GALESBURG — A cold fourth quarter cost the Carl Sandburg College women’s basketball team in a 63-52 Arrowhead Conference loss to Sauk Valley on Monday night at John M. Lewis Gymnasium.
KEY MOMENTS
• The Chargers (2-13, 0-2) opened the second quarter with 12 of the first 17 points to take their largest lead of the game at 32-20. Sandburg went into the break with a 39-28 advantage.
• Sandburg led 52-46 with 8:00 left in the fourth after a 3-pointer from Emily Cash (Yates City, Ill./Farmington), but Sauk Valley closed the game with a 15-0 run from that point on.
SANDBURG STANDOUT
Freshman guard Abbey Donaldson (Bushnell, Ill./Bushnell-Prairie City) hit three 3s and scored a season- and team-high 13 points for the Chargers. Donaldson also had three rebounds, three assists and a steal.
OTHER TOP CHARGERS
• Karsen White (Mapleton, Ill./Limestone) — 11 points, 4 of 10 field goals, 2 steals
• Cash — 9 points, 11 rebounds (5 offensive)
FOR THE SKYHAWKS
• Alejandra Padilla — 19 points, 7 rebounds
• Hailey Walters — 17 points
• Josie Rank — 14 points, 12 rebounds
UP NEXT FOR SANDBURG
5:30 p.m. Thursday at Kishwaukee
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