But Illinois State had trouble getting other players into the offense. Shandeen Hunt was the only other Redbird in double figures with 13. We had a tough time stopping her drives and sustaining our lead. Our box-outs were poor, giving up 19 offensive rebounds. The deficit went from 13 to 24, but then we cut into it.
Drake is a sizeable team in height and depth and fundamentally sound.
But all of our kids came to play today. ISU had a 37-36 rebounding advantage led by Johnson's seven. ISU had 19 offensive boards to 13 for Drake. The Bulldogs also took advantage of a 15-4 edge in free throw attempts. It was the final home game for Redbird senior players Kim Bretz and Myra Bolton.