Box Score GRINNELL, Iowa – The Grinnell College women's basketball team saw a second-half rally fall short as Illinois College held on for a 61-52 victory Wednesday night at Darby Gymnasium.

The Pioneers fell behind by as many as 11 early in the second half before coming back to make it a two-point game. However, the visitors responded with a 9-0 run and were never challenged after that.

Anne Boldt '16 scored a team-high 15 points for the Pioneers, who are 1-9 in the Midwest Conference and 2-13 overall. Alissa Hirsh '16 and Abby Jaeger '14 had seven and six rebounds, respectively, while Hirsh also dished out three assists.

Cristal Coleman '15 and Lydia Stariha '17 added two steals each.

Hannah McGinnis led the Lady Blues, who are 8-2 in the MWC and 10-5 overall, with a double-double of 23 points and 18 rebounds.

Grinnell had a few leads early in the first half before Illinois College responded for a 34-25 halftime lead. The visitors increased that margin to 11 points at the 17:34 mark of the second half before the Pioneers soared back.

Coleman drained a 3-pointer, Jaeger sank two free throws, Coleman added a layup and Jaeger hit a jumper to make it 38-36 at the 13:23 mark.

But that's when Illinois College caught fire, using a run to go ahead 47-36. The Lady Blues' lead was never less than seven points the rest of the way.

Grinnell has another home MWC contest Saturday, hosting Ripon College at 3 p.m. in Darby Gymnasium.