Women's basketball extends win streak to five over weekend
Sophomore forward Reyna Frost jumps to shoot the ball on Dec.1, 2016 at McGuirk Arena.
After starting the season 1-2 with both losses by double digits, the Central Michigan women's basketball team now find itself on a five-game win streak.
After knocking off Loyola 95-57 on Thursday during the Chippewas annual "Hoops for Hunger" game where the team gathered 42,621 pounds of food for the Greater Lansing Food Bank, the Chippewas then defeated the University of Illinois at Chicago 77-55 at McGuirk Arena on Saturday.
The Chippewas shot 50 percent in both games and over 30 percent from 3-point range. The 95 points in the win against Loyola was a season-high for the team.
“It was a really big win," Breen said. "Like coach said in the locker room after the game, we just keep getting better since the Elon game. It was a team win, we worked hard, were aggressive on defense, and took away their strength of driving.”
Sophomore guard led the team in scoring in both games with 18 points against UIC and 29 against Loyola.
The Chippewas’ will hit the road to take on Purdue in West Lafayette, starting at 7 p.m. this Tuesday.
