Dellinger Garners D3hoops.com Team-of-the-Week Recognition
Anderson University women’s basketball senior Lexi Dellinger garnered D3hoops.com Team-of-the-Week honors, which was announced on Tuesday.
Anderson University women's basketball senior Lexi Dellinger garnered D3hoops.com Team-of-the-Week honors, which was announced on Tuesday.
In three games last week, Dellinger played all but 22 seconds of the complete 120-minute duration. During that time, Dellinger posted averages 27.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists. Dellinger played a key role as sixth-seeded Anderson (11-14, 7-10) knocked off third-seeded Hanover College (13-10) by a score of 88-80 on Sunday in Hanover to advance to the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) semifinals and record its first win against Hanover since 2013. During the week, Dellinger converted 18-of-19 (94.7 percent) shots from the free-throw line and 11-of-24 (45.8 percent) attempts from 3-point range.
The Ravens fell to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (12-8, 9-5) by a score of 74-64 during Tuesday's HCAC matchup in Terre Haute. Dellinger dropped 39 points, which is the second-highest total in program history. She drained 7-of-14 (50 percent) shots from the behind the arc and 10-of-11 (90.9 percent) attempts from the charity stripe. Dellinger's seven 3-pointers ties for seventh in school history for highest single-game totals. She also provided four assists, two blocks and five rebounds.
Anderson suffered an 82-76 loss to Manchester University (8-15, 5-10) on Friday in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium. The Ravens trailed the Spartans by 20 in the middle of the third quarter, but managed to cut the lead down to four. Dellinger provided 21 points, two blocks and four rebounds. During Sunday's win against Hanover, Dellinger notched 23 points and 13 rebounds.
The Ravens clash with second-seeded Bluffton University (19-6) in the HCAC quarterfinals on Friday at 7 p.m. in Lexington, Ky.