University Center, Michigan. – Ellie McKay scored 21 points as Michigan Tech edged Saginaw Valley State 69-53 in women’s basketball at the James E. O’Neill Jr. Arena on Thursday night in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Did. The win put the Huskies up 12-3 overall and 4-1 against their GLIAC opponents.
Head coach Sam Clayton said, “Even though we made some mistakes early on, we were able to stay calm, break the press, keep an eye on the floor and look good on half court.” It was a big game for us, especially in the first half, but some players stepped up and played big, Kate (Meister) and Bella (Lentz) had a strong attack at the rim. We felt there were too many turnovers, but at the same time, it’s hard to win on the GLIAC roads, so I’m happy with our effort.”
The Huskies outscored the SVSU 25-11 in the first quarter, shooting 57% and knocking down 5 of their 9 3-pointers. Tech never trailed, including a 12-0 run, and McKay finished the first half with his 17 points.
Tori Depery led Saginaw Valley to an 8-0 run and cut the deficit to 12 points by the end of the third quarter. Deperry scored his game-high 31 points on the card, but MTU pulled away in the second half with his 21 points from the basket and bench in transition.
The Huskies rebounded SVSU 34-28 and had 16 assists. Alex Rondorf had 10 points and seven rebounds. Soraya his Tims scored his 10th point in his second of his game and in his 25th minute off the bench he scored 4-for-6. McKay added two steals to his 21-point effort, and from the field he shot 5-for-13 and scored his 7-for-7 perfect free throw on his line.
The Huskies converted 15 of their 18 total attempts on the Stripes.
Michigan Tech (12-3, 4-1) will continue their trip to Wayne State University at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Saginaw Valley (7-7, 2-2) will host Northern Michigan on Saturday.