ADRIAN, Mich. -- The Siena Heights women's basketball team survived an upset bid and advanced through the WHAC Tournament with a 61-45 quarterfinal win over Lawrence Tech on Wednesday at the SHU Fieldhouse.

Kayla Hinton led the way for the Saints (26-3) with 17 points, nine rebounds and four steals while Jakarri Alven finished with 10 points and seven rebounds. E'Moni Guice-Finch had 11 points off the bench. E'Anna Won grabbed nine rebounds and Olivia DeLong totaled nine points and two blocks.

SHU overcame a slow start after falling behind 4-0 and did not convert a field goal until 3:45 into the contest when Guice-Finch buried a 3-pointer.

Guice-Finch's 3-ball was the beginning of a 13-1 stretch for the Saints, which they bridged across the first and second quarters. That led Siena Heights to a 15-7 lead and SHU never trailed the rest of the way.

The Saints led 28-23 at halftime, but LTU (12-17) never went away. SHU had its decisive run in the fourth.

Leading 45-43, the Saints outscored the Blue Devils, 16-2, through the end of the game. DeLong had seven points in that stretch, Hinton added six and Vice buried a 3.

SHU will play in the WHAC Tournament semifinals when Concordia visits the SHU Fieldhouse on Friday.

WHAC Tournament quarterfinals
Indiana Tech 61, Aquinas 52
Cornerstone 78, Rochester 73
Concordia 79, Lourdes 56
Siena Heights 61, Lawrence Tech 45