Anderson Suffers Loss in Season Opener

The Anderson University women's basketball team suffered a 49-59 loss to Ohio Northern University at O.C. Lewis Gymnasium on Tuesday.
 
"Ohio Northern is a tough basketball team with a history of success and an expectation of winning," Coach Lindsay Shade said. "They made more of the gritty, winning plays than we did."
 
Ohio Northern (1-0) put together a 47-32 rebounding advantage, including a 19-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. The Polar Bears outscored the Ravens 19-8 on second-chance points.
 
"I was pleased with our half court defensive effort, but we gave up 19 offensive rebounds and 18 second-chance points. We have to be mentally and physically tough enough to box out at the end of a defensive possession. Right now, we are not consistently doing that and will keep chipping away at it."
 
Payton Moore (Spiceland, Ind./Tri) led the Ravens with 13 points. The sophomore from Spiceland converted 9-of-11 (81.8 percent) shots from the free-throw line. Hanna Ault (Pennville, Ind./Jay County) contributed 12 points. Lexi Dellinger (Berne, Ind./South Adams) turned in 11 points. Tatum Minier (Delphi, Ind./Delphi Community) provided five points. Carly Hackler (New Palestine, Ind./New Palestine) and Ryleee Morris scored three points apiece while Hannah Hawkins (Fairmount, Ind./Madison-Grant) rounded out Anderson's scoring with two points. Hawkins also posted team-highs of three blocks and seven rebounds. Dellinger dished out four assists.
 
Anderson and Ohio Northern both turned the ball over 13 times. The Ravens limited themselves to four turnovers in the second half.
 
"I am encouraged by the way we took care of the ball, especially in the second half."
 
The Ravens battle in the Wilmington Tournament this weekend in Wilmington, Ohio. Wilmington College (0-0) squares off with Miami University-Middletown (1-2) on Friday at 6 p.m. Anderson then clashes with Denison University (1-0) on Friday at 8 p.m. The second round is scheduled for Saturday with the third-place game at 1 p.m. and the championship game at 3 p.m.
 
"It's a quick turn-around for us as we head into the Wilmington tournament. We will learn from tonight and grow from this experience, with two more opportunities this weekend."