Lady Blazers score early and often in big Region 24 road win at Lincoln Trail

ROBINSON, Ill. – The Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers 2023-24 regular season is quickly coming to a close, with VU hitting the road this week for the final two regular season games.

First coming against the Lady Statesmen of Lincoln Trail College Wednesday night in Robinson.

VU wasted little time getting going offensively, scoring the first 16 points of the game and cruising to a wire-to-wire 128-59 victory over Lincoln Trail.

The Lady Blazers hit the ground running Wednesday night, opening the game on a 16-0 scoring run and building a commanding 28-9 advantage after the first 10 minutes of play.

The run continued in the second quarter with the Blazers outscoring Lincoln Trail 27-6 to end the first half and head into the locker room leading 70-29.

VU's offense continued to roll in the second half, ending the third quarter on an 8-0 scoring run to take a 100-46 lead into the final quarter of play.

In the fourth quarter, the Lady Blazers were able to empty the bench and put the game away for good with a 15-0 scoring run.

Vincennes closed out the game strong and cruised down the stretch to a big 128-59 victory over the Lady Statesmen.

The Lady Trailblazers spread the scoring out very well, with eight of the nine active players scoring eight or more points Wednesday night.

VU was led offensively by freshman Destinee Hooks (Indianapolis, Ind.) who picked up another double-double with 28 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds. Her fourth double-double of the season and third in the last five games.

Freshman Giavonnie Belton (Indianapolis, Ind.) came off the bench to put up 21 points along with a team-high three steals.

Sophomore Elikya Baseyila (Paris, France) ended her night with 17 points and eight rebounds.

Sophomore Katrina Litte (Valmiera, Latvia) also recorded a double-double, her second collegiate double-double with 15 points, 11 assists and five rebounds.

Sophomore Brie Miller (Bainbridge, Ind.) came off the bench to score in double figures, ending with 14 points and eight rebounds.

Sophomore Maycee Lange (Vincennes, Ind.) was the sixth VU scorer in double figures Wednesday night, ending with 13 points, eight rebounds and matching Belton's team-high with three steals.

Freshmen Karina Scott (Noblesville, Ind.) and Makyla Tucker (Indianapolis, Ind.) each finished with eight points, with Scott adding four rebounds and three assists, while Tucker finished with seven assists.

Sophomore Najra Voloder (Konjic, Bosnia) rounded out the VU scoring, ending with four points and a team-high four blocks defensively, tying her career-high.

The Lady Trailblazers will close out the 2023-24 regular season with a very tough test against the No. 3-ranked Wabash Valley College Lady Warriors.

Vincennes will travel down to Mt. Carmel, Ill. for the regular season finale Saturday, March 2, with tip-off scheduled for 5 p.m. eastern.

VINCENNES BOX SCORE

VINCENNES (128): Destinee Hooks 13-17 2-3 28, Karina Scott 3-7 0-0 8, Katrina Litte 5-11 2-2 15, Elikya Baseyila 7-11 3-3 17, Maycee Lange 6-10 0-0 13, Giavonnie Belton 7-19 4-4 21, Makyla Tucker 3-5 0-0 8, Najra Voloder 2-4 0-0 4, Brie Miller 6-9 1-2 14, Team 52-93 12-14 128.

VU (17-9, 12-1) – 28   42   30   28 – 128

Lincoln Trail – 9   20   17   13 – 59

Three-point goals: VU 12 (Belton 3, Litte 3, Scott 2, Tucker 2, Lange, Miller). Rebounds: VU 48 (Baseyila 8, Lange 8, Miller 8). Assists: VU 43 (Hooks 12). Steals: VU 16 (Lange 3, Belton 3). Blocked Shots: VU 6 (Voloder 4). Turnovers: VU 9. Personal Fouls: VU 20. Fouled out: None.