Anderson Obliterates Mount St. Joseph with 3-Point Barrage

The Anderson University women's basketball team (8-8, 5-4) had yet another historic day this season in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium, defeating the Mount St. Joseph Lions (6-8, 3-4) by a score of 88-42 in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest Saturday.

At the conclusion of the game the Ravens had broken two records. Anderson drained 19 3-pointers as a team, crushing the previous record of 14. Lexi Dellinger knocked down 11 3-pointers, breaking the previous record of nine set by 2005 graduate Angel Hall.

The Ravens celebrated Alumni Day and the 20th anniversary of the 2001-02 conference championship team. Several of the team members were in attendance for the recognition that took place during halftime.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Anderson came out hot to begin the game, putting up a 30-1 first quarter over Mount St. Joseph.
• In the first quarter, the Ravens drained 8-of-11 3-pointers. Lexi Dellinger made 4-of-5, Jade Shipley hit 3-of-4, and Makynlee Taylor made 1-of-2.
• Mount St. Joseph's only point in the first quarter came from a free throw by Anyiah Murphy with 4 minutes, 22 seconds on the clock.
• The 3-pointers continued for the Ravens in the second quarter, with Anderson first three shots of the quarter being threes.
• Heading into halftime, the Ravens held a 47-14 lead over the Lions.
• Anderson put up another huge quarter coming out of halftime.
• Between 9:32 and 4:01, the Ravens went on a 18-5 run. Payton Moore tallied 10 of the Ravens during that timespan.
• After putting up a 26-point third quarter, the Ravens headed into the final quarter with a 73-29 lead over the Lions.
• The fourth quarter saw a closer battle between the two teams, but the Ravens couldn't be tested as they defeated the Lions by 46 points.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Anderson finished the game 33-of-62 (53.2 percent) in the field while holding the Lions to just 16-of-67 (23.9 percent).
• 19 3-pointers during the game broke the Anderson school record for most team 3-pointers in a game.
• Saturday's win was a team effort for the Ravens as a total of 25 assists were recorded during the contest.
• The Ravens capitalized off of the Lions 13 turnovers, turning in 20 points.
• The largest lead of the game came in the fourth quarter with 8:46 remaining as the Ravens held a 52-point lead over the Lions.
• Lexi Dellinger broke the school record for most 3-pointers in a game as she hit 11-of-16 threes to record 33 points in the Ravens victory. Dellinger also ended the game with eight rebounds and three assists.
• Jade Shipley contributed 24 points, four assists, two steals, and one rebounds.
• Payton Moore finished with 17 points, nine rebounds, four steals, two assists.

HEAD COACH JON GIN'S COMMENTS

• This was a heck of a team win with 25 assists! I'm super proud of our team for remaining locked in and focused after a great start with a 30-1 first quarter. Lexi [Dellinger] and Jade [Shipley] led us offensively with a combined 17 threes.
• Shout out to Lexi for breaking the in game 3-point record with 11!
• It was awesome having our alumni there. I want to thank them all for coming and dropping some awesome words of encouragement to us before the game! I'm glad we could put on a good show for them.

UP NEXT

Anderson will now hit the road for their next four games. On Wednesday they head to Bluffton, Ohio to take on the Beavers of Bluffton University (11-5, 6-3). Tipoff between the Ravens and Beavers is set to start at 7:30PM.