Fourth-Ranked Transylvania Pulls Away from Anderson in Second Half

Transylvania University (18-0, 11-0) pulled away from the Anderson University women's basketball team (10-12, 7-8) during Saturday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) matchup in Lexington, Ky.

Transylvania is ranked No. 4 in the latest D3hoops.com poll.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Payton Moore hit the first basket of the game to give the Ravens a 2-0 lead.
• After Transylvania evened the score, Moore hit two free throws and Jade Shipley drained a shot to give Anderson a 6-2 lead.
• The Pioneers cut the deficit to 8-7, but Makynlee Taylor and Allison Shaffer each hit shots to put the Ravens ahead by five.
• Transylvania compiled a 14-5 run to take a 21-17 lead in the second quarter.
• Moore made a layup to trim the lead to two with 2 minutes, 48 seconds remaining.
• The Pioneers scored the final four points of the half, entering halftime with a 29-23 lead.
• Transylvania outscored Anderson 27-14 in the third to pull ahead to a 56-37 lead.
• The Pioneers held a 22-11 advantage in the fourth quarter.
• Transylvania converted 24-of-57 (42.1 percent) shots from the field and 9-of-28 (32.1 percent) shots from 3-point range. Anderson made 18-of-58 (31.0 percent) shots from the floor and 2-of-13 (15.4 percent) shots from the perimeter.
• The Pioneers outscored the Ravens 15-4 off turnovers.
• Transylvania held a 40-36 rebounding advantage. Both teams scored 11 second-chance points each.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Jade Shipley – 13 points
• Lexi Dellinger – 11 points
• Payton Moore – 9 points, 2 blocks
• Makynlee Taylor – 5 points, 8 rebounds
• Allison Shaffer – 4 points
• Carly Holley – 4 points
• Brynn Beard – 2 points

UP NEXT

The Ravens clash with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (9-8, 7-5) in HCAC action on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Terre Haute.