Dellinger Selected as HCAC Athlete of the Week
Anderson University women’s basketball senior Lexi Dellinger (Berne, Ind. / South Adams) has been selected as Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Athlete of the Week, which was announced by the conference on Monday.
Anderson University women's basketball senior Lexi Dellinger (Berne, Ind. / South Adams) has been selected as Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Athlete of the Week, which was announced by the conference on Monday.
Dellinger collected her fourth HCAC Athlete-of-the-Week award of the season and the fifth in her career.
The Ravens (8-8, 5-4) crushed Mount St. Joseph University (6-8, 3-4) by a score of 88-42 during Saturday's HCAC matchup in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium. Anderson jumped out to a 30-1 lead after one quarter. The Ravens drained 19 3-pointers as a team, obliterating the previous school record of 14. Anderson had hit 13 3-pointers at the conclusion of the first half, one shy of the previous single-game record.
Dellinger knocked down 11 3-pointers during the game, breaking the previous school record of nine, set by 2005 graduate Angel Hall. She converted 3-pointers at a 68.8-percent (11-of-16) clip. In 28 minutes, Dellinger closed the contest with 33 points and eight rebounds.
The Ravens go head-to-head with Bluffton University (11-5, 6-3) in HCAC action on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Bluffton, Ohio.