Taylor Records Career-High 25 Points, Anderson Outlasts Earlham

Anderson University women's basketball senior Makynlee Taylor recorded a career-high 25 points as Anderson (11-11, 7-8) outlasted Earlham College (5-15, 3-12) during Wednesday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) matchup in Richmond.

COACH JON GIN'S COMMENTS

Conference road wins this late in the year are hard to come by. It was a great team effort to pull this one off. We couldn't buy a defensive stop all night, but got some key ones when it mattered most down the stretch. Makynlee had a tremendous individual performance for us. I can't say enough about how much she has meant to our program the last three years. I'm glad she had a special night!

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Ravens opened up with an 8-0 run in the first 3 minutes, 42 seconds. Makynlee Taylor accounted for four of the points.
• Earlham responded with a 9-0 run to take a 9-8 lead with 4:08 left in the first quarter.
• Anderson closed out the first quarter with an 18-16 lead.
• Trailing 27-32 with 4:21 left in the second quarter, the Quakers sparked a 13-0 run. Abby Parsons accounted for eight points with two 3-pointers and two free throws.
• Taylor and Lauren Smith each knocked down 3-pointers to trim Earlham's ead to 40-38 at halftime.
• Earlham led the majority of the third quarter, but there were two lead changes and four ties in the opening 6:07 in the third quarter.
• The Ravens put together a 10-0 run to take a 65-57 lead with 27 seconds left in the third quarter. Taylor contributed to five of the points. Anderson held a 65-59 lead through three quarter.
• Trailing 68-76, the Quakers strung together a 9-0 run to take a 77-76 lead with 3:59 remaining.
• After Earlham hit 77 points, the Ravens closed out the game with seven straight defensive steps. Izzy Davis provided the go-ahead layup with 3:23 remaining.
• Down the stretch, Bella Larrison tallied a steal. Sarah Sewak made a free throw and Davis added two free throws.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Quakers turned the ball over 18 times while the Ravens committed 13 turnovers. Anderson outscored Earlham 24-18.
• Anderson drained 14-of-35 (40 percent) shots from 3-point range while Earlham knocked down 12-of-31 (38.7 percent) attempts from the perimeter.
• Earlham made 28-of-69 (40.6 percent) shots from the field while Anderson.
• The Ravens outrebounded the Quakers 46-44.
• Makynlee Taylor – 25 Points (Career High), 6/10 (60%) 3FG, 8/16 (50%) FG
• Sarah Sewak – 12 Points, 7 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 3 Steals
• Lauren Smith – 12 Points, 4/8 (50%) 3FG
• Bella Larrison – 8 Rebounds, 7 Points, 2 Steals, 1 Block
• Sydney Sierota – 9 Assists, 7 Rebounds, 5 Steals, 2 Points, 1 Block
• Izzy Davis – 10 Points
• Katie Tatum – 6 Points
• Brynn Beard – 5 Points, 2 Assists
• Neva Sheets – 2 Points

UP NEXT

The Ravens face off with Bluffton University (7-15, 5-10) in HCAC action on Saturday at 4 p.m. Bluffton, Ohio.