Anderson Picks Up Win against Spalding

The Anderson University women's basketball team (6-5) picked up a 69-56 victory against Spalding University (3-8) on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.

COACH JON GIN'S COMMENTS

It was great to finally get back at it after a long break. It took us a half to shake off the rust. Coming out of halftime, we picked up the defensive intensity and that really helped jumpstart our offense. It wasn't pretty, but I thought our players did a great job of starring in their individual roles and that led to a great team win.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Anderson led Spalding 14-12 after the first quarter and 27-23 at halftime.
• The Ravens started the third quarter with a 6-0 run to take a 10-point lead.
• Anderson led Spalding 43-39 after three quarters.
• The Ravens outscored the Eagles 26-17 in the fourth quarter.
• Spalding committed 21 turnovers while Anderson turned the ball over 12 times. The Ravens capitalized by outscoring the Eagles 19-8 off turnovers.
• Anderson converted 28-of-71 (39.4 percent) shots from the field while Spalding drained 23-of-74 (31.1 percent) attempts from the floor.
• The Ravens hit 8-of-28 (28.6 percent) attempts from 3-point range while the Eagles made 4-of-16 (25 percent) shots from the perimeter.
• Spalding hit 6-of-11 (54.5 percent) shots from the free-throw line while Anderson made 5-of-12 (41.7 percent) attempts from the free-throw line.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Mackinzie Toliver – 13 Points, 5/7 (71.4%) FG, 3/4 (75%) 3FG
• Lexi Dellinger – 12 Points, 10 Rebounds, 4 Assists
• Jada Stansberry – 11 Points, 4 Steals
• Jade Shipley – 11 Points, 3 Steals
• Grace Marshall – 9 Points
• Makynlee Taylor – 8 Points, 2 Blocks
• Bella Larrison – 5 Points

UP NEXT

The Ravens, which are 4-2 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) play, take on Manchester University (6-5, 4-2) in HCAC action on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.