OLIVET, Mich. – The #11 Trine University Women's Basketball team cliched the outright MIAA Regular Season Championship with a 73-58 decision over Olivet this evening. Trine is riding a 14 game win streak and are unbeaten in conference play. Sidney Wagner notched her 100^th made three-pointer of her career in the win. Trine is 22-2 (15-0 MIAA) and Olivet falls to 5-19 (2-13 MIAA)
 
The win gives Trine sole possession of the MIAA Regular Season Championship. This marks Trine's sixth regular season championship, all coming since the 2016-17 season. For Coach Andy Rang it is his fourth in seven years as head coach. Trine saw four player score in double figures, Wagner led with 19. Katie Tate added a season high 17, Erin Sherwood pitched in 15, and Allison Capouch had 10 more.
 
Shooting woes doomed the Thunder early. The Thunder trailed nearly the entire first half. Olivet scored first just 17 seconds in and would not surrender their lead until nearly half way through the third quarter. Katie Tate matched Olivet with a layup to tie things up at two. The Comets pushed the lead to nine late in the first quarter, a Sherwood triple and Wagner jumper tightened things up.
 
Olivet maintained their lead throughout the second quarter despite 16 turnovers. The Comets hit on 13 of 27 first half field goals and had a 22-17 rebounding advantage. Trine trailed 32-27 at halftime.
 
The tide turned quickly in the third quarter, Trine opened with a 10-2 run backed by 6 points in the paint and a long ball from Capouch. Olivet clawed back from a 39-37 deficit with a 10-2 run of their own. Tate connected from beyond the arc to help the Thunder cut the lead to one headed to the fourth quarter.
 
The Thunder own some of the best point differentials in the 1^st (17^th) and 3^rd (9^th) quarters in Division III. Tonight, it was the fourth quarter where they were able to flex some muscle. The Thunder rank 12^th in 4^th quarter point differential. They will move up that list tomorrow as the Thunder pounded the Comets 27-11 over the final 10 minutes. The teams traded blows for the first four minutes and Trine led 53-52. The Thunder rolled after that, a 20-2 run over five minutes of game time eviscerated any chance of a Comet upset. Sherwood added 8 points over the streak and 8 different Thunder found the bottom of the net.
 
Wagner had 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 steals to go with a game high 19 points. Tate grabbed seven boards and Sherwood added five.
 
Trine will look to complete their first unbeaten MIAA season since 2018-19 with a record setting 23^rd regular season win on Saturday, when the Thunder host Kalamazoo for senior day.