Playing the second game of a three-game road trip on Saturday afternoon, Lourdes dropped an 84-65 decision to Lawrence Tech at Ridler Fieldhouse in Southfield, Mich.
 
"We need to become more consistent," head coach Karen McConnell said after the game.  "That means focusing on fundamental skills.  Little details seem to become big negatives for us."
 
Lourdes jumped out to a quick 9-2 lead just four minutes into the game following a three-pointer from Molea Thompson (Mansfield, Ohio/Madison H.S.).  The Blue Devils cut their deficit down to one before the Gray Wolves extended the lead back to seven, 19-12, after an Emily Orsini (Akron, Ohio/Archbishop Hoban H.S.) basket with 11 minutes left in the first half.
 
Lawrence Tech held Lourdes without a field goal for more than five minutes while going on a 21-1 run, giving the Blue Devils a 33-20 lead.  The hosts also closed the half with a 9-0 run while taking a 51-33 lead into the locker room.
 
"We did a good job early coming out ready to play," McConnell added.  "However they punched us and we didn't respond like we needed to."
 
Lourdes cut the deficit to 13, 55-42, after a three-point play by Orsini with 13:17 to play in the game.  The Gray Wolves we within 11, 62-51, with nine minutes remaining, but were never able to cut their deficit to single digits the rest of the way.
 
Thompson led the Gray Wolves with 13 points while Orsini added 12 points and seven rebounds.  Lauren Tilden (Ravenna, Ohio/Ravenna H.S.) added 11 points but Lourdes shot just 37.1% from the floor for the game.
 
Allison Kitchen led five Blue Devil scorers in double figures with 18 points while Allison Bicknell added 17 points.  Lawrence Tech (3-3, 2-1 WHAC) shot 57.4% from the field on the afternoon and outrebounded Lourdes 36-25 in the win.
 
Lourdes (4-4, 0-3) will close out its road trip on Tuesday evening as the Gray Wolves travel to Detroit, Mich. to face Marygrove.  Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. at the Northwest Activities Center.