APPLETON, Wis. -- The Lawrence University women's basketball team pulled away in the third quarter Saturday and went on to a 63-47 Midwest Conference victory over Illinois College at Alexander Gymnasium.
    Olivia Kesti came off the bench to lead a balanced Lawrence attack with 14 points. Kesti went 6-for-7 from the floor and pulled down nine rebounds to go with three assists and three steals.
    Charlotte Brennan and Mallory Meyer added 10 points apiece for Lawrence (6-3, 3-1 MWC), and Lydia Lueck and Sophie Morey both had eight points. Meyer and Maggie Culver both had eight rebounds.
    Lawrence grabbed the lead late in the first half on Tanner Bost's jumper, and Kesti later hit a 3-pointer to put the Vikings up 28-20 before setting for a six-point lead at the break.
    The Lady Blues trimmed the lead to 32-29 midway through the third quarter, but Lawrence went on a 12-0 run to pull away. Lydia Lueck and Brennan both hit 3-pointers during that stretch, and Brennan's layup with 37 seconds left in the period gave Lawrence a 44-29 edge. 
    The Vikings opened the fourth quarter by scoring the first seven points, capped by Meyer's three-point play, to grab a 52-32 lead with 7:54 remaining. Illinois College never got closer than 13 points the rest of the way.
   Anna McKee paced Illinois College (2-8, 0-3) with 17 points.