The Monmouth College women's basketball team used a late 15-0 run to knock off Illinois College 82-74 on the road Tuesday night. Tarae Warner (Burlington, Iowa) scored 30 points as the Scots (9-5, 6-2) ended a two-game slide in conference play. 

The Scots got off to a slow start as IC built leads of 5-0, 10-2 and 16-5. Jordan Kintigh (Goshen, Indiana) had the first basket before Warner and Zoie Wall (Peoria, Illinois) hit 3-pointers. The Lady Blues took a 13-point lead at 23-10 and led by 12 after the first quarter. 

Illinois College pushed the lead to 14 before Warner hit another 3-pointer and Lily Harlan (Washington, Illinois) scored to get the game back into single digits. Another layup from Harlan got the Scots within five at 33-28 before IC scored four in a row. Josie Morgan (Washington, Illinois) hit a 3-pointer and got a bucket in the lane as IC led 38-35 at halftime. 

The teams traded baskets early in the third quarter with Warner hitting another 3-pointer before Jadyn Mitchell (Flanagan, Illinois) scored. The Scots got the lead down to one at 45-44 but IC pushed it back to 11 with a 10-0 run. 

Monmouth trailed 57-50 after three quarters and were down by nine with 7:15 to play. Warner made a pair of free throws and Wall hit a 3-pointer before Warner scored again. IC led 71-64 with 3:10 to play when the Scots started their run. 

Kaitlyn Osmulski (Peoria, Illinois) got a layup and IC turned the ball over before Warner made two free throws. The Scots forced another turnover and Warner hit a jumper to cut the IC lead to 71-70. The Lady Blues were whistled for a technical foul and Osmulski made both free throws to give the Scots their first lead of the game with 1:15 to play. 

Wall nailed a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession and the Scots forced a miss at the other end. Harlan's free throws gave Monmouth a 77-71 lead and after another miss, Morgan made a pair at the line for a 15-0 run and a 79-71 lead. The Lady Blues hit a 3-pointer and called timeout down six with 19 seconds left. Morgan split free throws. After the hosts missed a shot, Osmulski finished off the game with two free throws for an 82-74 lead and an 18-3 run over the final three minutes of action.

Warner had a career-high 30 points and made 6-of-8 from 3-point range, also a career high. Wall finished with 14 points while Harlan had a career-high 13. Osmulski joined them in double figures with 11 points after going 5-of-6 at the line. Wall grabbed 10 rebounds and Morgan led the team with eight assists. 

MONMOUTH MOMENTS: Wall has posted consecutive double-doubles…Warner recorded the 25th 30-point game in school history and the second in a week…Morgan scored 30 against Lake Forest on Wednesday…Warner was 10-of-14 shooting and added four rebounds with two assists and a 4-4 night at the line…The Scots made 18-of-21 from the line as a team, 13-of-14 in the second half…Monmouth made 10 3-pointers and limited IC to four…The Scots won the fourth quarter 32-17…Wall added five assists…The Scots swept IC on the season and have won five straight in Jacksonville…The Scots play at Cornell on Thursday with a 5:30 p.m. start.