RIVER GROVE, ILL. - The Madison College women's basketball team owned a double-digit lead in the second half of Saturday's North Central Community College Conference game at Triton College before eventually falling by a 56-45 final. The loss ends a brief two-game win streak in league play, as well as a four-game streak of victories over the Trojans.

A series of alternating scoring runs in the first half saw both teams hold the lead for various stretches, with the WolfPack twice owning a five-point advantage against NJCAA Division II Triton College (13-8, 5-1). Up 25-24 at the half, Madison College opened the third quarter on with a 15-6 burst to go ahead by a 40-30 differential with less than six minutes remaining in the quarter. The 'Pack would score just five points over the next 15-plus minutes, including only three points in the fourth quarter. During that stretch, the visitors went 2 for 15 from the floor and committed 12 turnovers.

Madison College shot 31% overall as they finished 16 of 51 on the day and converted only 1 of 17 three-point attempts for a season-low 5.9% for all games with a made three. The Trojans weren't much better at 20 of 56 (35%) overall and 2 for 13 (15%) from distance. The WolfPack's 27 turnovers marked the second-highest tally of the season, and led to a 25-21 deficit in points off turnovers, while Triton also came out on top in points in the paint by a 34-26 margin and in bench scoring with a 29-8 edge.

Freshman Aniah Williams registered 19 points on 7 of 20 shooting that included a 1 for 8 effort outside the arc. The team's top scorer on the season added four made free throws.

Sophomore transfer Shaquita Lee was the only other double-digit scorer, finishing with ten points before fouling out. The former Madison West High School athlete also had five rebounds and a team-high five steals.

Second year forward Caitlyn Gilbertson pulled in a team-leading ten rebounds and scored two points in the losing effort, which marked just the third setback all-time against the Trojans.

Up Next: 

Madison College (12-7, 2-3) will play the third game of a four-game road swing on Wednesday, January 23 against in-state rival Milwaukee Area Technical College (5-14, 2-3). The Stormers, who moved up to NJCAA Division II, have dropped three straight games in N4C play and have split the regular season series with the 'Pack in four of the past five seasons. Wednesday's contest will mark the 85th all-time meeting between to the two long-time rivals, with Madison College owning a 71-13 lead. Tip off at Reinman Gymnasium on the campus of Alverno College in Milwaukee is at 6:00 p.m.

You can watch the MATC-Milwaukee video stream on YouTube live here.

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