Anderson Fights Past Earlham
The Anderson University women’s basketball team (4-5, 3-2) fought past Earlham College (1-7, 2-2) by a score of 79-70 during Saturday’s Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) contest in Richmond.
The Anderson University women's basketball team (4-5, 3-2) fought past Earlham College (1-7, 2-2) by a score of 79-70 during Saturday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) contest in Richmond.
Lexi Dellinger led the Ravens with 20 points. The graduate senior guard from Berne knocked down each of her 12 free-throw attempts, tying the school record for most free throws made in a single game with a perfect percentage.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Earlham led the Ravens 17-16 after the first quarter. The Quakers pulled ahead 26-19 in the second quarter.
- Anderson responded with a 14-0 run to take a 33-26 lead. The Ravens never relinquished the lead.
- The Ravens converted 10-of-33 (30.3 percent) attempts from 3-point range and held the Quakers to 13.0-percent (3-of-23) shooting from the perimeter.
- Anderson hit 21-of-30 (70 percent) shots from the free-throw line while Earlham made 13-of-21 (61.9 percent) attempts from the charity stripe.
- The Quakers committed 25 turnovers while the Ravens turned the ball over 17 times. Anderson outscored Earlham 25-14 off turnovers.
- The Quakers outrebounds the Ravens 52-38.
- Earlham converted 27-of-70 (38.6 percent) shots from the floor while Anderson hit 24-of-63 (38.1 percent) attempts from the floor.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Lexi Dellinger – 20 Points, 4 Assists, 12/12 FT (Tied school record for most free throws made with perfect percentage)
- Jade Shipley – 12 Points
- Izzy Davis – 11 Points
- Makynlee Taylor – 10 Rebounds, 9 Points, 3 Steals
- Lauren Smith – 9 Points, 3/6 3FG (50%)
- Mackinzie Toliver – 7 Points
- Grace Marshall – 4 Points
- Bella Larrison – 3 Points
- Jada Stansberry – 2 Points
- Brynn Beard – 2 Points
COACH JON GIN'S COMMENTS
It was a great team win. We started off slow, but came out of halftime with better defensive pressure that really helped us create some easy offense. We've struggled closing out tight games, but I liked how we finished [on Saturday]. We stayed aggressive and got key stops when we needed them.
UP NEXT
The Ravens face off with Bluffton University (5-2, 3-2) in HCAC action on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. in Bluffton, Ohio.