Anderson Defense Halts Manchester

The Anderson University women's basketball team (1-3) held Manchester University (1-9) to six points in the fourth quarter as the Ravens locked up a 50-48 victory on Saturday in North Manchester.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After trailing 10-16 through one quarter, the Ravens cut the deficit to one in the opening minute of the second quarter.
• Manchester's largest second-lead was a 39-34 advantage with 4 minutes, 11 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
• Manchester was held scoreless for a 4:25 stretch in the fourth quarter.
• Allie Owens tied the game at 48-all with 2:19 to go.
• Makynlee Taylor made the go-ahead bucket with 1:11 remaining.
• The Ravens sealed the win after keeping the Spartans off the board in the final three possessions.
• The contests consisted of eight lead changes and seven ties.
• Anderson turned the ball over just eight times while Manchester committed 15. The Ravens outscored the Spartans 16-11 off turnovers.
• Manchester put together a 38-27 rebounding advantage,
• The Spartans converted 8-of-14 (57.1 percent) shots from the free-throw line while the Ravens made 4-of-6 (66.7 percent) shots from the charity stripe.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Allie Owens: 9 points, 3 steals
• Lexi Dellinger: 9 points
• Makynlee Taylor: 9 points
• Carly Holley: 7 points
• Hannah Hawkins: 4 points, 2 blocks, 7 rebounds
• Mariah Clemons: 4 points, 2 blocks
• Jade Shipley: 4 points
• Cassie Pallett: 2 points
• Kristin Dubois: 2 points

COACH SHADE'S COMMENTS

• I am really proud of the way we bounced back from last night. Both teams were tired and we knew it was going to take a collective effort for 40 minutes. We got outrebounded and sent them to the foul line too much. Those are two areas in which we have to be better, but I was really pleased with the way we took care of the ball.
• Our posts got in foul trouble early and both Carly [Holley] and Mariah [Clemons] stepped up on both sides of the ball.
• Allie [Owens] was much more aggressive offensively and she was able to put some pressure on their defense. We ran a set to her coming out of a timeout and she hit a big shot to tie the game late.
• The person who really stood out to me was Cassie Pallett. As a coach, it's rewarding to see someone like Cassie have success. She is one of those players who has been incredibly committed to our program, but hasn't gotten a ton of playing time. I thought Cassie provided crucial minutes at the point guard spot and did so without committing a turnover.

UP NEXT

The Ravens take on Defiance College (0-3) on Friday at 7 p.m. in Defiance, Ohio.