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Sycamores take advantage of mistake prone Braves

The Bradley women’s basketball team was unable score when it mattered the most, nd fell victim to 23 turnovers in its 68-59 loss to Indiana State tonight.

The Braves shot well from the field but were unable to get enough shots off against the Sycamore defense.

Leti Lerma led the Braves with 16 points and 7 rebounds, but she was the only Bradley player to finish in double figures.

On the defensive end, Bradley was unable to stop Sycamore forward Ashley Taia, who’s 24 points, including 4-7 from three-point land, were too much for the Braves.

“Penetration off of other people created things for her,” head coach Michael Brooks said. “She was able to play off of others and get hers. Once she got hot it kind of opened up things for other people.”

The Braves cut the lead to just four with 3:57 left to go in the game but a few quick buckets by Indiana State, along with turnovers and fouls, got stretched to ten for the Sycamores.

At that point, the Braves just couldn’t get enough stops and had to resort to fouling down the stretch.

“We have to execute in clutch moments,” Brooks said. “Indiana State hit some big shots in some big moments. We had a couple careless [turnovers] where in transition we tried to make a spectacular play instead of realizing we don’t have numbers and taking it out. If the first opportunity isn’t there, it’s about finding the next.”

Point Guard Kat Yelle was playing on an injured ankle, and exited the game in the fourth quarter. The Braves also played without second-leading scorer Whitney Tinjum, who did not even play in the game due to injury.

Indiana State improves to 7-6 to get over .500 in MVC play, while Bradley falls to 3-11.

The Braves will be back in action at Renaissance Coliseum on Sunday at 2p.m. for Senior Night against Illinois State.

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