Women's Basketball Falls In Opener To Lake Superior State 74-54

Nov. 15, 2008

SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH. - The Lewis University women's basketball team opened the 2008-09 campaign with a 74-54 setback at Lake Superior State on Saturday afternoon.

Sophomore Devon Carbaugh (Sterling, Ill./Sterling) led the Flyers with 12 points and four rebounds. Junior Christine Karl (Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township) came off the bench to add nine points.

The Flyers' only lead came on a Carbaugh layup to start the game. The Lakers built an early 13 point lead only to see the Flyers cut it to seven on a jumper by junior Kelly Monaco (Chicago, Ill./Resurrection) with 4:25 left in the first. The Flyers opened the second half by cutting the Lakers' 10-point halftime lead to eight on a jumper by sophomore Kady Currin (Cincinnati, Ohio/Seton). Currin finished with four assists. The Lakers controlled the rest of the second half to take the game.

The Lakers, who won three contests in Florida last weekend, improve to 4-0. Lewis falls to 0-1. The Flyers play Michigan Tech at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow. 

A Catholic University sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis offers nearly 80 undergraduate majors and programs of study, accelerated degree completion options for working adults, various aviation programs and 22 graduate programs in nine fields. The mid-sized university is being honored for the fifth consecutive year by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. For more information please visit www.lewisu.edu.

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