PLYMOUTH, Ind. – Macomb Women's Basketball earned a 57-49 opening night win over Delta College on Friday (Nov. 1) at the Marian University Ancilla Chargers Classic in Plymouth, Ind. The win, coming in the first game at the helm for the program's new head coach Kirk Carolan, was the result of a resilient team effort and a game-altering run in the second quarter.
 
Trailing 10-9 after 10 minutes of play, the Monarchs fell behind by as many as six midway through the second quarter before going on an impressive 19-2 run to flip a 17-11 deficit into a 30-19 lead. Spanning four minutes, the 19-2 run was the difference in Friday's season-opening tilt as the Monarchs took the lead and never looked back in the eight-point triumph.
 
Janiya McWilliams (Detroit, Mich./Warren Fitzgerald) played a huge role in the second quarter outburst on the way to tying the team-high in points with 13 and pulling down a team-best nine rebounds. Asiyah Jihad (Farmington, Mich./North Farmington) matched McWilliams in the points column with 13 while stuffing the stat sheet with seven rebounds, three blocks and three steals.
 
Vivian Urhobara (Lagos, Nigeria/Divine Light Schools) was next with eight points and five rebounds, all coming in the second half, while Vanessa Galovich (Sterling Heights, Mich./Utica) went for seven points, five rebounds and two steals on the night. A'Liyah Forris (Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech) ripped away a team-leading six steals and Sydney Garon (Shelby Twp., Mich./Henry Ford II) hauled in eight rebounds to round out Friday's leaders.
 
The 1-0 Monarchs will look to close out their season-opening trip to Indiana with a win when they take on Lincoln Trail College (Ill.) at 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon.