The William Jewell women's basketball team gave Great Lakes Valley Conference East leader Lewis all they could hand for three quarters but fell 65-51 on Saturday afternoon in Romeoville, Ill. The loss drops the Cardinals to 8-8 overall and 5-4 in GLVC play. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• 1Q: The Cardinals started quickly, jumping out to a six point lead behind three pointers from Rhyann Fisher and Adriana Rodriguez. The lead grew to as many as eight as Natalie Closser hit a layup with one minute remaining in the opening period. A shot from Jessica Kelliher at the buzzer made it a 16-10 Jewell advantage after ten minutes of play. 
• 2Q: The Flyers responded in the second quarter and outscored Jewell 17-9 to take a 29-23 halftime lead. 
• 3Q: Lewis opened the third quarter with a 7-0 run to push their lead to 36-23 with just under seven minutes remaining in the period. The Cardinals and Lewis played evenly, each scoring 12 points, over the final 6:30 of the frame to bring the score to 48-35. 
• 4Q: The Cardinals pulled within eight with under six minutes to play after two free throws from Kayla Harrell but could get no closer as the Flyers outscored Jewell 9-5 over the final minutes. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Jewell hit 45 percent of their field goals in the first half, compared to just 34 percent in the second half.
• The Cardinal bench once again outscored their opponent 22-6 and 28-20 in the paint. 

LEADERS OF THE FLIGHT

• Closser was the only Cardinal in double figures, finishing with 11 on 5-of-7 from the floor. 
• Lindsey McCoy pulled down a career high 12 rebounds. 

UP NEXT
Jewell continues their five-game road trip next Thursday at McKendree University. Tip off is set for 5:30 p.m. and can be seen live on the GLVC Sports Network.