SOUTHFIELD--Freshman DeDe Smith recorded a double-double with 19 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for Lawrence Tech, but visiting Rochester University pulled away in the second half to down the Blue Devils, 72-59, in Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference slate women's basketball action on Saturday at the Don Ridler Field House. The Blue Devils slip to 10-12 overall and 8-8 in the WHAC, while the Warriors improve 12-10 on the season and 9-7 in the conference.

Lawrence Tech Highlights

• Fifth-year senior Julia Huey tallied 15 points on five 3-pointers off the bench.
• Smith also led the Blue Devils with four assists.

Rochester Highlights

• Imari Martin led all scorers with 22 points and she had a game-best three steals while dishing three assists and grabbing four rebounds.
• Celeste Mershimer added 20 points, six rebounds, a game-high five assists and two steals.
• Melanie Moore (8 points) tied Smith for game-high rebounds honors at 11.

How it Happened 

• Rochester led 35-28 at halftime but started the third quarter on a 14-0 run to claim its biggest lead of the afternoon of 21 points, 49-28, with 3 minutes and 54 seconds to go.
• The Warriors maintained a double-digit lead for most of the fourth quarter to keep LTU at bay.
• The Blue Devils didn't help themselves by shooting 64.7 percent from the free throw line (22-34).
• Rochester also forced 20 turnovers to outscore LTU 23 to 11 on miscues.
• The Warriors shot 41.9 percent from the field (26-62) while holding the Blue Devils to a 29.4 clip (15-51).
• Lawrence Tech took its last lead, 19-18, at 8:52 of the second quarter when junior Maggie Long (6 points) nailed a trey.
• Rochester eventually went up by 10 later in the quarter before taking a three-possession lead into the lockerroom.
• The Blue Devils led 16-15 in a tight opening quarter that featured four ties and eight lead changes.

Beyond the Boxscore

• Rochester sweeps the regular-season series to lead LTU 11-4 all-time.
• The double-double was the first of her career for Smith.

Up Next

• Lawrence Tech remains home on Wednesday (5:30 p.m.) to play WHAC leader and No. 21-ranked Indiana Tech.