Friday scores: Redbird women earn 1st road win

Posted on December 7, 2018
Illinois State women’s basketball coach Kristen Gillespie and the Redbirds carry a 4-4 record into finals week. (Greg Halbleib/WJBC)

By Greg Halbleib

NEWPORT, Ky. – Illinois State women’s basketball evened its record and earned its first road victory with a 58-55 win over Northern Kentucky on Friday evening at BB&T Arena.

Illinois State (4-4) led by 12 points with more than four minutes remaining in the first half but Northern Kentucky (1-5) surged back to within a point late in the contest. NKU scored the first three points of the game but never led again.

Simone Goods led the Redbirds with 19 points despite being limited to 18 minutes due to foul trouble. TeTe Maggett added 15 for the Birds. Kailey Coffey led NKU with 17 points while Molly Glick contributed 11.

Illinois State takes off this week due to finals and is next in action on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 3:30 p.m. against Maryville in the second half of a men’s-women’s doubleheader at Redbird Arena.

Friday scoreboard sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan:

Women’s College Basketball:
Illinois State 58, Northern Kentucky 55
Boys High School Basketball:
Danville 81, Bloomington 78
Central Catholic 62, Teutopolis 49
Peoria Richwoods 53, Normal West 34
U-High 70, Rochester 41

Saturday schedule:

College Football:
Army vs. Navy, 1 p.m. (WJBC-AM 1230)
Men’s College Basketball:
Ole Miss at Illinois State, 7 p.m. (6 p.m. WJBC-AM 1230, 93.7 Nash Icon, WJBC.com)
Illinois Wesleyan at Augustana, 7 p.m.
UNLV at Illinois, 1 p.m.
Women’s College Basketball:
Illinois Wesleyan at Augustana, 5 p.m.
Girls High School Basketball:
Bradley-Bourbonnais at Normal West, 12:30 p.m.
Byron at Central Catholic, 2:30 p.m.
U-High at Jacksonville, 6:30 p.m.
Boys High School Basketball:
Normal West at Moline, 6:30 p.m.
Monmouth-Roseville at Central Catholic, 6:30 p.m.

Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected]. 

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