Flyers Make it Eight Straight Wins With 57-39 Victory Over William Jewell
Published: January 17, 2026.
The Lewis University women's basketball team won its eighth straight game Saturday (Jan. 17), defeating William Jewell 73-55 in a Great Lakes Valley Conference contest. Lewis moves to 10-6 overall, 6-2 in the GLVC. IMPACT PLAYERSMercy Lasu (Winnipeg, Canada/D'Youville) paced the Flyers with 15 points, while Yahaira Bueno (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook) had 12 points and Mallory Ramage (Mattoon, Ill./Loyola Chicago) scored 11 points. Kree Nunnally (Crystal Lake, Ill./Example Academy) totaled seven rebounds, while Ally Cesarini (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township) had four steals. Alex McGarrah led William Jewell (0-15, 0-9) with 16 points. HOW IT HAPPENEDThe Cardinals jumped out to an early 5-4 lead before the Flyers took the lead for good on a layup by Ramage. Lasu followed with a three-pointer to give Lewis a 9-5 advantage. The teams went traded baskets for much of the rest of the quarter until a Cesarini layup gave the Flyers an 18-11 lead after one quarter. Lewis opened the second quarter with the first nine points to extend the run to 15-0 to take a 30-11 lead with 5:31 remaining in the half. The Cardinals finally got on the board with 5:18 left in the second quarter. Lewis responded with five straight points to make it a 20-2 run and give it a 35-13 lead. The Flyers led 37-19 at the half. William Jewell got back to within 15 points at 39-24 before a 15-5 Lewis run made it 54-29 with 2:52 remaining in the third quarter. Lewis built its lead to 29 points at 60-31 before taking a 60-35 lead into the fourth quarter. The Flyers built their lead back up to 29 points at 64-35, but the Cardinals rallied late to make it a 73-55 final. GAME NOTES- Cesarini continued her program-record streak of four or more steals to nine in a row, totaling 51 in that span.
- Bueno hit double figures scoring for a team-best 11th time on the season.
- Lewis shot 30-of-61 (49.2%) from the floor, while limiting the Cardinals to 21-54 (38.9%) shooting.
UP NEXTLewis goes back on the road to Kansas City, Missouri to take on Rockhurst Thursday (Jan. 22) at 5:30 p.m.
Lewis University is a modern, enterprising, Catholic university with a growing student enrollment from GED through doctoral level programs. As part of the global Lasallian network of 65 universities, Lewis is known for preparing graduates who impact the world for the better. Visit www.lewisu.edu for further information.
