Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer

AU Vanquishes Valkyries

ANDERSON, S.C. -- Keana Boyd came off the bench to score 25 points and Alexa Neal added 22 points to lead Anderson University to an 81-63 victory over Converse in a Conference Carolinas game Friday night at the Abney Center. Anderson, 3-5 overall and 3-1 in the conference, took the lead at the 14:55 mark of the first half and never reliquished it. The Lady Trojans built a 17-point lead late in the first half and led by as many as 19 points late in the second half. Boyd, a senior from Newberry, has scored 23 or more points in Anderson's last three games. She was 9-for-17 from the field, 5-for-6 from the line, and pulled down six rebounds. Neal, a sophomore from Greensboro, N.C., was 8-for-15 from the field and handed out four assists. Kirsten Peterson just missed a double-double for the Lady Trojans with 11 points and nine rebounds. She also blocked four shots. Converse, 0-9 overall and 0-4 in the conference, was led by Sydney Brown with 22 points and Ashley Arff with 16 points. Brown was 5-for-8 from behind the arc. Led by Peterson, Anderson won the boards, 48-37. Anderson had 19 rebounds off the offensive glass which led to 18 second-effort points. Anderson scored almost half of its points -- 38 -- in the paint. The Lady Trojans shot 52 percent in the first half to build a 45-30 halftime lead. AU finished the game at 47 percent from the field while limiting Converse to 32 percent. Thanks to Boyd, the Anderson bench outscored the Converse bench, 31-12. Anderson averaged 1.09 points per shot. Box: Anderson 81, Converse 63 Anderson University Women's Basketball Statistics

Lady Trojans crunch Cobras
February 26, 2009 Lady Trojans crunch Cobras
Lady Trojans fall at Barton
February 21, 2009 Lady Trojans fall at Barton
Lady Trojans fall at Queens
February 2, 2009 Lady Trojans fall at Queens
Boyd Leads AU Past Pfeiffer
January 22, 2009 Boyd Leads AU Past Pfeiffer
Lady Trojans Rip St. Andrews
January 19, 2009 Lady Trojans Rip St. Andrews
Lees-McRae Beats AU Women
January 6, 2009 Lees-McRae Beats AU Women
AU Vanquishes Valkyries
January 5, 2009 AU Vanquishes Valkyries
Lady Trojans Drop Home Opener
November 25, 2008 Lady Trojans Drop Home Opener
Lady Trojans Fall To Auburn
November 10, 2008 Lady Trojans Fall To Auburn
Duke Beats Lady Trojans
November 7, 2008 Duke Beats Lady Trojans