FOND DU LAC - Marian University women's basketball (6-15, 4-8 NACC) won its second straight game defeating Illinois Tech 81-69.
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- Illinois Tech was able to jump out to an early 11-4 lead before Marian used a 7-2 spurt of their own to only trail 13-11.
- The Scarlet Hawks responded building its lead to as large as nine before taking a 22-16 advantage into the second quarter.
- Marian opened the second quarter on an 8-2 run to tie the game at 24-24.
- After a 27-27 dead lock, the Sabres finished the quarter with a 18-4 run to lead 45-31 at halftime.
- Marian built its lead to as large as 20 and cruised the entire second half to an 81-69 final.
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- Marian finished 30-of-68 (.441) for the game and 5-of-20 (.250) from beyond the arc.
- Illinois Tech shot 25-of-77 (.325) in the defeat and went 8-for-34 (.235) on triples.
- The Sabres held a 40-26 advantage for points in the paint.
- Defensively, Marian had a season-high eight blocks.
- Marian remains undefeated against Illinois Tech improving to 7-0.
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