CHICAGO — In the second half, the Peregrines forced the offensive action and clamped down defensively for a 62-58 win against the Illinois Institute of Technology Scarlet Hawks. The Peregrines shot just under 40 percent in the second half, but went to the charity stripe nearly four times more than their opponent contributing to a 40-point half.

Sophomore guard Jenny Britton (Lake Central) led all scorers with 16 points, including three from the 3-point stripe, was 5-of-7 (71 percent) and she had two steals. Britton has a three-game streak for scoring double digits.

Chrissy Lobodinski (Merrillville), the team’s leading rebounder at 8.3 per game, finished with four, scored 13, grabbed a pair of steals and had one shot block. Freshman Nicci Desimone (Elkhart Memorial) also scored 13 points, including five from the free throw line. Sara Keilman led the Peregrines with six rebounds and added seven points of offense.

The Peregrine defense finished with 12 steals led by point guard Meme Harris (Merrillville) who swiped three, and accounted for half of IIT’s (1-4) 24 turnovers.

Box Score: http://www.ccacsports.com/stats/2008-09/WIIBKB/pucg08.htm