CHICAGO, Ill. – Senior Leti Lerma (Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine) turned in her third double-double of the year with 19 points and 11 boards to help lead Bradley to a 65-56 road win at Illinois-Chicago Thursday in the final non-conference game of the year for the Braves.
Bradley (4-7 overall) turned in one of its best defensive efforts of the year holding UIC to 26.2 percent shooting and the 56 points matched the lowest point total of the year for an opponent. The Braves countered by shooting 43.4 percent from the field and led by as many as 22 points in the fourth quarter before a late run by the Flames trimmed the final margin to 65-56.