Box Score Southfield, Mich. - The Lawrence Technological University Blue Devils women's basketball team took on the Madonna Crusaders on Monday night as the Blue Devils used a monster second half to come away with a 68-56 victory at home.
Kendall Fisher led all scorers with 17 points and seven assists.
How It Happened:
1st Quarter
- Dominique Evans' put back layup gets the scoring started for the Blue Devils
- Claire LeRoux's triple gave Madonna a 7-4 advantage
- Fisher's triple starts a 9-0 spurt over a minute-and-a-half
- Madonna answers with an 8-2 run to tie the game at 17
- Megan Aho's jumper at the buzzer gave Madonna a 19-17 lead after one
2nd Quarter
- Sarah Tanderys' shot from distance extended the Madonna advantage to five
- Aho's free throw gave the Crusaders a seven-point lead
- Fisher and Evans' freebies cut the Blue Devil deficit to three
- Aho's six unanswered gave Madonna an 11-point cushion
- Kirstyn Lunniss' layup ended the half's scoring
- Madonna led 35-26
3rd Quarter
- Kylee Batey hit a layup to start the second half scoring
- Back-to-back layups by Jade Faris and Julia Huey cut the Madonna lead to three, forcing a timeout
- Maggie Long's three brought the game within a point
- Moments later, Fisher gave the Blue Devils their first lead of the half at 41-40
- An 8-3 Madonna run, led by two Tanderys triples, gave them a 48-44 lead
- Long's second three of the quarter cut the Crusader lead to three
- Crusaders led the Blue Devils 50-47 after three
4th Quarter
- Long's third make from downtown ended a two-minute scoreless streak to start the quarter, tying the game at 50
- Addie Nagel's layup gave the Blue Devils a 56-54 lead with under 5:00 to play
- Back-to-back threes by Fisher iced the game for the Blue Devils
- Lunniss ends the game with a layup
- Lawrence Tech defeats Madonna 68-56
By the Numbers:
- Lawrence Tech outscored Madonna in bench points, 22-8
- Lawrence Tech held Madonna to six points in the fourth quarter
- Julia Huey's consecutive block streak was snapped at 12 games
The Blue Devils (8-6; 5-2) travel to Indiana Tech to take on the Warriors this Saturday, December 11th for a 1 PM tip-off.