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 WARREN, Mich. – Down by as many as 12 in the fourth quarter, Macomb Women's Basketball refused to quit and battled back to earn a 70-66 home win over Bay College Friday (Dec. 3) inside the Sports & Expo Center. The win – the Monarchs fourth in a row – boosts the team's record to 5-3 on the season. The visiting Norse of Bay College fell to 5-4 after losing the lead late to a determined Monarchs squad.

In what was a back-and-forth game throughout, the Monarchs trailed by four, 15-11, after one quarter of play as shots wouldn't fall early. In the second quarter, the Monarchs outscored the Norse by a 25-18 margin to earn a narrow 36-33 halftime lead behind balanced play. In the second half, the Norse sank timely shots to eventually jump out to a 12-point lead with just under nine minutes to play in the fourth and final quarter.

Trailing 58-46, the Monarchs refused to back down and rallied to outscore the Norse 24-8 over the game's final 8:54 to earn the 70-66 comeback victory. Defense once again keyed the victory as the Monarchs forced the Norse into six turnovers while holding them to only three field goals during the impressive 24-8 run to close the game.

DeBraya Edwards (Detroit, Mich./Oakland CC) recorded her team-leading fourth double-double and fourth 20-point game of the season with 22 points and 11 rebounds, and added five steals and three assists to help lead the Monarchs to the thrilling comeback win. Amy Jackson (Flat Rock, Mich./Flat Rock) hit key shots down the stretch for the Monarchs on her way to 21 points. Jackson added six rebounds, four assists and two steals, while newcomer Rylee Thomas (Harrison Twp., Mich./L'Anse Creuse) posted a new career-high with 11 points on three 3-pointers made.

Randi Martin (Eastpointe, Mich./Eastpointe) and Gabriella DiPiazza (Warren, Mich./Cousino) followed with eight and six points, respectively.