CARLINVILLE, ILL. – Allison Just scored 20 points to help the Golden Eagles beat Blackburn, 85-78 on Wednesday night.

THE BASICS
THE SCORE: Spalding 85 – Blackburn 78
LOCATION: Dawes Gym | Carlinville, ILL.
RECORDS: Spalding 8-8, SLIAC 6-3| Blackburn 4-11, SLIAC 2-7
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Golden Eagles had a slow start but ultimately held on to the lead after a three-pointer by Megan Goeing at 6:05 in the first quarter brought them out of a one point deficit to the Beavers.
- While the Golden Eagles controlled the majority of the game, they couldn't reach a double-digit advantage until the second half. At 8:42 in the third quarter, Hunter Wright secured a layup to push their lead to 10 points. While Blackburn fought back and cut their deficit down to six, the Golden Eagles fought harder with a three-pointer by Maleah Hirn, followed by back to back buckets by Allison Just.
- The game ended with a final Spalding layup by Kailey Reed, followed by a three at the buzzer by Blackburn, but it wasn't enough. The Golden Eagles won with seven points to spare and a final score of 85-78.
- Allison Just led in scoring for the Golden Eagles with 20 total points and five rebounds. Hunter Wright followed with another double-double providing 17 points and 11 rebounds. Meagan Hayden followed with 10 points and three assists.

FOR THE FOES
- Savannah Kruse led in scoring for the Beavers with 23 points and four rebounds. Jenna Dudra followed with 18 points and seven rebounds.

UP NEXT
- The Golden Eagles compete next against Webster on Saturday, Jan. 25^th at home.