MILWAUKEE – The MSOE women's basketball team bested the Edgewood College Eagles on Saturday afternoon for the first time in Head Coach Hannah Trees tenure as Lana Kerley posted a double-double on the way to a 66-47 Raider win.

RESULT

MSOE RAIDERS – 66

Edgewood Eagles - 47

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Raiders (7-6, 3-1 NACC) and Eagles (7-6, 3-1 NACC) exchanged baskets to open the game before MSOE went on a 15-2 run to close out the first quarter.  Mahima Chokshi got off to a quick start, scoring nine points and dishing out three assists in the first ten minutes of play.  The Red and White held the Eagles to two-for-seventeen from the field in the first frame, including one-for-nine from three-point range as they led 21-7.  The Raiders would push their lead to 17 points going into the half, as they caught fire from beyond the arc with Halena Hill burying two threes as the Raiders shot 66.7% from deep in the second quarter.
• MSOE's lead would reach as much as 25 points in the second half, as they Raiders continued to frustrate Edgewood on both ends of the court, including a stretch that saw the Raiders hold the Eagles scoreless for the final four and a half minutes of the third quarter.  Lana Kerley would finish with a 17-point, 12-rebound double-double as MSOE improved to 3-1 in conference, avenging their loss to Edgewood from earlier this season when the Eagles bested the Raiders 56-48 on December 7^th in Madison, Wisconsin.

MSOE STAT TRACKER
Points – Lana Kerley (17)
Rebounds – Lana Kerley (12)
Assists – Mahima Chokshi (4)
Steals – Shelby Glodowski (2)

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will make their way to River Forest, Illinois on January 15^th for another conference matchup, this time against the Cougars of Concordia University Chicago.  Tip-off is set for 7:00 P.M.

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