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Crusaders Dominate Wolverines on Route to Three Straight Wins

11/24/2021 8:05:00 PM

By: Ryan Mitchell
Box Score DEARBORN, Mich. -- The Madonna University Women's Basketball team has won three games in a row for the first time since the 2017-18 season thanks to a dominating road win against the University of Michigan-Dearborn Wolverines, 85-56 on Tuesday night.   

HOW IT HAPPENED

Despite the final score, the Crusaders struggled early in the first quarter. The Wolverines jumped out to an early seven-point lead after the first five minutes. However, the Crusaders would storm back closing the quarter on a 10-0 run to lead 15-12 after the first. 

The Crusaders would carry that momentum over to the second as they would go on a 9-3 run to start the quarter before the Wolverines called a timeout. Sharon Woodard caught fire in the second, almost outsourcing the Wolverines as a team. Woodard would score 11 points on 4-4 shooting and went 2-2 from distance to help the Crusader outscore the Wolverines in the second 22-13 and extend their lead to 37-25 at the half. 

In the third, the Wolverines went on an 8-2 run to close the Crusader lead to seven before Coach Obey called a timeout. Coming out of that timeout, the Crusaders went on a 13-0 run to extend their lead to 20. The Wolverines would not be able to come back after that, Crusaders went up by 30 at one point and outscored the Wolverines 19-17 in the fourth to eventually win 85-56

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 
 
  • Woodard and April Hudelson led the Crusaders with 20 points each on a combined 15-21 shooting
  • Naomi Davis had her best game of the year finishing with 14 points and three steals
  • Megan Aho finished the game with a double-double with 13 points, 13 rebounds, and six assists
  • Sarah Tanderys continued her hot streak and finished with 10 points
  • Paige Boden was a force down low, finishing the game with 10 rebounds and six blocks
UP NEXT

The Crusaders will be back into action after the Thanksgiving break when they host Concordia University (Mich.) on Wednesday, December 1, tip-off is at 5:30 p.m. 

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