Box Score ADRIAN, Mich.--Senior
Dominique Evans scored 14 points and freshman
DeDe Smith pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds, but the Lawrence Tech women's basketball team couldn't overcome a sluggish start in the first half in a 71-44 defeat at the hands of host Siena Heights on Saturday evening at the SHU Field House on Coach Fred Smith Court.
The Blue Devils drop to 7-10 on the season, including a 5-6 mark in the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference, while the host Saints have won 14 games in a row to up their overall record to 14-2 and 9-1 in the WHAC.
Lawrence Tech Highlights
- Evans also had a team-high three assists.
- For Smith (7 points), it was the second straight game she set a personal record for rebounds; she had nine versus Madonna.
Siena Heights Highlights
- Kayla Hinton (4 assists, 6 steals) led all scorers with 17 points, followed by E'Anna Won with 15 and Olivia DeLong had 10.
- Jakarri Alven and DeLong (2 blocks, 3 steals) both had nine rebounds.
How it Happened
- The Saints held leads of 18-9 after the first quarter and 36-14 at halftime as the Blue Devils couldn't get on track.
- Lawrence Tech, which held a brief 2-0 lead, couldn't get the deficit under 15 points in the second half.
- The Saints were held to a .386 field goal percentage, but the Blue Devils also struggled at .298.
- Siena Heights outrebounded LTU 42-30 and also made one more free throw (22) than the Blue Devils attempted (21).
Beyond the Boxscore
- Siena Heights leads the all-time series 16-9 including five straight wins over LTU.
- Lawrence Tech has allowed just one opponent--Indiana Tech on Nov. 29 (.527)--to shoot 50 percent or better from the field this season.
- As a team, LTU ranks third in both WHAC field goal percentage defense (.370) and three-point percentage (.266).
Up Next
- The Blue Devils will host Cornerstone at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in a WHAC encounter at the Don Ridler Field House.
