McMakin scores 20, Saint Louis women beat Minnesota 69-50, win WNIT title

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Kyla McMakin scored 20 points and Peyton Kennedy added 19 to help Saint Louis beat Minnesota 69-50 and win the first WNIT championship in program history. The Billikens won six games in a row and 11 of its last 12 to close the season. Their 22 wins are the third most in a single season for Saint Louis, which won 26 games in 2017-18 and 25 in ’18-19. Kennedy Calhoun scored 11 points for Saint Louis and Julia Martinez finished with 10 rebounds, six assists and a season-high tying five steals. Sophie Hart scored 13 points for Minnesota (20-16) and Janay Sanders added 12. Mallory Heyer had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Mara Braun, Minnesota’s leading scorer (17.0 per game), did not play due to a foot injury.