Trojans Win Season Home Opener Against Young Harris; 71-48

Trojans Win Season Home Opener Against Young Harris; 71-48

ANDERSON, S.C. – Anderson University women's basketball used stingy defense and a big scoring third quarter to put away Young Harris, 71-48, on Wednesday evening at the Abney Athletic Center.

KEY STATS

  • The Trojans outrebounded the Mountain Lions 58-37
  • Anderson shot 14-of-17 (82.4%) from the charity stripe
  • The Trojans placed three players in double-digit scoring
  • Anderson recorded a total of six blocked shots on the evening
  • The Bobcats placed one player in double-digit scoring (Ellie Hutchinson-11 pts) and one player with double-digit rebounds (Pamela Diokpara -10 rbs)
  • Anderson shot 58.8% in the third quarter tallying 27 points

SCORE BY THE PERIODS

TEAM

1ST

2ND

3RD

4TH

FINAL

ANDERSON

16

14

27

14

71

YOUNG HARRIS

12

16

10

10

48


NOTES

  • Junior Madison Baggett led all scorers with 22 points while adding seven rebounds and three assists
  • Senior Ace Easter dropped in 19 points while grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out four assists. Easter also recorded two steals and one blocked shot
  • Junior Alexy Mollenhauer recorded her second double-double in three outing with 12 points and 18 rebounds
  • Young Harris led for a total of 2:23 while the Black and Gold led for 37:12
  • Anderson juniors Alexis Tate (6), Amari Grevious (6) and Cassie Ketchum(5) ripped down a combined 17 rebounds

EXTRA DRIBBLE

  • AU's Easter has amassed over 1000 points during her playing career

UP NEXT

Anderson will travel to nonconference opponent Claflin on Saturday. Tip-off is slated for 1:30 pm.