Women's Basketball Falls To No. 7 Michigan Tech

Nov. 16, 2008

SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH. - The Lewis women's basketball team fell 69-30 to No. 7 Michigan Tech in a non-conference contest on Sunday afternoon.

Sophomore Jenny Turpel (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) led the Flyers with six points on 3-of-6 shooting. Junior Amy Smith (Southgate, Mich./Anderson) and sophomore Kelly Monaco (Chicago, Ill./Resurrection) each scored five off the bench. Sophomore Kady Currin (Cincinnati, Ohio/Seton) had three steals.

Jessica Racine had a game-high 18 points for Michigan Tech. Lindsey Lindstrom scored 14. The Flyers were within five points at 18-13 with 4:34 left. Then the Huskies went on a 24-1 run through the end of the first half and early second to take control of the game.

The Huskies improve to 2-0 while the Flyers are now 0-2. Lewis hits the home court for the first time on Tuesday against Robert Morris at 7 p.m.

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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