Nationally-Ranked Pioneers Beat Out Ravens in HCAC Championship Game

Nationally-ranked Transylvania University beat out the Anderson University women's basketball team by a score of 81-51 during the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Championship game on Saturday in Lexington, Ky.

The two teams faced off with Transylvania (24-0) as the No. 1 seed and Anderson (12-15) as the No. 6 seed. Transylvania is ranked No. 4 in the latest D3hoops.com poll and No. 2 in the latest Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) poll. Anderson made its first HCAC Championship game appearance since 2008.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Transylvania outrebounded Anderson by a 49-25 margin. The Pioneers held a 20-1 advantage on offensive rebounds and outscored the Ravens 14-0 on second-chance points.
• The Pioneers closed out with a 15-4 advantage on 3-pointers and a 30-20 advantage on field goals.
• Cassie Pallett – 14 points, 7 assists
• Payton Moore – 10 points, 7 rebounds
• Makynlee Taylor – 8 points, 3 blocks, 3 steals
• Lexi Dellinger – 7 points
• Brynn Beard – 5 points
• Jade Shipley – 3 points
• Reece Colclesser – 2 points
• Carly Holley – 2 points

COACH JON GIN'S COMMENTS

• [Saturday] was a tough one from the jump. I'm incredibly proud of our seniors Lexi Dellinger, Payton Moore and Cassie Pallett and their efforts to fight through the end. I'm going to miss their hard work and leadership on and off the court.
• I'm proud of the team and how they fought this season. It is unfortunate that it had to end this way but we are hungry and ready to be back battling next season.