Eureka Falls at Home to Millikin

EUREKA, Ill. – The Eureka women's basketball team struggled to find its offensive rhythm on Tuesday afternoon as it fell 85-25 at home to Millikin.

Millikin opened the game with a 4-0 lead, scoring all four points at the free throw line. Eureka was held scoreless early before Courtney Hart (Lancaster, Calif./Yosemite) broke through with a layup four minutes into the first quarter to make it 4-2. The Big Blue quickly responded, however, using a 17-0 run to extend its lead to 21-2. Miracle Armstrong (Chicago, Ill./Wendell Phillips) ended the Red Devils' scoring drought with a free throw in the final minute, but Millikin closed the opening quarter ahead 24-3.

Armstrong opened the second quarter with another free throw, cutting the deficit to 24-4. After five straight points from Millikin, Hart added her second basket of the game to make it 29-6. Millikin pushed its lead to 33-6 before Eureka found a spark from beyond the arc, as Kayla Collins (Fort Worth, Texas/Fort Worth Christian) and Sierra Garcia-Reisch (Las Animas, Colo./La Junta) each knocked down three-pointers to trim the margin to 35-12. Millikin finished the half on an 8-1 run, taking a 43-13 advantage into the break.

The momentum stayed with the visitors to start the third quarter, as Millikin opened with a 7-0 run to make it 50-13. A jumper from Abigail Martinez (Los Alamos, N.M./Los Alamos) and a three-pointer by Collins cut the deficit to 50-18, but Millikin closed the quarter strong and carried a 65-23 lead into the final period.

Millikin continued to control the game in the fourth quarter, pulling away to secure the 85-25 victory.

Collins led the Red Devils with six points. Garcia-Reisch followed with five points and a team-high five steals, while Armstrong also finished with five points. Hart contributed four points and a team-best seven rebounds, and Railynn Brown (Erlanger, Ky./Lloyd Memorial) added three points to round out the scoring for Eureka.

UP NEXT

Eureka returns to SLIAC play on Saturday when it travels to face Blackburn. The Beavers defeated the Red Devils 91-77 earlier this season.