Beavers Fend Off Ravens

Bluffton University fended off the Anderson University women's basketball team with a 58-45 victory on Friday in Bluffton, Ohio.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Sydney Cavanaugh made a 3-pointer to give Bluffton a 14-9 lead with 57 seconds left in the first quarter.
• A pair of layups from Mariah Clemons along with a layup from Lexi Dellinger gave Anderson a 15-14 lead in the second quarter.
• There were four lead changes in the second quarter.
• Taylor Malson hit a 3-pointer to put the Beavers ahead 25-19 with 1:43 left in the second quarter. Kylie Brock added a basket to help close an 11-2 run to end the quarter.
• The Beavers outscored the Ravens 21-6 in the third quarter.
• Anderson trailed by as many as 24 (50-26) in the fourth quarter before trimming the deficit to 13 by the end of the game. The Ravens outscored the Beavers 20-10 in the fourth quarter.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Anderson was held to just 1-of-13 (7.7 percent) from 3-point range. Bluffton converted 8-of-26 (30.8 percent) attempts from the perimeter.
• The Beavers knocked down 23-of-61 (37.7 percent) shots from the floor while the Ravens made 18-of-54 (33.3 percent) attempts from the floor.
• Hannah Hawkins pulled down a team-high 13 rebounds.
• Dellinger and Allie Owens led the Ravens with nine points apiece.
• Clemons and Carly Holley turned in eight points each.

COACH LINDSAY SHADE'S COMMENTS

• Bluffton was the aggressor from start to finish. They did a great job dictating the flow of this game and defended their home court like a very good team does.
• We need to regroup, clean some things up in the morning, and be ready for a game on our court [on Saturday].

UP NEXT

The Ravens and the Beavers battle on Saturday at 2 p.m. in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.