Hanover Hangs On against Anderson

Hanover College (4-2, 1-0) hung onto a 79-71 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) victory in spite of a fourth-quarter rally of the Anderson University women's basketball team (3-3, 0-1) on Wednesday in Hanover.

During a 2-minute, 59-second stretch in the third quarter, Hanover broke a 49-49 tie with a 10-0 run. The Panthers led by as many as 12 points.

Anderson chipped away in the fourth quarter, cutting the deficit to 72-71, but the Panthers fended off the Ravens.

COACH JON GIN'S COMMENTS

We played hard for 37 minutes. Unfortunately, the three minutes that we didn't compete cost us the win. I liked how our freshmen competed in their first conference game. They brought a ton of energy and fight. We need to clean up some things defensively, but we'll get there.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Hanover led Anderson 17-14 after the first quarter and held a 36-35 lead at halftime.
• With the game tied 49-49 with 4:59 left in the third quarter, Hanover put together a 10-0 run to take a 59-49 lead with 2:00 left in the third quarter.
• The Panthers went ahead 64-52 with 1:02 left in the third quarter.
• Trailing Hanover 72-63, Anderson put together an 8-0 run during the next 1:30. Jade Shipley knocked down a 3-pointer and Lexi Dellinger accounted for the following five points.
• Hanover closed out the game on a 7-0 run in the final 2:56. The Ravens were held to 0-for-5 from the field during the stretch.
• The Panthers converted 28-of-59 (47.5 percent) shots from the field while the Ravens hit 25-of-70 (35.7 percent) attempts from the floor.
• Hanover drained 18-of-25 (72 percent) shots from the free-throw line while Anderson made 8-of-14 (57.1 percent) attempts from the charity stripe.
• The Panthers outrebounded the Ravens 50-33.
• Anderson knocked down 13-of-31 (41.9 percent) shots from 3-point range while Hanover converted 5-of-9 (55.6 percent) attempts from behind the arc.
• The Panthers turned the ball over 17 times while the Ravens committed just nine turnovers. Anderson outscored Hanover 15-2 off turnovers.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Lexi Dellinger – 22 Points, 5 Assists, 4-of-8 (50 percent) from 3-point range
• Makynlee Taylor – 11 Points, 2 Blocks
• Jade Shipley – 9 Points, 5 Assists
• Grace Marshall – 9 Points
• Jada Stansberry – 7 Points
• Izzy Davis – 7 Points
• Mackinzie Toliver – 3 Points
• Lauren Smith – 2 Points
• Amanda Thatcher – 1 Point

UP NEXT

The Ravens battle Mount St. Joseph University (1-3, 0-1) in HCAC action on Saturday at 1 p.m. in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.