DETROIT, Mich. – Macomb Women's Basketball earned its 20th win of the season Saturday (Feb. 21) at the Matthaei Center in Detroit as they took down Wayne County Community College District, 92-64. 

With the win, the Monarchs improved to 20-8 overall and 9-4 in MCCAA Eastern Conference action while Wayne County fell to 10-14 overall and 3-10 in league play. The 20 wins is the most in the Kirk Carolan era and the most in a single season since the historic 2019-20 Macomb team that went 32-0.

Prior to Saturday's win, the Monarchs held their Sophomore Day ceremony and honored the careers of A'Liyah Forris, Vanessa Galovich, Asiyah Jihad, Janiya McWilliams, Jamiya Rogers and Ruby Sandison.

A back-and-forth opening quarter ended with Macomb holding a slim 18-16 advantage before the Monarchs erupted with a 29-point second quarter to take a commanding 47-28 lead into the halftime break.

The Monarchs remained hot in the third quarter and outscored the Wildcats, 30-11, to hold a 77-39 advantage with 10:00 remaining. The Wildcats ended strong, outscoring the Monarchs in the fourth quarter by a 25-15 margin to settle on the 92-64 final tally.

MyKenzi Harris led the way with 19 points on five made 3-pointers. Forris and Hannah Tamou posted 18 points each with Forris pulling down six rebounds and adding five assists. McWilliams added 10 points, eight rebounds and five assists while Galovich recorded 10 points and five assists. 

The Monarchs shot 45.9% from the field and 42.9% from beyond the arc. The defense forced 23 Wildcat turnovers and registered 11 steals as a team. 

The regular season wraps up on Tuesday (Feb. 24) at Jackson College with tip-off set for 5:30 p.m. The same two teams will meet in the quarterfinals of the Great Lakes District A Championship on March 3 with the winner of Tuesday's tilt earning the right to host the postseason opener.