Lady Blazers pick up tough win in Region 24 battle with Shawnee

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers looked to get back on track in their Region 24 schedule Wednesday night in the Physical Education Complex when VU hosted Shawnee Community College.

The Lady Blazers entered the fourth quarter in a 49-49 tie with the Lady Saints before coming away with the 73-68 win over Shawnee.

VU got off to a slow start Wednesday against the Saints, falling behind by eight points late in the first quarter before closing out the first 10 minutes on a 5-0 scoring run to cut the deficit to 19-16 after the first period.

Vincennes continued to battle early in the second quarter, with VU finally taking their first lead of the game at the midway point of the second period at 25-23.

The Lady Blazers added pressure throughout the rest of the first half to out score Shawnee 13-6 to take a 38-29 lead into the locker room.

VU continued to grow their lead to begin the second half, getting the advantage up to 12 points before the Lady Saints rallied back with an 8-0 scoring run.

Shawnee held tough in the third quarter, tying the game late in the third period and ending the third quarter with the score even at 49-49.

Vincennes opened the fourth quarter on a 13-4 scoring run to take a nine-point lead.

Shawnee would cut the deficit back down to three points before VU answered with a small scoring run to grab the momentum back and come away with a 73-68 victory.

The Lady Blazers were led offensively by sophomore Daylynn Thornton (Lafayette, Ind.) who set a new season-high with 20 points and was just two points off her career-high. Thornton also led the Blazers with four steals defensively.

Sophomore Kennadi Harris (Columbus, Ohio) came off the bench to add a spark with 10 of her 13 points coming in the second half.

Freshman Maycee Lange (Vincennes, Ind.) reached double figures for the eighth time this season, finishing with 10 points, four rebounds and a pair of blocks.

Freshman Elikya Baseyila (Paris, France) held her own in a tough battle in the paint on her way to seven points and team-highs 10 rebounds and four blocks.

The Lady Blazers will be on the road the rest of the way in December, kicking off this four-game road stretch Saturday, Dec. 10 at Hillsboro, Mo. against Jefferson College. Tip-off time Saturday is set for 3 p.m. eastern.

Vincennes defeated Jefferson College earlier this season 75-54 Nov. 8 at the P.E. Complex, in VU's home opener.

VINCENNES BOX SCORE

VINCENNES (73): Maycee Lange 4-9 0-0 10, Elikya Baseyila 2-7 3-7 7, Cherrelle Newsom 2-10 0-0 6, Daylynn Thornton 8-16 4-5 20, Nyre Williams 3-6 0-0 6, Kennadi Harris 4-6 3-4 13, Chanice Willis 0-5 1-2 1, Katrina Litte 1-3 2-2 4, Brie Miller 3-11 0-3 6, Team 27-73 13-23 73.

Shawnee – 19   10   20   19 – 68

VU (8-4, 2-1) – 16   22   11   24 – 73

Three-point goals: VU 6 (Lange 2, Newsom 2, Harris 2). Rebounds: VU 34 (Baseyila 10). Assists: VU 18 (Willis 6). Steals: VU 13 (Thornton 4). Blocked Shots: VU 8 (Baseyila 4). Turnovers: VU 9. Personal Fouls: VU 18. Fouled out: None.