AURORA, Ill. -- Alverno College set a new school record, shooting 57.6 percent from the field, as they defeated host Aurora University 91-67 tonight in a Northern Athletics Conference game at Thornton Gymnasium.The Inferno shot 34-for-59 in the game, breaking the previous record of 57.1 percent set less than a month ago in a 76-57 win against Edgewood College. The win is the first victory over Aurora in series history, and the 91 points is the most by any team in the conference this season.
"After we left Benedictine on Monday we really knew that offensively we needed to share the basketball better and be more active," Alverno had coach Brad Duckworth said. "Tonight was a byproduct of that as we had extremely unselfish play leading to open shot after open shot."
Alverno had a season-high 21 assists tonight, led by senior guard Lisa Sorgi's (Milwaukee, Wis./Greenfield) game-high seven assists. Sorgi also had game-highs of 22 points and 11 rebounds, as she came up just three assists short of a triple-double.
LISLE, Ill. -- Alverno College fell to host Benedictine University 81-68 tonight in a Northern Athletics Conference contest at the Rice Center, snapping the Inferno's seven-game win streak.
MILWAUKEE -- Trailing by 10 points with less than 14 minutes to play, Alverno College used a 14-2 run to take a two point lead and come away with a 62-51 Northern Athletics Conference victory versus the visiting Maranatha Baptist Crusaders this afternoon in Reiman Gymnasium. The win is the seventh-straight victory for the Inferno.
MILWAUKEE -- Alverno College held visiting Wisconsin Lutheran College to 14 second half points en route to a 64-46 Northern Athletics Conference victory tonight at Reiman Gymnasium, the Inferno's sixth-straight victory.
RIVER FOREST, Ill. -- Alverno College outscored host Concordia University Chicago 39-28 in the second half for another come from behind Northern Athletics Conference victory, prevailing 64-61 for its fifth-consecutive victory.
