PEORIA, Ill. – Bradley held the nation's top scoring offense to its lowest point total of the season and sophomore Vanessa Markert (Mt. Sterling, Ill./Brown County) turned in her first career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, but Northern Illinois topped the Braves 81-51 Friday night at Renaissance Coliseum.
Markert scored a game-high 14 points and hauled down a career-best 11 rebounds for the first double-double of her career to help lead Bradley. Senior Leti Lerma (Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine), the top rebounder in the MVC, had another big night on the glass with 16 boards (nine offensive) and also had eight points, three assists, one block and one steal.