FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The No. 13-ranked Indiana Tech women's basketball team defeated Rochester University, 94-52, Wednesday evening in Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) play inside the Schaefer Center to notch its sixth straight win.
 
Kyra Whitaker had a career-high 25 points on 10-14 shooting and added three rebounds while Emma Wolfe had 16 points, three rebounds and two assists. Erika Foy added 16 points and two blocks off the bench. DeAnn Kauffman and Rachel Bell each had 10 points each, with the former grapping seven rebounds and six steals while the latter dished out 12 assists for her third double-double of the season. Alexis Hill chipped in six points, eight rebounds and four steals.
 
Rochester took their first and only lead of the game on their opening possession of the night as Devan Valko went 1-2 from the free throw line and had the game tied at 5-5 with 6:23 to play in the first quarter. Tech responded with a 13-0 run to end the quarter though, with five different players scoring in the final six minutes of the period and forcing six turnovers to take an 18-5 lead into the break. Rochester went just 1-10 from the field in the opening 10 minutes of play and committed 10 turnovers.
 
Tech found itself offensive rhythm in the second quarter as they went 8-14 from the field and went on a 13-6 run over the final six minutes of the half to take a commanding 40-19 lead into the locker room. Rochester committed another nine turnovers in the quarter to aid the Orange and Black's lead.
 
The host Warriors really began to assert themselves in the third quarter though, using a 10-2 spurt over the final 3:30 of the period to extend their advantage to 30 points and take a 68-38 lead into the final 10 minutes of regulation. Foy went 4-7 from the floor during the quarter en route to 10 of her 16 points while the hosts held an 11-0 advantage in fast break points during the period.
 
Tech never led the lead dip under 30 points during the fourth quarter and grew their lead up to 42 points as a triple from Laney Steckler capped the scoring at 94-52 in favor of the Orange and Black.
 
Tech (17-4, 11-1 WHAC) returns to action Saturday as they host No. 13-ranked and conference leader Siena Heights University. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. from the Schaefer Center.