Third-Ranked Pioneers Top Ravens with Strong Third Quarter

Leading by six points at halftime, Transylvania University (16-0, 9-0) outscored the Anderson University women's basketball team (9-6, 7-3) 30-12 in the third quarter to pull away to an 89-63 victory during Saturday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) matchup in Lexington, Ky.

Transylvania entered the contest ranked No. 3 in the latest D3hoops.com poll.

COACH JON GIN'S COMMENTS

I thought we played really good for a half. We moved the ball well, played with a good pace and competed hard on the defensive end. Transylvania is a really good team and made some good adjustments at halftime, but it was really on us straying from the game plan and having our offense get stagnant and slow. We can't play like that against anybody, especially the No. 3 team in the country. They will always make you pay for your mistakes in a hurry, but it was a solid experience for our young team and we'll look to bounce back on Wednesday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Ravens remained competitive with the Pioneers in the first half, trailing 22-18 after the first quarter and 43-37 at halftime.
• Transylvania pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring Anderson 30-12 to take a 73-49 lead through three quarters. The Pioneers shot 76.9 percent (10-of-13) from the field in the third quarter.
• The Ravens turned the ball over 21 times while the Pioneers committed just 10 turnovers. Transylvania outscored Anderson 31-15 off turnovers.
• Transylvania knocked down 12-of-33 (36.4 percent) shots from 3-point range while Anderson made 5-of-13 (38.5 percent) attempts from behind the arc.
• The Pioneers and the Ravens put up matching 45.5 field-goal percentages, but the Pioneers recorded 10 extra makes and 22 extra attempts. Transylvania converted 30-of-66 shots from the floor while Anderson hit 20-of-44 attempts from the field.
• Anderson knocked down 18-of-22 (81.8 percent) shots from the free-throw line while Transylvania made 17-of-22 (77.3 percent) attempts from the charity stripe.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Lexi Dellinger – 11 Points
• Jade Shipley – 9 Points
• Makynlee Taylor – 9 Points
• Grace Marshall – 8 Points
• Bella Larrison – 8 Points
• Lauren Smith – 8 Points
• Izzy Davis – 6 Points
• Brynn Beard – 2 Points
• Jada Stansberry – 2 Points

UP NEXT

Anderson battles Miami University Hamilton (8-9) on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Hamilton, Ohio.