Box Score LANSING, Mich.--Lawrence Tech employed a balanced offense with four starters in double digits including junior
Maggie Long with a team-high 18 points, but host Cleary got the Blue Devils into foul trouble to get a 73-66 win on Saturday in Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference women's basketball action on the campus of Lansing Community College in Gannon Gymnasium. The Blue Devils fall to 8-11 on the season, including a 6-7 WHAC mark, while the Cougars improve to 4-14 overall and 4-8 in the conference.
Lawrence Tech Highlights
- Long also dished a game-high six assists and grabbed five rebounds.
- Freshman DeDe Smith scored 14 points on 6-for-11 shooting and had two steals.
- Fifth-year senior Julia Huey (4 rebounds, 2 blocked shots) and sophomore Kate Jacobs (6 rebounds) chipped in 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Cleary Highlights
- Taedom Stein had game highs of 22 points and 11 rebounds along with a team-best five assists.
- Mileisha Rodriguez also added a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
- Amy Jackson and Riley Merryfield chipped in 15 points apiece.
How it Happened
- Cleary took advantage of 22 LTU fouls to make 21 of 32 free throw attempts, while the Blue Devils were 5-for-8.
- The Cougars, who never trailed, darted out to leads of 6-0 and 12-4 on the way to a 19-14 advantage after the first quarter.
- Cleary led 32-28 at the intermission and 47-43 at the end of three quarters.
- The Blue Devils tied the score 35-35 on a Smith three-point play with 7 minutes and 44 seconds left in the third quarter.
- Smith willed LTU to stay close by scoring six of the team's first eight points in the fourth to tie it 49-all with 7:46 remaining.
- But the Cougars responded with a 19-8 run over a 6:42 span to take control with their biggest lead of the night, 68-57.
- Lawrence Tech used its size to outscore Cleary in the paint, 36-20.
Beyond the Boxscore
- The all-time series is now tied at one win apiece.
Up Next
- The Blue Devils will travel to Dearborn on Wednesday (5:30 p.m.) for WHAC matchup against Michigan-Dearborn.
