Women’s Basketball Routs Principia

The Anderson University women's basketball team routed Principia College 86-65 during the Melissa Johnson/HOPE Classic on Saturday in Richmond.

Anderson (1-3) fell to Albion College (5-0) by a score of 76-74 on Friday. Trailing by as many as 18 points in the second half, the Ravens trimmed the deficit down to one point.

"[Saturday] was a great team effort," Coach Jon Gin said. "We played hard and got great contributions from everyone! It's been a rough start to the season for us, but I think the last three halves we've played have really shown us some good things. If we work the ball on offense and create for others, we can be explosive and have a lot of different players that can score on any possession. Defensively, we are still trying to figure out our identity, but we took several steps in the right direction with our effort on the glass and our communication and commitment to that side of the ball. I'm excited to keep building upon this game and hopefully be ready to take another step forward on Tuesday."

Victoria Detraz produced 16 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and one block. The junior from Valparaiso converted 8-of-11 (72.7 percent) shots from the field. Sydney Sierota contributed 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and five steals. Paige Williamson notched 13 points. The sophomore from Rockford, Ohio hit 3-of-5 (60 percent) shots from 3-point range. Bella Larrison provided 12 rebounds, 11 points and three steals. Izzy Davis turned in seven points and six assists. Lauren Smith provided nine points and three steals. Kylie Hendrickson, Sarah Sewak and Miranda Wozniak each put together three points. Maddy Bruce and Taylor Custer rounded out Anderson's scoring with two points apiece.

Anderson converted 28-of-65 (43.1 percent) shots from the field while Principia (3-1) hit 23-of-84 (27.4 percent) attempts from the floor. The Ravens knocked down 21-of-31 (67.7 percent) attempts from the free-throw line while the Tigers drained 13-of-14 (92.9 percent) attempts from the charity stripe. Anderson outrebounded Principia 56-47.

The Ravens face off with St. Mary's College (Ind.) (4-1) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.