SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- Peyton Banks scored 34 points on 12-17 shooting as the Siena Heights women's basketball team defeated Grace 66-55 on day one of the Lawrence Tech Blue Devil tournament. The Saints (2-0) scored 19 points in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Lancers.
Sha'kyia Parker scored 10 points to help SHU toward the win. Banks hauled in 12 rebounds in addition to her points to register her first double-double of the season. Madison Hamilton scored eight points and pulled down eight boards in the winning effort. E'Anna Won finished with eight rebounds and five assists.
Siena scored the first five points of the game on the way to a dominant 21-5 lead in the opening quarter that Grace cut down to a 23-12 advantage heading into the second.
The Lancers battled back to cut the Saint lead to single digits with a three-point jumper in the final two minutes of the first half. Grace got to within six points of catching SHU, 35-29. A layup by Banks gave the navy and yellow an eight-point edge as the teams entered the locker room at the half.
The teams traded buckets in the third until an 8-0 run by the Lancers gave them their first lead in the game, 42-41, with 3:26 left in the third stanza. A few lead changes and ties later, and the teams had a whole new ball game going into the fourth with a 47-47 draw.
A series of three-point jumpers and free throws for Siena gave the Saints the lead again as they outlasted the Lancers for the win.
Up Next
The Saints will complete the Lawrence Tech tournament on Sunday, November 7, with a game against Ava Marie at 1:00 p.m.
