Women's Basketball: Racers Fall short against Saints

ADRIAN, MI – UNOH (9-10, 5-8) clashed with Siena Heights (17-4, 10-3) in a tight game, before running out of gas in the last six minutes to fall short 78-65.

The teams traded leads seven times in the first quarter before a 12-5 Racer run blew open a tight game to put UNOH up by seven with less than four minutes left in the second period. The Racers held that cushion into the break and led 31-27 at halftime.

The trends continued into the second half as the game stayed tight and the score was even 53-53 to open the final quarter. The Saints took control of the game for the first time thanks to an 11-0 run. The Racers were not able to mount a resistance as Siena Heights maintained the advantage for a 78-65 win.

It was the defending WHAC Player of the Year, Payton Banks, showing up for the Saints as she recorded 27 of her team's 51 second half points while making 50% of the team's buckets.

Jada Haines led UNOH with 24 points hitting ten of 20 shots from the field while adding five rebounds and two assists. Alysia Lawson (FR/Toledo, Ohio) was the only other Racer scoring double-figures with 14 Points and a team-high eight rebounds.

Both teams shot 42% from the field, but UNOH held the Saints to 27% from outside while shooting 32% as a team. The Racers also made better use of their free throw opportunites going 8-10 from the line to just 60% for Siena Heights.