
11/12/2026 10:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball
» Michigan used a 10-0 run in the later stages of the first quarter to take control of the contest. Dallas Loughridge scored eight straight points, with Te'Yala Delfosse putting up the final two for a 21-10 lead.
» Kendall Dudley recorded her first career double-double, finishing with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
» Joining Dudley in double figures were Syla Swords (17), Olivia Olson (15), Loughridge (13) and Delfosse (11).
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The No. 2-ranked University of Michigan women's basketball team used a 10-0 run late in the first quarter to take control, leading by as many as 29 points in an 81-58 win over Columbia on Thursday evening (Nov. 12) at Levien Gymnasium.
Kendall Dudley recorded her first career double-double, going for 15 points and 10 rebounds. Joining Dudley in double figures were Syla Swords (17), Olivia Olson (15), Dallas Loughridge (13) and Te'Yala Delfosse (11). Michigan (3-0) forced 21 turnovers in the contest, turning them into 21 points. U-M shot 49.2 percent from the floor while holding Columbia (3-1) to just 32.8 percent from the floor and 16.7 percent from deep.
Michigan got eight straight points from Loughridge, followed by a layup in transition from Delfosse to cap a 10-0 run in the middle stages of the first quarter to give Michigan a 21-10 lead with 2:21 on the first-quarter clock. Columbia stopped the run with a free throw and the teams exchanged baskets to end the first, giving Michigan a 23-13 lead after 10 minutes.
U-M took a 12-point lead, 29-17, with 7:56 on the second-quarter clock off a layup from Dudley for its largest lead of the game to that point. The Lions cut the lead to eight twice in the latter half of the second quarter, but a Dudley three-point play and a Dudley layup after each instance pushed the lead back to double digits.
Michigan hit the half with a 36-26 lead behind nine points from Dudley, eight from Loughridge and seven from Olson. U-M shot 45.2 percent (14-for-31) in the first half, forcing 12 Columbia turnovers over the first 20 minutes.
Delfosse hit a corner triple after taking a charge, followed by Olson stealing the ball in the backcourt and converting a three-point play with 4:51 left in the third, pushing the Michigan lead past 20, 52-31. The sequence capped a 16-5 start to the third for U-M, putting the game out of reach for Columbia.
U-M's lead grew to as many as 23 in the third quarter as the road team took a 60-40 lead after 30 minutes of action.
Michigan led by as many as 29 in the final frame, outscoring the Lions by three (21-18) to top the 80-point mark for the second straight game.
Michigan completes a two-game road swing on Monday (Nov. 16), heading to Mount Pleasant to face Central Michigan at 8 p.m. The game can be seen on CBS Sports Network.











