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Grand Rapids, Mich. – Ellie Mackay led the way with 18 points, leading No. 24 Michigan Tech to a 63-48 win over Davenport on Saturday afternoon at the DU Student Center in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women’s basketball. Sarah Dax and Isabella Lenz each scored 10 points in double figures as the Huskies reached the 20-game winning streak for the fifth time in the last seven seasons.
Mackay shot 7-for-12 from the field and added six rebounds and Alex Rohndorff tallied a team-high 11 rebounds for MTU. Tech outscored DU 38-8 in the paint and added 18 points.
The Huskies led 15-9 after one quarter and trailed 29-21 at halftime. Ellie Toney helped Davenport cut the deficit to four midway through the third quarter, but McKay scored 14 points in the final 6:14 of the fourth to help Tech win.
Michigan Tech got 19 points off the bench, including Katelyn Meister with nine. Tech shot 44.1 percent overall (26-59), 27.3 percent (6-22) from beyond the arc. Tech pushed its lead to as high as 15 in the final minute of the fourth quarter.
“Like Thursday, we didn’t shoot to our potential from outside today, but we did a good job of getting points in the paint and I’m happy with our overall effort,” said head coach Sam Clayton. “It was good to see Eli have another strong game for us, especially late in the game.”
Tony led the Panthers with 15 points while Mary Liddell played the full 40 minutes and scored 14 points. The Huskies limited DU’s leading scorer, Lily Gustafson, to 10 points and nine rebounds.
Michigan Tech (20-5, 12-3) returns to Houghton to finish the regular season with three home games, starting Thursday at Purdue Northwest at 5:30 p.m. The Panthers (7-17, 1-13) have dropped their seventh straight. The Huskies swept the season series.
MTU stayed in second place in the conference standings after No. 6 Grand Valley State beat Northern Michigan on Saturday.
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