Dellinger Delivers Historic Performance against Augustana

Anderson University women's basketball senior Lexi Dellinger (Berne, Ind. / South Adams) made history during Saturday's Wittenberg Tip-Off Classic matchup against Augustana College.

Dellinger poured in 37 points to lead the Ravens, which ties for the fourth-most points in a single game in Anderson school history. The 5-foot-5 senior guard from Berne knocked down 6-of-9 (66.7 percent) shots from 3-point range, becoming the third player in program history to drain at least six 3-pointers in a single game.

With her 37 points, Dellinger became the eighth Raven to break the 1,000-career point barrier. Dellinger boosted her career-point total to 1,020.

"Lexi is a terrific player and has meant so much to this program," Coach Jon Gin said. "I'm glad we could celebrate her scoring her 1,000th career point. She was unstoppable [on Saturday] and her teammates did a great job of loving her and setting the table for her."

Augustana (4-1) fought past Anderson (0-4) with a 73-65 win. The Ravens continued a competitive schedule after battling Wittenberg University (2-1) on Friday.

"We played two really good teams this weekend. Both will probably compete for their respective conference titles. I really liked the way we came together on this road trip and you can see us making strides every day."

Makynlee Taylor (Anderson, Ind. / Lapel) tallied eight points. Payton Moore (Spiceland, Ind. / Tri) notched six points, eight rebounds and four steals. Brynn Beard (Walbridge, Ohio / Toledo Christian Schools) contributed five points. Jade Shipley (Westfield, Ind. / Westfield) turned in four points, Reece Colclesser (Roanoke, Ind. / Huntington North) and Cassie Pallett (Stevensville, Mich. / Lakeshore) rounded out Anderson's scoring with two points. Dellinger also drained each of her nine free-throw attempts.

The Vikings powered to a 44-23 rebounding advantage. Augustana held a 16-9 on the offensive rebounds to outscore Anderson 12-5 on second-chance points.

Augustana converted 26-of-57 (45.6 percent) shots from the field while Anderson made 19-of-56 (33.9 percent) attempts from the floor.

The Ravens drained 11-of-28 (39.3 percent) shots from the perimeter while the Vikings hit 7-of-23 (30.4 percent) attempts from behind the arc.

Augustana committed 24 turnovers while Anderson turned the ball over 17 times. The Ravens outscored the Vikings 24-13 off turnovers.

Anderson takes on St. Mary's College (Ind.) (1-4) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Notre Dame.