Christie Carrico led the way with 27 points in MU's WHAC win at Siena Heights Saturday.

ADRIAN, Mich. -- The Madonna University women’s basketball team posted a key road conference victory, 78-69 over Siena Heights University Saturday afternoon (Jan. 19) in the SHU Fieldhouse. Led by four players who scored in double figures, including junior Christie Carrico (Waterford, Mich./Waterford Mott HS), who scored a game high 27 points, the Crusaders (8-11 overall, 3-2 WHAC) overcame a nine-point first-half deficit for the win.

Senior Caryn Inman (Oxford, Mich./Oxford HS) turned the tide, hitting a three-pointer with 1:17 to play in the first half that gave MU a 39-37 lead heading to the locker room, a lead MU would never relinquish.  Inman finished the game with 15 points and 13 rebounds.

Freshman Tabatha Wydryck (Riverview, Mich./Gabriel Richard HS) opened the second half with her first basket of the game, a three-pointer, extending the MU lead to five.  The Crusaders pushed that lead to as much as 13 points with just over three-minutes to play on another Wydryck bucket, giving MU a 71-58 cushion.  Wydryck scored 10 points on the day.

Siena Heights (10-10 overall; 1-4 WHAC) trimmed the lead to seven points, 76-69, on a field goal by Lauren Crockett before being forced to foul to wind out the game.

Madonna senior guard Cali Crawford (Rochester, MI/Oakland Christian HS) added 15 points, 11 of those from the free-throw line and a team high six assists.

Siena Heights had three players reach double figures, led by Onicko Biggs’ double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds.

The win keeps MU locked in a second place tie with Aquinas, a 94-54 winner over Indiana Tech Saturday.

The Crusaders return home to continue conference play Wednesday night (Jan. 23) when they face Concordia University.  Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm and will be carried live on the Crusaders Internet Radio Network.