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Lawrence Technological University

Women's Basketball

Blue Devils Edged By Seahawks

Box Score

West Palm Beach, Fla. - The Lawrence Technological University Blue Devils women's basketball team squared off against the Keiser University Seahawks in the Keiser New Year's Classic.

Keiser came away with a 67-58 victory. Kendall Fisher led everyone with 22 points and 10 assists. Keiser had four players in double figures, including 14 and a game-leading 15 rebounds from Elise Ellison-Coons.

How it Happened:

1st Quarter

  • Angela Denis' layup from Kaitlyn Fertig starts the scoring
  • Kylee Batey finds Dominique Evans for a layup to tie it at two
  • Julia Huey's three gave the Blue Devils a five-point lead
  • Taylor Jones' layup cut the deficit to three 
  • Shykim Gillion's jumper gave the Seahawks the lead
  • Fisher's three returned the lead to the Blue Devils 
  • Elliana Schaefer knotted the game up as the final basket of the quarter
  • After one, the score was tied 14-14

2nd Quarter

  • Fisher jumper kicks off the second quarter scoring
  • Ellison-Coons answers with a three
  • Addie Nagel's jumper reclaims the lead for LTU
  • Chira De Virgilio finds Fertig for a layup, forcing an LTU timeout
  • Evans' layup ties the game once more
  • A couple of Fertig layups gave the Seahawks a three-point lead into intermission
  • Keiser led 29-26 at the break

3rd Quarter

  • De Virgilio's three starts out the second-half scoring
  • Denis' free throws extends the Keiser cushion to eight
  • Gracie Mitchell ends the Keiser 8-0 run with a jumper
  • Ellison-Coons freebie grows the lead to 10
  • Fisher scored five straight Blue Devils points
  • Two De Virgilio foul shots ended the scoring for the third
  • Keiser led 51-42

4th Quarter

  • Batey layup kicks off the fourth-quarter scoring
  • Jade Faris' layup from Fisher cut the Blue Devils deficit to five
  • Schaefer's trey extended the Seahawk advantage back to eight
  • Denis' layup from Schaefer gave the Seahawks a 14-point cushion, leading to an LTU timeout with just over five minutes remaining
  • A Huey three and Faris layup would bring the game within single digits with a little over three to play
  • Olivia Siedlecki would hit a pair of free throws to make it an eight point game
  • De Virgilio's free throws ended the scoring
  • Keiser defeats Lawrence Tech 67-58

By the Numbers:

  • Keiser held Lawrence Tech to 22-of-70 (31.4 percent) from the field, but what kept the Blue Devils in the game was their free throw percentage 10-of-13 (76.9 percent) 

The Blue Devils (9-8) will continue at the Keiser New Year's Classic for a 12pm tip-off tomorrow against Webber International.

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Players Mentioned

Kylee Batey

#14 Kylee Batey

Guard
5' 8"
Sophomore
Ohio
Dominique Evans

#10 Dominique Evans

Guard
5' 7"
Freshman
Ohio
Jade Faris

#33 Jade Faris

Forward
6' 0"
Freshman
Ohio
Kendall Fisher

#12 Kendall Fisher

Point Guard
5' 1"
Junior
Indiana
Julia Huey

#22 Julia Huey

Guard
6' 1"
Sophomore
Indiana
Gracie Mitchell

#25 Gracie Mitchell

Guard
6' 0"
Freshman
Ohio
Addie Nagel

#13 Addie Nagel

Point Guard
5' 3"
Freshman
Michigan

Players Mentioned

Kylee Batey

#14 Kylee Batey

5' 8"
Sophomore
Ohio
Guard
Dominique Evans

#10 Dominique Evans

5' 7"
Freshman
Ohio
Guard
Jade Faris

#33 Jade Faris

6' 0"
Freshman
Ohio
Forward
Kendall Fisher

#12 Kendall Fisher

5' 1"
Junior
Indiana
Point Guard
Julia Huey

#22 Julia Huey

6' 1"
Sophomore
Indiana
Guard
Gracie Mitchell

#25 Gracie Mitchell

6' 0"
Freshman
Ohio
Guard
Addie Nagel

#13 Addie Nagel

5' 3"
Freshman
Michigan
Point Guard