Chicago Heights, IL – Ancilla College trailed by as many as 11 points in the third quarter before putting on a rally that left them one-one short, as they dropped a close one to Prairie State, 72-71 Thursday night.
LaRae Rascoe led the Lady Chargers (4-4) with 21 points, with Camryn Kopka adding 15 points and Jaela Meister scored 12 and Talia Bee 10.
Ancilla plays its last non-conference home game on Saturday when they host Kennedy-King college at 1 p.m. at the LifePlex in Plymouth.
Prairie State College 72, Ancilla College 71
At Chicago Heights, IL
Prairie State (72):Â Caitlin Marshall 6-14 0-0 16, Riley Gaynor 4-11 0-2 11, Kyla Wilson 0-1 0-0 0, Tiffini Swopes 2-7 0-0 4, Mariah Trimble 4-10 0-4 8, Christine Philemy 3-8 4-4 11, Mercedes Trimble 9-14 1-3 22. Team totals: 28-65 5-13 72.
ANCILLA (71): Emily Richard 1-4 2-2 4, Cierra Spearman 1-3 0-0 2, Talia Bee 2-75-5 10, LaRae Rascoe 9-18 2-3 21, Camryn Kopka 5-15 0-0 15, Jaela Meister 5-9 2-2 13, Nicole Sharp 0-3 0-0 0, Emily Jakes 1-2 2-3 4, Markeysha Coleman 0-0 0-2 0, Skyler McGregor 1-3 0-0 2. Team totals: 25-72 13-17 71.
Score by Quarters
Prairie State     19       38       55       72
Ancilla             17       38       50       71
3-pts: Ancilla 8-31 (Richard 0-1, Bee 1-4, Rascoe 1-5, Kopka 5-14, Meister 1-2, Sharp 0-3, McGregor 0-1, Jakes 0-1) Prairie State 11-24 (Marshall 4-11, Gaynor 3-8, Philemy 1-1, Trimble 3-4). Rebounds: Ancilla 48 (Meister 10), Prairie State 42 (Marshall 8). Turnovers: Ancilla 11, Prairie State 12. Fouls (Fouled out): Ancilla 18 (none), Prairie State 13 (none). Records: Ancilla 4-4.