Lady Blazers cruise after first quarter scoring run to Region 24 win over Rend Lake

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers closed out the weekend with a bang at the Physical Education Complex, riding a 20-0 first quarter scoring run to a big 113-53 victory over Rend Lake College Saturday night.

The Lady Blazers got the night started off strong, using an early 20-0 scoring run to break out to a 25-2 lead in the first quarter.

VU would close out the first quarter leading the Lady Warriors 33-5.

The Vincennes defense continued to apply pressure in the second quarter, using a 10-0 scoring run to build a 43-6 advantage and heading into the locker room break leading 58-17.

The second half had a very similar feel, after Rend Lake scored the first basket of the third quarter, VU used a 13-0 scoring run to lead 71-19.

After the Blazers led 84-29 going into the fourth quarter, the Lady Warriors looked to make a last push, scoring the first five points of the fourth quarter, before the Blazers completely sealed the game away with a 17-0 scoring run to lead 103-36.

Rend Lake played the game out strong until the final buzzer, ending the game by outscoring Vincennes 17-10.

Vincennes ultimately came out on top, cruising to a big 113-53 victory over the Lady Warriors, breaking the century mark in the score column for the fifth time this season.

VU had six of the nine active players score in double figures Saturday night, led by freshman Destinee Hooks (Indianapolis, Ind.) who tied her career high with 24 points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals.

Freshman Giavonnie Belton (Indianapolis, Ind.) finished her night with 20 points off the bench. Connecting on four three-pointers and dishing out six assists on the night.

Freshman Karina Scott (Noblesville, Ind.) set a new career high with six made three-pointers on the night, giving her 18 points in the game to go along with five rebounds and three assists.

Sophomore Brie Miller (Bainbridge, Ind.) came off the bench to score in double figures, ending with 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

Sophomore Elikya Baseyila (Paris, France) returned to the Trailblazer starting lineup and came away with her sixth double-double of the season and 18th double-double of her VU career, finishing with 12 points, 13 rebounds and four assists.

Sophomore Katrina Litte (Valmiera, Latvia) was the six VU scorer in double figures, ending with 10 points, six assists and four rebounds.

Sophomore Maycee Lange (Vincennes, Ind.) ended with seven points and six rebounds, while freshman Makyla Tucker ended with seven points and a pair of made threes.

The Lady Trailblazers will hope to continue to ride this momentum into their next game when VU returns to the P.E. Complex floor Wednesday, Feb. 7 when Vincennes hosts Shawnee Community College at 5 p.m. eastern.

Vincennes defeated the Lady Saints earlier this season 108-28 behind 28 points by Brie Miller.

VINCENNES BOX SCORE

VINCENNES (113): Maycee Lange 3-6 0-0 7, Elikya Baseyila 4-7 4-6 12, Destinee Hooks 10-17 2-2 24, Karina Scott 6-14 0-0 18, Katrina Litte 4-7 1-2 10, Giavonnie Belton 8-16 0-0 20, Makyla Tucker 2-9 1-2 7, Najra Voloder 0-2 0-0 0, Brie Miller 5-7 5-7 15, Team 42-85 13-19 113.

Rend Lake – 5   12   12   24 – 53

VU (12-8, 7-1) – 33   25   26   29 – 113

Three-point goals: VU 16 (Scott 6, Belton 4, Hooks 2, Tucker 2, Lange, Litte). Rebounds: VU 48 (Baseyila 13). Assists: VU 32 (Hooks 6, Litte 6, Belton 6). Steals: VU 12 (Hooks 5). Blocked Shots: VU 4 (Lange, Hooks, Voloder, Miller). Turnovers: VU 11. Personal Fouls: VU 25. Fouled out: Voloder. Technical Fouls: Tucker (4 – 9:14), Hooks (4 – 1:00).