FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The No. 11-ranked Indiana Tech women's basketball team notched its fifth straight win Sunday afternoon with a 76-72 win over Siena Heights University inside the Schaefer Center. The win was also the Warriors 19^th consecutive win in Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) play and their 22^nd straight victory against WHAC schools.
 
Alexis Hill had a game-high 23 points to go along with two rebounds and two assists, while Erika Foy had 18 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Kyra Whitaker chipped in 19 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals.
 
The Warriors took the lead 19 seconds into the game and never relinquished it over the next 40 minutes, growing the advantage to as many as 18 points. Tech started off the game on a 20-10 run over the first seven minutes of the contest and was powered in the quarter by Foy's seven points and six points off the bench from Bethany Worm en route to a 24-15 lead at the break.
 
A 14-5 run from the Warriors started off the second quarter as they lead ballooned to 38-20 with 5:14 remaining in the opening half, with Hill and Whitaker combining for 12 of the 14 points from the team. The Saints managed to cut the deficit down to 10 with 2:19 left in the quarter and were close to grabbing the momentum, but a triple right before the buzzer from Kelsey Ivers put Tech up 45-30 at the half.
 
The Saints came out firing in the third quarter, going 7-11 from the field and 2-3 from downtown to outscore the Warriors 19-14 in the period. Siena Heights cut the deficit down to eight points with 1:54 left on the clock following a 5-0 run, but Tech was able to get the lead back into double digits before time expired and took a 59-49 lead into the final 10 minutes of regulation.
 
The hot shooting from the visitors continued into the fourth quarter as they went 10-13 from the floor and knocked down all three of their attempts from behind the arc while they limited the hosts to just a 4-13 mark from the floor, but the Warriors made it up at the charity stripe as they went 9-13 from the free throw line, including a 7-11 showing in the final 38 seconds on the game. The Saints cut the deficit down to 63-61 with 3:23 following a 10-5 run to start the quarter, but Tech answered back with a pair of old-fashioned three-point plays from Worm and Foy on back-to-back possessions to put the lead back up to six points. Siena Heights made a furious attempt at the upset as they cut the deficit down to three with 11 seconds and then two with just over a second left, but Hill sank a pair of free throws to ice the game and keep the winning streaks alive.
 
 Tech (16-1, 4-0 WHAC) returns to action Wednesday as they travel to the University of Northwestern Ohio for another conference matchup. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. from Racer Gymnasium.