East Peoria, IL - The 10th-ranked Illinois Central College Women's Basketball team (24-6, 14-2) scored in bunches on their way to a 103-41 victory over Lewis & Clark on Sophomore Day on Saturday afternoon in Region 24 action. The Cougars nailed 13 three-pointers as every player hit the scoring column in what was the final regular season game for both teams. The win gave ICC a share of the Midwest Athletic Conference Championship, their first since the 2019-2020 season. 

The home team had things rolling from the beginning, as Lily Luczkowiak, Larissa Taylor, Addy Engel, and Savannah Orgeron all scored inside for an early 14-4 lead. Lauren Maas found Engel inside on the break and Kamryn Heider nailed a three-pointer just before the buzzer sounded for a 23-12 first quarter lead.

The second quarter opened with a Kaitlin White score, Engel baseline drive, and Orgeron post-up as the Cougars opened up a 35-16 advantage at the 5:04 mark. The next five minutes was a shooting clinic, as ICC's next seven scores came on either three-pointers or potential three-point plays.

Freshman sharpshooter Madison Jobe swished three three-pointers in a row (second such occurrence this season; @ Danville - January 20th) on assists from the guards (Addi Swadinsky, Maas, and Khalise Thomas) and then Jobe found Orgeron for a trifecta to stretch the lead to 45-19. Maas and Cora DeSutter each had old-fashioned three-point plays and Thomas nailed another trey as ICC held a 55-21 halftime lead. 

Gracie Heckert opened the third with a three-pointer (assist Swadinsky) and then Heckert returned the favor, as Swadinsky tickled the twine for three from the right wing. Orgeron added another trey followed by Engel and Kaitlin White layups for a 68-27 lead. Heider and Jobe combined for three more long-range bombs and an 85-24 lead. The Cougars stayed on the attack, as Emily Dana scored in transition along with points in the paint from DeSutter and Swadinsky as ICC cruised to the win. 

COUGAR STATISTICS
Savannah Orgeron | 16 points, 9 rebounds
Kamryn Heider | 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
Madison Jobe | 15 points (5 3's)
Addy Engel | 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals
Cora DeSutter | 9 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists
Kaitlin White | 8 points, 3 rebounds
Addi Swadinsky | 5 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists
Lauren Maas | 5 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists
Larissa Taylor | 4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists
Emily Dana | 4 points, 3 rebounds
Lily Luczkowiak | 4 points
Gracie Heckert | 3 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
Khalise Thomas | 3 points, 4 assists

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE COUGARS
2025 Region 24 Tournament Quarterfinal
vs. #7 John Wood Blazers (10-19)
Tuesday, March 4th - 5:30 PM
at Ramsey Gym - East Peoria, IL
Watch Live (Hudl-TV)
Listen Live (Mixlr)

FULL REGION 24 TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
Quarterfinals (Tuesday, March 4th - 5:30 PM)
G1 | #8 Lewis & Clark (4-26) at #1 Lincoln Land (28-2)
G2 | #5 Danville Area (19-11) @ #4 Parkland (19-11)
G3 | #7 John Wood (10-19) @ #2 ICC COUGARS (24-6)
G4 | #6 Kaskaskia (7-22) @ #3 Lake Land (24-6)

Semifinals (Thursday, March 6th - Times TBA)
G5 | Winner G1 vs. Winner G2 - @ Higher Seed
G6 | Winner G3 vs. Winner G4 - @ Higher Seed

Championship (Saturday, March 8th - Times TBA)
G7 | Winner G5 vs. Winner G6

Winner advances to the 2025 NJCAA Division-II Women's Basketball National Tournament, which takes place Monday, March 17th - Saturday, March 22nd at the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center in Joplin, Missouri. 

OTHER NOTABLES
- This was ICC's first game breaking the century mark since a 115-40 win at home against Spoon River on January 8th. It is the fifth game this season alone scoring 100+ points in a game. 
- Savannah Orgeron's 16 points brought her up to 713 career points. Orgeron becomes just the sixth player in the Karrie Redeker Era (since 2013) to join the 700 Point Club (Cierra McNamee, Chanta Wright, Summer Stoewer, Destiny Ramsey, Abby Coates). 
- The Cougars finished the regular season at (13-1) at home, their best since going (10-1) in 2020-21 and the famed (15-0) home season in 2018-19.