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Lauren Kline vs. Calvin 11-7-26
Jose Figueroa
Lauren Kline
61
Winner Calvin Calvin 1-1,0-0 Michigan Intercol. Ath. Assn.
52
John Carroll JCU 0-1,0-0 NCAC
Winner
Calvin Calvin
1-1,0-0 Michigan Intercol. Ath. Assn.
61
Final
52
John Carroll JCU
0-1,0-0 NCAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Calvin Calvin 17 14 8 22 61
John Carroll JCU 14 8 11 19 52

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | JCUSID

Women's Basketball Conquered by Calvin to Open the Season

The Blue Streaks lost in the Winking Lizard Tip-Off Tournament at home

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS – With a young team, you're bound to have growing pains, particularly in the first game of the season. 

John Carroll Women's Basketball experience it on Saturday in the Winking Lizard Tip-Off Tournament against a strong Calvin University squad.

The Blue Streaks dropped the season opener to the Knights in a defensive battle, 61-52.

The season got off to a fortuitous note, as Brooke Laub buried a triple on the first possession. Hannah Ward then hit another 3-pointer to put JCU up 10-4. That would be the last shot JCU connected on from behind the arc. A 9-point Calvin run set ahead the visitors, and the Knights clung to a 17-14 lead after the first. 

Calvin continued to enjoy success on both ends of the court as the second quarter started. Calvin constructed a 9-2 run to begin the stanza, upping the lead to 10. Lauren Kline started to heat up and helped to stop the momentum, but the Knights still carried a 31-22 lead into the break.

Both teams struggled to make shots as play resumed in the second half. But JCU suddenly managed to come alive in a two-minute stretch in the middle of the third thanks to a 7-point run powered in part by back-to-back layups by Bella Houillion. JCU forced a turnover to get the ball back with a chance to make it a one-possession game, and Calvin called a timeout. 

The break allowed the Knights to reset, as the visitors tabbed a couple layups to halt the momentum. Carmella Sowers hit a couple free throws with 4 seconds left to narrow the deficit to 39-33 entering the final quarter. 

Calvin upped the lead early in the period to 10 thanks to two straight buckets. The Blue Streaks got the margin to within nine, but could not get enough going offensively down the stretch. 

Both teams struggled to shoot the three, as the teams combined for just 3-for-37 shooting from deep. The difference between the squads proved to be in the paint, as the Knights won the rebounding battle, 51-31. 

Lauren Kline enjoyed a great game with 17 points, more than she scored in 10 games during her rookie season. Bella Houillion also excelled with 14 points.

Next Up
The Blue Streaks will welcome an old foe, the University of Mount Union, to the DeCarlo Center on Sunday to close out the Winking Lizard Tip-Off Tournament. Mount Union is led by former JCU standout player and coach Emily Taylor '15, who notched her first win as the Raiders' head coach on Friday over Calvin.
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