JU started the game with a 6-0 lead in the first two minutes and was ahead by 14, 16-2, by the 14:18 mark. IUN did not hit their first shot from the floor until the 12:53 mark after two free throws made just three minutes into the game. With 10:32 left in the half, a three-pointer by Heidi Rosenbaum gave JU a 20-point lead, 28-8. Jaime Schaufel put JU up by 31-points, 39-8, with 7:48 to go and then Henderson pushed JU over the 40-point lead limit with a layup to make it 52-11 (3:45). Crystal Goodall gave the Eagles a 45-point lead at the half, 56-11.

The second half did not get any easier for IUN as JU went up by 51 just three minutes into the half on a Kirstin Johns layup. It was a Cheairs layup with 14:40 to go that put JU up by 60, 71-11. At the 9:25 mark, Cheairs gave JU a 70-point lead, 81-11. JU held the Redhawks to only four made shots from the floor with the first shot made with 7:54 left in the game.

Shooting 49% of their shots from the floor, Judson’s best half was in the first when they went 23-of-42 for 54%. They finished the game shooting 36% from the three-point line and 73% from the free throw line. IUN shot only 19% from the floor, 12% from three-point land, and 50% from the stripe.

JU forced 35 turnovers and had 26 steals on the night while only turning the ball over 14 times. JU also out rebounded IUN, 54-20.

Judson will now face Davenport University in the Judson Tournament Championship at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.