ANGOLA, Ind. - It wasn't the prettiest of wins, but a 53-51 come from behind victory over Olivet College kept the Trine University women's basketball team winning streak alive. The Thunder improve to 6-0 on the season and 2-0 in the conference.

Olivet came out ready to go as the Comets held Trine to just two points over the first five minutes of the game. Olivet pushed their lead to a game-high 12 points with just under two minutes to go in the first half. Trine was able to close the gap quickly as they scored six points in the final 1:23 to trail 25-17 at halftime.

The Thunder cut the lead to just one point as they scored 11 of the first 15 points to open the second half as they trailed the Comets 29-28. Trine took their first lead of the game on a three point play as freshman Sicily Boyce (Ashley, Ind./Prairie Heights) was fouled after making a layup. Trine quickly pushed their lead to five points with four minutes remaining in the game. Olivet cut it to just one at 50-49, on a three pointer. After a missed shot from three point range by the Comets, senior Danielle Senf (Blanchardville, Wis./Pecatonica) put the game away as she scored a layup with just 22 seconds remaining. Olivet had their chances in the final seconds, but missed several three point attempts before managing to score a layup as time expired.

Junior Megan Loveberry (Quincy, Mich./Quincy) led the Thunder with 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting and a perfect 4-of-4 from the charity stripe. Senf was right behind with 16 points, shooting 6-of-8 from the floor. Senf also grabbed a game-high six steals. Juniors Sydney Spragg (Reading, Mich./Reading) and Haley Killingbeck (Poneto, Ind./Southern Wells) each had a team-high six rebounds as Spragg also led the team with four assists.

Trine's second half shooting improved nearly double over the first half as the squad shot 52 percent in the final 20 minutes compared to just 28.6 percent in the first half. The Thunder had nearly four times as many free throw opportunities as the Comets with Trine converted 13-of-19 from the free throw line compared to just 4-of-5 for Olivet. The 6-0 start by the Thunder ties their best record to start a season.

Trine will be put to the test as they host the only other undefeated school in the conference in defending champion Calvin College on December 7 at 7:30 p.m.