Stuckey’s Big 2nd Half Helps Sandburg Women Rally Past IVCC
Aaron Frey
Thursday, January 17, 2019 9:36 PM
Athletics
Galesburg, IL
Sophomore guard Danayzia Stuckey (Peoria, Ill./Limestone) scored all of her game-high 18 points in the second half, helping the Carl Sandburg College women’s basketball team rally for a 69-55 Arrowhead Conference victory over Illinois Valley on Thursday at John M. Lewis Gymnasium.
KEY MOMENTS
- Sandburg (8-11, 2-0) trailed by as much as seven in the first half and 27-25 at halftime before taking the lead for good on a Kennedy Jackson (Peoria, Ill./Limestone) layup for a 38-36 advantage late in the third quarter.
- IVCC (10-8, 2-1) pulled within 53-52 midway through the fourth before the Chargers used a 10-0 run to pull away. Stuckey had a pair of 3-pointers in the stretch, and Yvonne Mixon (Galesburg, Ill./Galesburg) capped it with a layup. Sandburg held the Eagles to just three points in the final five minutes.
SANDBURG STANDOUT
Stuckey hit three fourth-quarter 3s and tied IVCC’s Gena Fassino for game-high honors with 18 points. Stuckey went 4 of 7 from beyond the arc and helped close the game out at the line, finishing 6 of 8 from the stripe.
OTHER TOP CHARGERS
- Jackson scored 13 points on 6-for-9 shooting
- Sophomore guard Katie Droste had six of the Chargers’ 17 steals and a team-leading five assists.
FOR THE EAGLES
Fassino hit four 3s en route to scoring 18 points. Blair Bullock added 13 points for IVCC.
UP NEXT
Sandburg hits the road for a pair of conference games next week, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sauk Valley.