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Lourdes built a halftime lead for the first time this season on Wednesday evening and carried the momentum to a 67-59 victory over Madonna inside the Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center for the Gray Wolves' first Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference victory of the season.
 
"The team worked hard today," head coach John Kenger said afterwards.  "I was very proud of them.  I loved to see all the ladies moving the ball and hustling to do the little things."
 
The Gray Wolves led nearly the entire first quarter before Madonna scored in the final seconds of the period to take a 16-15 lead into the second stanza.  Lourdes still trailed by four, 26-22, with three minutes to play before intermission when Hunter Kershaw (Columbus, Ohio/Westland H.S.) and Kali Hardy (Perrysburg, Ohio/Cardinal Stritch H.S.) made three-pointers to spearhead a 10-0 run to end the stanza, giving the Gray Wolves a 32-26 lead at the break.
 
Lourdes scored the first seven points out of the locker room to increase the lead to 13 and the Gray Wolves maintained a double-digit advantage, 49-39, heading into the fourth quarter.  The lead swelled 16, 61-45, after Riley Raburn (Horton, Mich./Lumen Christi H.S.) made a layup with 3:50 to play.  Lourdes then withstood a late 8-1 run by the Crusaders in the final minute to snap its four-game losing streak.
 
Raburn and Kershaw paced the Lourdes offense with 12 points each, with Raburn making 6-of-8 from the field while coming off the bench.  Kershaw grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.  Sara Semler (Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer H.S.) added 10 points and four assists.
 
Paige Boden led Madonna (2-5, 0-2 WHAC) with 16 points, eight rebounds, and four blocks while Hannah Reinhold added 14 points and a game-high 12 boards.
 
Lourdes (2-6, 1-2) continues WHAC play on Saturday afternoon, traveling to Grand Rapids, Mich. to face Aquinas.  Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. inside the Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center.