Bradley Central turned on the defense in the third quarter, holding Knox Catholic to only two points, and went on to run by the Irish 47-33.
The Bears were up 22-15 at halftime, but the third quarter was decisive as a 15-2 scoring margin left Bradley with a 37-17 lead going into the final period.
Bradley was led by Hannah Jones with 17 points. Catholic got 16 from Sydney Mains.
KNOX CATHOLIC (33): Williams 1-9 0-0 2, Krueger 1-2 0-0 3, Lane 0-1 0-0 0, Pettinger 3-4 0-0 8, Walker 0-2 0-0 0, Sydney Mains 5-14 3-6 16, Frana 1-5 2-2 4. TOTALS: 11-37 5-8 33.
BRADLEY CENTRAL (47): Crittenden 1-3 0-0 2, Carpenter 1-6 2-2 5, Brewer 2-2 0-0 6, Weber 2-8 0-1 5, Ware 1-4 0-0 2, Lindsey 1-1 0-0 2, Ledford 1-3 3-4 6, Hannah Jones 8-16 1-2 17, Swick 1-3 0-0 2. TOTALS: 18-46 6-9 47.
3-Point Goals: KC—6 (Pettinger 3, Walker 2, Krueger). BC—5 (Brewer 2, Carpenter, Weber, Ledford).
KNOX CATHOLIC 8 7 2 16—33
BRADLEY CENTRAL 5 17 15 10—47
