NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State women's basketball team raced out to a 9-0 lead and never looked back, as the Redbirds cruised to a 64-46 exhibition victory Tuesday night on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.
ISU led 20-10 after the first quarter and led at the half, 38-27. The Redbirds then used a 13-4 run to start the third quarter capped by a triple from senior Taylor Stewart, which produced a 51-31 advantage at the 3:01 mark, before the Hornets tallied the final six of the stanza to trim the ISU lead to 51-37 after 30 minutes.