Ravens Fight Past Rival Spartans

The Anderson University women's basketball team (7-5, 5-2) fought past rival Manchester University (6-6, 4-3) by a score of 74-68 during Wednesday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) matchup in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• With the game tied 43-43, Lexi Dellinger and Bella Larrison completed consecutive bucket-and-1's to give the Ravens a 49-43 lead.
• Manchester cut the lead to four early in the fourth quarter. Anderson responded with back-to-back 3-pointers from Grace Marshall and Jade Shipley to put the Ravens ahead 59-49.
• Anderson knocked down 12-of-38 (31.6 percent) shots from 3-point range and held Manchester to 15.4-percent (4-of-26) shooting from the perimeter.
• The Spartans converted 27-of-77 (35.1 percent) shots from the field while the Ravens made 23-of-66 (34.8 percent) attempts from the floor.
• Anderson hit 16-of-24 (66.7 percent) attempts from the free throw line while Manchester made 10-of-12 (83.3 percent) shots from the charity stripe.
• The Ravens outscored the Spartans 12-5 on fast-break points.
• Manchester held a 14-2 advantage in second-chance points.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Lexi Dellinger – 26 Points, 8 Rebounds, 5/7 (71.4%) 3FG
• Jade Shipley – 19 Points
• Makynlee Taylor – 10 Rebounds, 7 Points, 3 Blocks
• Izzy Davis – 7 Points
• Grace Marshall – 5 Points
• Bella Larrison – 4 Points, 3 Steals
• Mackinzie Toliver – 4 Steals, 3 Points
• Jada Stansberry – 2 Points
• Brynn Beard – 1 Point

COACH JON GIN'S COMMENTS

It feels great to finally get a win at home. We had a great crowd and I want to thank everyone who came out. We really fed off the energy. It was great to see two young teams compete extremely hard. The difference for us was our experienced backcourt. Jade and Lexi carried us through crucial moments, hit big shots and really helped us find a way to close it out.

UP NEXT

The Ravens take on Franklin College (6-5, 5-1) in HCAC action on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Franklin.