 rebounds) make up that group. 

ICC dominated in all areas, dishing out a season-high 28 assists in the victory, as Addi Swadinsky tied her career-high with eight and Lauren Maas set a new early career high with five. The Cougars shot 54% on the night, connecting on 40-74 field goal attempts (10-27 from three-point range), while holding the Braves to just 25% shooting (16-63). ICC also won bench scoring, out-scoring Black Hawk 38-8. The Braves did win the free throw battle, going 29-35 from the charity stripe, compared to the Cougars' 10-13. 

After the teams played to an 11-11 tie in the early going, ICC began to create distance with a suffocating defense and solid team basketball, with seven players scoring in the opening quarter (led by Luczkowiak with seven points) for a 27-16 advantage. 

Baskets by Heider and Engel gave ICC a double-digit lead and two scores by White opened up a 35-21 lead midway through the second. DeSutter got in on the action for a score and Maas got a steal and layup as ICC went into the locker room ahead 47-32. 

Luczkowiak and White opened the half with baskets, as the Cougars' depth continued to wear down Black Hawk to stretch the lead to 54-34. Heider had a put-back and White added another trey for a 74-48 lead heading into the fourth quarter. 

Highlights in the final stanza included an Emily Dana three-pointer (assist Engel), and treys by Heider and Madison Jobe (assists Khalise Thomas) for the final margin. 

COUGAR STATISTICS
Kaitlin White (24 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists)
Lily Luczkowiak (17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists)
Cora DeSutter (11 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists), "I Beat the Dean"
Addy Engel (10 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks)
Kamryn Heider (10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals)
Larissa Taylor (8 points, 2 rebounds)
Lauren Maas (6 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals)
Madison Jobe (6 points)
Addi Swadinsky (3 points, 8 assists, 3 rebounds)
Emily Dana (3 points)
Savannah Orgeron (2 points, 3 rebounds)
Gracie Heckert (2 steals)
Khalise Thomas (3 assists)

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE COUGARS
at Lake Michigan RedHawks (1-3)
Saturday, November 23rd - 12PM CST
at Benton Harbor, Michigan
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