Tuesday, November 22
Savannah, GA
2 p.m.
Davidson College
2-3,0-0Atlantic 10
55
vs
63
UIC
4-1,0-0MVC
1
2
3
4
F
UIC
13
15
21
14
63
Davidson
12
16
15
12
55
Photo by: Brendan Saak
Davidson Edged By Flames Despite Big Days From Sutphin and Plank
11/22/2022 5:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Despite a combined 41-point effort from Elle Sutphin and Maddie Plank, the Davidson Wildcats fell to the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames, 63-55, on Tuesday afternoon.
Sutphin followed up her 22-point performance yesterday with 24 points and 10 rebounds in today's game, but the UIC Flames utilized hot three-point shooting to hold off the Wildcats. UIC shot 50% from beyond the arc, making 11 of their 22 attempts.
Plank, who had 17 points, was the focal point of Davidson's offense in the early going. Plank netted the first eight Davidson points to start the game as she ended the day with a season-high 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the floor. The Wildcats trailed by one point, 13-12, after the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Sutphin began to assert herself as she scored six of Davidson's 16 points. Her second field goal of the quarter with 5:19 remaining gave Davidson a one-point lead, then Suzi-Rose Deegan scored on the next possession to give the Wildcats a 23-18 lead, their largest of the game. The Flames closed out the half on a 10-5 run to tie the score, 28-28 at the break.
UIC's three-point explosion came in the third quarter as the Flames knocked down five of their eight attempts from deep. This coupled with a 6-0 run to end the frame gave UIC a 49-43 advantage heading into the final ten minutes.
Davidson pushed back to open the fourth as Sutphin and Plank fueled a run of eight unanswered points to give the Wildcats the lead back, 51-49. With 4:32 to go, Plank knocked down a short jumper in the paint to give Davidson a slight 55-54 lead, but this was the final basket the 'Cats were able to score the rest of the way. UIC held Davidson off the scoreboard for the final four minutes and 23 seconds and closed on a 9-0 spurt.
Davidson will wrap up the Hostilo Hoops Community Classic tomorrow against Fairleigh Dickinson at 11:30 a.m.
Sutphin followed up her 22-point performance yesterday with 24 points and 10 rebounds in today's game, but the UIC Flames utilized hot three-point shooting to hold off the Wildcats. UIC shot 50% from beyond the arc, making 11 of their 22 attempts.
Plank, who had 17 points, was the focal point of Davidson's offense in the early going. Plank netted the first eight Davidson points to start the game as she ended the day with a season-high 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the floor. The Wildcats trailed by one point, 13-12, after the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Sutphin began to assert herself as she scored six of Davidson's 16 points. Her second field goal of the quarter with 5:19 remaining gave Davidson a one-point lead, then Suzi-Rose Deegan scored on the next possession to give the Wildcats a 23-18 lead, their largest of the game. The Flames closed out the half on a 10-5 run to tie the score, 28-28 at the break.
UIC's three-point explosion came in the third quarter as the Flames knocked down five of their eight attempts from deep. This coupled with a 6-0 run to end the frame gave UIC a 49-43 advantage heading into the final ten minutes.
Davidson pushed back to open the fourth as Sutphin and Plank fueled a run of eight unanswered points to give the Wildcats the lead back, 51-49. With 4:32 to go, Plank knocked down a short jumper in the paint to give Davidson a slight 55-54 lead, but this was the final basket the 'Cats were able to score the rest of the way. UIC held Davidson off the scoreboard for the final four minutes and 23 seconds and closed on a 9-0 spurt.
Davidson will wrap up the Hostilo Hoops Community Classic tomorrow against Fairleigh Dickinson at 11:30 a.m.
Team Stats
UIC
DC
FG%
.500
.453
3FG%
.500
.250
FT%
.625
.667
RB
24
28
TO
12
11
STL
6
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
24
FGM
11
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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