Lady Trailblazers tie school record in big road Region 24 win over Shawnee

ULLIN, Ill. – The Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers continued their Region 24 schedule Saturday afternoon with another road matchup, this time at Shawnee Community College in Ullin.

The Lady Blazers came out firing and tied a VU school record for fewest points allowed in a quarter allowing just a single free throw in the opening quarter of play.

VU then rode this defensive showing to a very impressive 108-28 victory over the Lady Saints.

Vincennes got off to an excellent start against the Lady Saints, allowing one free throw in the opening 10 minutes of play and closing out the first quarter on a 29-0 scoring run to take a 33-1 lead in the second period.

The Lady Blazers held the Lady Saints without a made field goal until the 8:29 mark in the second quarter, before VU would again close out the quarter strong by outscoring Shawnee 14-1 to take a 65-9 lead into the halftime break.

Vincennes looked to take their foot off the gas coming out of the halftime break but were able to put together a couple good scoring runs to hold an 85-23 lead going into the fourth quarter.

VU closed out the game strong in the fourth, scoring the final 15 points of the game to finish out a 108-28 victory over Shawnee.

The Lady Blazers were led by a breakout game by sophomore Brie Miller (Bainbridge, Ind.) who set a new career-high with 28 points and six rebounds.

Sophomore Elikya Baseyila (Paris, France) controlled the game around the basket, coming away with another double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds on a perfect seven of seven shooting from the floor.

Sophomore Maycee Lange (Vincennes, Ind.) was very close to finishing out a triple-double, ending with 15 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.

Sophomore Johnai Wimbleduff (Indianapolis, Ind.) came off the bench to add 15 points, five rebounds and a team-high four steals.

Freshman Karina Scott (Noblesville, Ind.) was the fifth VU scorer in double figures, ending her day with 11 points and three assists.

Freshman Destinee Hooks (Indianapolis, Ind.) was very close to a double-double of her own off the bench, ending with nine points, 10 assists, five rebounds and four steals.

The Lady Trailblazers shared the ball extremely well Saturday afternoon, collecting 39 assists on 45 made shots for the game.

VU will look to keep their momentum going into their next game when the Trailblazers host Jefferson College in the Physical Education Complex Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. eastern.

This will be the final game of 2023 for the Lady Trailblazers, with Vincennes returning to the home floor after the holiday break Saturday, Jan. 13 to host John A. Logan College at 2 p.m. eastern.

VINCENNES BOX SCORE

VINCENNES (108): Karina Scott 4-6 0-0 11, Katrina Litte 2-8 0-0 5, Brie Miller 13-16 2-3 28, Elikya Baseyila 7-7 2-2 16, Maycee Lange 7-13 0-0 15, Destinee Hooks 3-9 1-2 9, Makyla Tucker 0-5 3-4 3, Najra Voloder 3-5 0-2 6, Johnai Wimbleduff 6-9 3-3 15, Team 45-78 11-16 108.

VU (6-7, 2-0) – 33    32   20   23 – 108

Shawnee – 1   8   14   5 – 28

Three-point goals: VU 7 (Scott 3, Hooks 2, Litte, Lange). Rebounds: VU 47 (Baseyila 10). Assists: VU 39 (Hooks 10). Steals: VU 19 (Hooks 4, Tucker 4, Wimbleduff 4). Blocked Shots: VU 7 (Lange 2, Hooks 2, Voloder 2). Turnovers: VU 14. Personal Fouls: VU 17. Fouled out: None.