Lansing, Mich. -- The Mount Mary University women's basketball team hit the road to Michigan for their 2025-2026 season opener. On Friday, they played against Great Lakes Christian College (GLCC). This game marked the start of head coach Joshua Steffen's fifth season. The Blue Angels are coming off their second straight double-digit win season and are looking to continue with their huge success. The Blue Angels secured a huge season-opening win against the Crusaders, 92-74.  

Leading Scorers: 

• Four Blue Angels scored in double-digits. Vanessa Diaz (Kissimmee, Fla.) and Mikkalla Robertson (Milwaukee, Wis.) put up a team-high 19 points. Norriah Broomfield (Milwaukee, Wis.) added in 18 while Deriya Wilson (Milwaukee, Wis.) added 12.  

Quarter One:  

Camille Powell (Snellville, Ga.) scored the first basket of the season for the Blue Angels from the jump ball. Robertson found a lane to the hoop and added in her first points of the game, 4-3. Wilson hit back-to-back threes on back-to-back possessions, which brought the Blue Angels within one, halfway through the first quarter. Diaz connected on a three-pointer to give the Blue Angels the lead 17-16. Broomfield extended the MMU lead by heading to the free-throw line after an and-one euro step layup, 21-18. Powell found Wilson in the corner for another three-point basket, 24-18. Ta'Miah Jamison (Rock Island, Ill.) secured an offensive rebound and put-back to end quarter one, 26-18.   

Quarter Two: 

Wilson found Jamison for a spin-around jumper to score the first points of the second quarter. The Blue Angels led by ten before the Crusaders knocked down two field goals to bring the score 28-23. Diaz answered and knocked down a top-of-the-key three to extend the Blue Angel lead once again. Robertson added a tough layup, 33-23. The Crusaders scored back-to-back threes to stop the Blue Angel run, 33-29.  Diaz knocked down another three-point basket at the mid-way point of the quarter. A strong defensive press scored the Crusaders quick buckets, 36-33. GLCC found themselves back on top after scoring a mid-range jumper within three minutes, 37-36. Broomfield cashed in a pair of free throws to put the Blue Angels back on top, 38-37. Sanai Ballard (Highland, Ind.) contributed a free throw with five seconds left in the half. The Blue Angels trailed by two at the half, 43-41.  

Quarter Three:  

GLCC scored the first six points of the second half, extending their lead to 49-41. Robertson got a quick layup off an inbounds play, 49-43. Diaz swished another three-point shot to bring the Blue Angels within three, 49-46.  From Diaz to Gorn, another swish tied the game, 49-49. The Blue Angels successfully scored from Powell on a fast-break opportunity, 53-53. Broomfield went 2/2 at the line to bring back the lead in favor of MMU, 55-53. A Broomfield offensive board and put-back extended the lead, 57-53. GLCC took a timeout to talk things over. Following the timeout, Broomfield found herself scoring another bucket down low, 59-53. With two minutes remaining, the Blue Angels broke the press with ease, and Jamison and Powell added in easy buckets, 63-55. The Crusaders capitalized on their pressure and scored four points, 64-59. Diaz scored the final point of the quarter, sending the Blue Angels to the fourth with a six-point lead. 65-59.  

Quarter Four:  

Robertson scored first for the Blue Angels in quarter four off a fast-break attempt, 67-59. Back-and-forth points were scored, and GLCC knocked down a bucket to bring the score within four, 70-66. Robertson scored a momentous and-one basket, which got the MMU bench hyped, 72-66. Robertson used her court vision and fed Wilson, who knocked down a big three-pointer for the Blue Angels with about four minutes to go, 75-67. Robertson brought the lead to ten after scoring from a spin-move layup, 77-67. GLCC was not done fighting as they knocked down a basket for a three, 77-70 with 3:15 remaining. Lay-ups were exchanged between both teams; the Blue Angels led 79-72 with 2:15 remaining. Diaz made her presence known as she drained a wide-open three-point bucket with 1:30 remaining to extend the lead to 82-74. Ballard added two points from the stripe, and Diaz added another one to put the Blue Angels up nine with 1:13 to go, 85-76. A huge steal by Robertson, who pitched it up to Diaz for a bucket, gave the Blue Angels a double-digit lead, 87-76, with less than a minute in the quarter. Robertson continued to capitalize on the defensive pressure, which sent her to the free throw line, where she added three points, 90-76. Ballard chipped in the last two Blue Angel points from the free-throw line.   

With a final score of 92-74, this marks the Blue Angels' second consecutive season-opener victory.   

The Blue Angels will look to start their season 2-0 as they are back in action tomorrow, November 1st, as they play Grace Christian at 11:00 a.m. CST. That game will round out their season-opening road trip. Coverage for all things MMU basketball can be found at mtmaryathletics.com. Additional coverage can be found on Instagram @mmuhoops and Facebook @Mount Mary University Women's Basketball.