GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Davenport's fourth-ranked women's basketball team will have one more game to play before enjoying a brief three-day Thanksgiving Break as the Panthers welcome Indiana Tech to the Student Center for a Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference matchup on a rare Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. The contest can be followed on the Davenport Athletics Network with
Ken Clemens and Ed Keating calling the action.
Vs. Indiana TechLocation: Grand Rapids, Mich. (DU Student Center)
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 25
Tipoff: 5:30 p.m.
Coverage:
Live Stats/Video/AudioCommentators:
Ken Clemens (Play-by-Play)/Ed Keating (Color)
A Quick Look at Indiana TechAlthough they got off to a sluggish 0-4 start to the season, the Warriors did make a turnaround entering WHAC play. Indiana Tech has beaten Concordia twice and Lawrence Tech once but suffered a loss to No. 16 Siena Heights to post a 3-1 record in conference play. The Warriors have relied on 3-pointers this season, leading the WHAC with a 42 shooting percentage from beyond the arc. Taylor Seiss leads the pack in that department going 27-for-64 (42 percent) while Baylee Rinehart is 23-for-51 (45 percent).
Panthers vs. Indiana TechTuesday will be the 25
th meeting between Davenport and Indiana Tech. Indiana Tech's only win came in the second ever meeting in 2005. Since then, the Panthers have won 22 straight.
The Last Time They MetTiesha Stokes led the Panthers with 23 points and 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double on the 2013-14 season and three different players each added 11 as Davenport beat Indiana Tech 87-60 in the WHAC Tournament semifinal last March.
Kayleigh VanKeulen,
Kristina Cousins and
Alison Bouman all had 11 points in the game. Johnson also had eight assists in the game to go along with her 10 rebounds.
The Panthers got the first bucket of the game but had somewhat of a slow start in shooting. DU used their transition game to increase their lead. DU went into the locker room leading 39-24 and finished shooting 40.5 percent from the field. Stokes had 11 points in the first half to lead the team. Davenport's defense held the Warriors to 32.3 percent shooting from the floor.
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