Hot Shooting Lifts Anderson Past Franklin in Shootout

Hot shooting lifting the Anderson University women's basketball team (4-4, 1-1) past Franklin College (4-2, 0-1) during Wednesday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) matchup in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Franklin rolled to a 26-6 advantage on the offensive rebounds, but only outscored Anderson 15-8 on second-chance points.
• Anderson converted 32-of-57 (56.1 percent) shots from the field and 7-of-13 (53.8 percent) attempts from 3-point range. The Grizzlies were held to a 30.6-percent (26-of-85) shooting effort from the floor and a 33.3-percent (8-of-24) shooting effort from behind the arc.
• Anderson recorded the program's fourth 11-block performance as a team in school history. The mark ties for second in school history and is one block shy of the school record.
• Anderson's mark of a .561 field-goal percentage ranks sixth in school history.
• The Ravens held a 33-23 advantage against the Grizzlies on the defensive boards.
• Anderson committed 21 turnovers while Franklin turned the ball over 12 times. The Grizzlies outscored the Ravens 15-10 off turnovers.
• The Grizzlies drained 26-of-29 (89.7 percent) free-throw attempts while the Ravens hit 20-of-29 (69.0 percent) shots from the charity stripe.
• Franklin held a 12-6 advantage in fast-break points.
• Makynlee Taylor recorded a career-high five blocks. It was the 21st five-block performance in school history. It ties for 10th in the school record book.
• Izzy Davis – 20 Points, 6 Assists, 1 Block, 6/10 (60%) FG
• Raven of the Game – Brynn Beard – 18 Points, 2 Steals, 1 Block, 7/8 (87.5%) FG
• Makynlee Taylor – 11 Points, 5 Blocks, 6 Rebounds
• Bella Larrison – 14 Points, 10 Rebounds, 3 Steals, 1 Block
• Lauren Smith – 9 Points
• Victoria Detraz – 8 Points, 2 Blocks
• Paige Williamson – 7 Points
• Sarah Sewak – 4 Points, 1 Block

COACH JON GIN'S COMMENTS

• It was an absolute great team win! I told our team it was going to be a track meet and they were ready for it!
• We did a great job of getting out in transition and creating easy looks for each other. I thought we kept the ball moving really well and hit some big threes when we really needed it. We are really dangerous when we share the ball because everyone is capable of getting buckets for us.
• I thought Brynn Beard had an incredible game for us. She was really aggressive from the tip and really set the tone for us on both ends of the court.
• We need to sure up some things on defense, but I'm super happy with our performance [on Wednesday]. We are going to need another big effort against Berea on Saturday.

UP NEXT

Anderson faces off with Berea College (3-3, 0-1) in HCAC action on Saturday at 2 p.m. in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.