The Aquinas women's basketball team was unable to get the tying or go-ahead basket in the final 90 seconds against #15 Lindsey Wilson on Friday (Nov. 1) in Richmond, Ind., with the Saints coming up on the short end of a 65-63 final score against the Blue Raiders. AQ trailed by as many as 12 points in the first half and nearly overcame an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter before Lindsey Wilson finished off the victory.
 
With the loss, Aquinas drops to 1-2 on the year, with the losses coming to Indiana Wesleyan – who, like AQ, is listed in the Receiving Votes category of the Top-25 – and #15 Lindsey Wilson, which improves to 2-0. The Saints are back in action on Saturday (Nov. 2) at 4:00 p.m. against IU-East, the host school of this weekend's action.
 
Aquinas actually outscored Lindsey Wilson in both the third and fourth quarters, while the second quarter scoring was 14-apiece. It was the Blue Raiders' quick start and a 19-14 first quarter lead that held up in the end.
 
The Saints shot 41.3 percent from the field and made 7-17 three-point tries, while holding Lindsey Wilson to 37.5 percent shooting and a 3-14 mark from long range. LWC was 8-13 at the charity stripe, while AQ went 4-10 at the line.
 
Aquinas held a 29-9 edge in bench scoring and an 18-8 advantage in fast break points, while Lindsey Wilson was on top in points off turnovers (18-8), points in the paint (44-34), and second chance points (18-4).
 
Camaryia Williams totaled team-highs in both points (16) and rebounds (eight), shooting 7-11 from the field and making 2-3 three-point tries. She added four assists, three steals, and a block in 35 minutes. Ally Frederickson recorded 10 points and seven rebounds, going 4-6 from the field, and doing her damage in only 16 minutes.
 
Diynasti Dowell posted eight points off the bench, while Brighton Miller and Jaylynn Williams each connected on a pair of three-pointers for six points apiece. Jayda Smith dished out a game-high seven assists, while Keeley Hinton and Daz'Sha Day each scored five points, with Day also handing out four assists. 
 
After the 19-14 first quarter, Lindsey Wilson upped its advantage to 31-19 midway through the second quarter. The Saints whiddled the deficit down to five points with a Day field goal shortly before the intermission, making it 33-28 at halftime.
 
AQ rallied back from the 12-point deficit and tied the game at 43-all when Frederickson scored on an old-fashioned three-point play late in the third quarter. Lindsey Wilson took the 49-45 edge to the fourth quarter and led 60-54 on a field goal with 5:52 to play; that would be the Blue Raiders' final bucket of the game, as Aquinas allowed just five points – all free throws – over the final 5:52.
 
Jaylynn Williams drained a three-pointer and Camaryia Williams scored on a fast break layup to make it a 65-63 score with 1:34 remaining. Neither team would score again, with AQ missing a three-pointer in the final seconds for the team's best option to complete the comeback victory.