ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Led by three double-doubles, the Indiana Tech women's basketball team defeated Concordia in Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference action, 98-72 on Saturday afternoon.
The Warriors (3-5, 3-2 WHAC) got off to a good start, scoring the game's first five points on a three-pointer from
Baylee Rinehart and a jumper from
Jessica Silva. A 7-0 run put the Cardinals (0-6, 0-4 WHAC) in front, but three
Shallante Clements free throws put Tech back in front. The two teams traded baskets over the next several minutes until a
Rayana Villalpando jumper put the Warriors up 15-14, giving them a lead they didn't give up. Over the final 10 minutes, the Orange and Black built a 10-point lead and after trading a pair of late scores, Tech took a 51-42 halftime lead.
It was all Warriors in the second half as Tech continued to build its lead, pushing it to 20 points on a Clements jumper with 9:16 to play. Rinehart hit a jumper with 3:42 to play, the last score of the night for the Orange and Black, taking a 31-point lead, their largest of the night.
The offense was firing on all cylinders in the win as Tech finished the contest 38-for-77 (49.4%) from the field, 5-for-16 (31.3%) from behind the arc and 17-for-27 (63.0%) at the charity stripe. The defense played well too, holding the home team to 28.6 percent (26-for-91) shooting despite a 10-for-39 (25.6%) mark from long range and a 10-for-19 (52.6%) mark at the free throw line.
Rinehart led all scorers in the contest with 23 points, adding nine rebounds while Silva, Clements and
Nikki Grose and
Alexjandra Marquez-Lopez each set career-highs. Silva and Clements and Marquez-Lopez each set new highs in points with 17, 14 and 11, respectively. Clements, Marquez-Lopez and Grose set records for rebounds with 14, 10 and 12, respectively.
Tech won the game inside, outscoring Concordia 58-30 in the paint while also outscoring the Cardinals on the fast break, 26-4.
The Warriors will look to make it two-in-a-row when they return to action on Tuesday, Nov. 25 in Grand Rapids, Mich. against fourth-ranked Davenport University. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
