CHICAGO – The Lakeland University women's basketball team wrapped up its regular season with a win Wednesday night and now will wait to see if its season will continue into the postseason.

The Muskies defeated Illinois Institute of Technology 93-45, finishing their regular schedule with an 11-14 overall record and at 11-9 in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference. Lakeland still has a chance to be the sixth and final team to qualify for the NACC Tournament, but won't know its fate until Saturday's final day of conference play.

The Muskies currently six one-half game behind Aurora University (11-8 in conference) in the standings, and now are relying on help from Concordia Chicago and Concordia Wisconsin in their hopes of extending their season. If Concordia Chicago defeats Aurora Saturday, then Lakeland will finish in a tie with Aurora and the tiebreak will come down to the result of the Benedictine-Concordia Wisconsin game that day. If CUW wins, then the Muskies are the sixth seed; if Benedictine wins, then Aurora will clinch the sixth seed and leave Lakeland just outside the field for the tournament. Whichever team receives the No. 6 seed will travel to face third-seeded Wisconsin Lutheran College in a first round game next Wednesday. 

Lakeland finished its regular season strong, taking care of business against the undermanned Scarlet Hawks. The Muskies built a 26-4 lead after one quarter and led 59-13 by halftime, shooting 58.1% in the first half (25 of 43).

Lakeland finished the game shooting 47.5%, making 38 of 80 shots. The Muskies also hit 14 of 37 from three-point range (37.8%) and assisted on 27 of their 38 made field goals.

Megan Will (Jr.-Lake Mills, Wis.) scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Hayley Walding (So.-Bradenton, Fla.) scored 14 points and added seven rebounds and five assists and Amanda Majewski (Sr.-Peshtigo, Wis.) added 11 points, including three three-pointers. With the three triples she moved into a tie with Stacey Warnke (1992-96) for fourth on Lakeland's all-time career three-point list.

Brianna Jones (Fr.-Indianapolis, Ind.) also scored eight points and added seven rebounds and Nicole Sachman (Fr.-Niles, Mich.) scored six points and posted a team-high three steals. Alicia Thone (So.-Neenah, Wis.) added a career-best six points on two three-pointers made, and in all fourteen players scored for the Muskies among 20 different players who saw action in the game.


Erin Efimoff led Illinois Tech with 17 points. The Scarlet Hawks shot 36.2% (17 of 47) but dropped to 0-24 overall and 0-19 in the NACC.