GAME STATS Kenosha, Wis.- The Wheaton women's basketball team was held scoreless for the first nine minutes of the game on Saturday and couldn't recover, dropping a 68-36 bout at CCIW-leading Carthage. Wheaton trailed by as many as many as 19 in the first half before trailing 33-17 at the halftime intermission. Wheaton is now 13-3 on the season and 4-2 in the CCIW. The Lady Reds improve to 14-3 and 6-0 in the CCIW.

Hannah Considine broke the game-opening 14-0 run by Carthage with a lay-up nine minutes and eight seconds into the game. Carthage would push the lead to 20-2 prior to coasting to the 33-17 halftime edge.

Wheaton shot 7-for-32 (21.9%) from the field in the first half and 2-for-11 (18.2%) from the three-point line. Carthage countered by shooting 13-for-29 (44.8%) from the field and 5-for-14 (35.7%) from the three-point line. Both teams struggled from the free throw line with the Thunder shooting 1-for-3, while Carthage was 2-for-5.

The Thunder opened the second half on a 6-0 run to cut the lead to 13 points, but that would be the closest they would come as Carthage used an 11-0 run through the middle of the second half to put the game out of reach. The final margin would be Carthage's biggest lead of the night.

Considine led the Thunder with 14 points and Brooke Olson (PICTURED RIGHT) scored 11 for Wheaton. Stephanie Kuzmanic led three players in double digits for the Lady Reds with a game-high 15 points.

Wheaton will finish its first trip through the CCIW on Wednesday when the squad travels to R.A. Fagenel Hall to take on the Elmhurst Bluejays with a 7:30 PM tipoff.