Anderson Tops Crusaders, Ravens Hit Multiple Milestones on Senior Night

The Anderson University women's basketball team (16-8) took down Great Lakes Christian University 81-63 on Tuesday in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.

Anderson recognized second-year graduate assistant Emily Langolf as well as Anderson's three seniors Lexi Dellinger, Brookelynn Cardwell and Jade Shipley for Senior Night.

The Ravens hit multiple milestones on Tuesday. Dellinger scored 26 points, becoming the first Raven in program history to score 2,000 career points. The graduate senior from Berne currently holds 2,023 career points. Makynlee Taylor pulled down 20 rebounds, tying the school record for most rebounds in a game.

SENIOR COMMENTS

• Brookelynn Cardwell – Obviously, it wasn't a perfect game.  It was something where we came together at halftime. We were able to get over the adversity of our first half, come together in the second half and pull off the win on Senior Night for Jade, Lexi and I.
• Jade Shipley – We definitely had a slow start in the first half. I think we were just excited about it being Senior Night and overlooked the game a little bit. At halftime, we had to get our minds right and played the way we wanted to play in the second half and it paid off. We won by 18. I'm glad we had a great second half and played the way we wanted to. I'm just proud of everyone; we couldn't do what we did without everyone playing their role.
• Lexi Dellinger – Obviously, it was a big day for Brookelynn and Jade. They both play a huge role on our team. Jade is a great leader. She is a great shooter for us. She's an even better person off the court. Brookelynn brings a lot to the table on and off the court as well, just sacrificing a lot of her time and energy to our team and being a great role model off the court.

COACH JON GIN'S COMMENTS

I'm so thankful for our three seniors. They have been instrumental in helping us build our program. All their hard work and leadership is evident every time we play. It wasn't our best effort, but I'm glad we got the win and we're able to honor our seniors really well.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Great Lakes Christian jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first 1 minute, 14 seconds.
• The Ravens cut the lead to 5-4, but the Crusaders pulled ahead to 11-5.
• A two-pointer from Makynlee Taylor and a 3-pointer from Lexi Dellinger cut the score to 11-10 with 5:18 to go. Dellinger's 3-pointer secured her 2,000th career point.
• After both teams went scoreless for 3:20, Jade Shipley hit a shot to give Anderson a 12-11 lead. Elizabeth Tenley hit a bucket to put Great Lakes Christian 13-12, but Shipley responded by knocking down a 3-pointer to take the lead back.
• Anderson closed the first quarter ahead 18-13.
• The Crusaders evened the score at 24-all, but the Ravens entered halftime with a 42-30 lead.
• Anderson was held to 7-of-30 (23.3 percent) shots from 3-point range in the first half.
• The Ravens outscored the Crusaders 39-28 in the second half.
• Anderson attempted 49 3-pointers, tyingthe single-game school record.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Anderson outrebounded Great Lakes Christian 58-41.
• The Ravens held an 8-0 advantage in second-chance points.
• Anderson outscored Great Lakes Christian 15-6 on fast-break points.
• The Crusaders converted 25-of-66 (37.9 percent) shots from the field while the Ravens hit 29-of-81 (35.8 percent) attempts from the floor.
• Great Lakes Christian knocked down 8-of-18 (44.4 percent) shots from the perimeter while Anderson made 13-of-49 (26.5 percent) attempts from behind the arc.
• The Ravens converted 10-of-16 (62.5 percent) shots from the free-throw line while the Crusaders (41.7 percent) attempts from the charity stripe.
• Makynlee Taylor – 20 Rebounds (Tied School Record), 8 Points
• Lexi Dellinger – 26 Points, 11 Rebounds, 4 Assists
• Jade Shipley – 13 Points
• Brynn Beard – 9 Points
• Lauren Smith – 8 Points
• Jada Stansberry – 6 Points
• Grace Marshall – 5 Points
• Brookelynn Cardwell – 2 Points
• Emily Reed – 2 Points
• Bella Larrison – 2 Points

UP NEXT

The Ravens, which are 12-5 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) play, take on Manchester University (8-14, 6-11) in HCAC action on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in North Manchester.