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Site: Grand Rapids, Mich. (DU Student Center)
Score: No. 2 Davenport 87, Indiana Tech 60
Records: DU (30-1), IT (19-13)
Next DU event: Tuesday, March 4 – vs. Siena Heights – 7:30 p.m.
 
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Tiesha Stokes led the Panthers with 23 points and 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double on the year and three different players each added 11 as the second-ranked Davenport beat Indiana Tech 87-60 in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal Saturday afternoon. The Panthers, who improve to 30-1 on the season and 25 consecutive wins, will host Siena Heights in the WHAC title game at the DU Student Center on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
 
The third-seed Saints upset the second-seed Golden Eagles 67-58 down the Beltline at Cornerstone's campus.
 
Three other Panthers were tied for second on the team in scoring as 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 Lady 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.
 
In the second half, DU turned up the defensive pressure to start the second half on a 21-5 run to take a 60-29 lead with 13:38 remaining in the game. Stokes closed out the game 23 points to lead the team, and she shot 83.3 percent from the field. Stokes capped off her double-double with 10 boards as she tied for the team high with Brittany Johnson.
 
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