Lexi Carlsen’s 3-pointer sparks NIU in overtime: Friday’s Daily Chronicle sports roundup

Women’s basketball

NIU 51, Idaho State 50 (OT): NIU (5-5) shot 1 for 7 in the fourth quarter, 35.1% for the game and turned the ball over 25 times in the overtime victory.

Graduate forward Brooke Stonebraker led NIU in scoring for the third straight game, posting 14 points with a game-high 13 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. She also had a game-high three blocks. Sycamore graduate Lexi Carlsen added 12 points, tying a season-high with four three-pointers.

“I knew I needed to use my size to my advantage going into the game,” Stonebraker said. “I was the biggest one out there so getting those rebounds and blocks for my team was important.”

Carlsen’s final 3-pointer of the game gave the Huskies a 48-47 lead with 3 minutes left, a lead they’d hold for the rest of the game.

NIU had two chances to win the game in regulation. Carlsen tried a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left that missed with Laura Nickel getting the rebound. After a timeout, Chelby Koker had a layup blocked with 2 seconds left that sent the game to overtime tied at 45-45.

Boys basketball

DeKalb 59, Naperville Central 54: At DeKalb, the Barbs (5-4, 2-1) picked up the DuPage Valley Conference win.

Hinckley-Big Rock 81, Hiawatha 40: At Hinckley, Marshall Ledbetter led the Royals with 13 points and Luke Badal added 10 points and eight rebounds.

Martin Ledbetter had 14 points and Alex Casanas added 11 as the Royals moved to 7-1 and 3-0 in the Little 10.

Indian Creek 76, DePue 40: At Shabbona, the Timberwolves led 35-6 after one.

Everett Willis scored 11 and Logan Schrader 10 in the win.

Warren 77, Genoa-Kingston 56: At Forreston, the Cogs ended up in fourth at the 16-team event.

Marcus Johnson had 11 and was named to the tournament’s first team. Second-team Hayden Hodgson added seven for G-K.

Girls basketball

Kaneland 69, Rochelle 35: At Rochelle, Kendra Brown scored 27 and Grace Brunscheen added 10.

Winnebago 54, Sycamore 38: At Winnebago, the Spartans fell to 4-7 with the loss.

Johnsburg 55, Genoa-Kingston 51: At Richmond-Burton, Presley Meyer scored 17 but the Cogs lost in the first round.

Regan Creadon added 11 for G-K.

Girls wrestling

Harvard tournament: At Harvard, Dulce Ibarra was fifth for Genoa-Kingston at 140 pounds, recording two pins.