Lady Chargers Win Home Opener

PLYMOUTH – Talia Bee scored a game-high 24 points and Jaela Meister grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds as Ancilla College shook off a bad third quarter to bear Morton College 67-56 in their home opener on Saturday at the LifePlex in Plymouth.
LaRae Roscoe finished with 16 points, four assists and eight rebounds for the Lady Chargers (3-2). Emily Richards had nine rounds. Bee hit four three-pointers in the contest and hit six of eight gree throws.
Ancilla is off until after Thanksgiving. They travel to Fort Wayne on Nov. 26 to play the Indiana Tech JV in a 7:30 p.m. contest.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Ancilla College 67, Morton College 56
At Plymouth, IN
Morton ( 56): Miranda Garcia 1-6 0-0 2, Maya Hobson 6-18 2-2 14, Zoie Landers 5-10 1-2 11, Jeanette Villezacas 2-16 7-8 11, Miriah Sierra 5-12 0-0 13, Willie Mae Brooks 0-6 0-0 0, Kyriaki Taylor 2-5 0-0 4, Maria Medina 0-0 0-0 0. Team totals: 21-73 10-12 56.
Ancilla (67): Emily Richard 0-7 2-2 2, Cierra Spearman 3-7 0-2 6, Talia Bee 7-15 6-8 24, LaRae Rascoe 5-10 6-10 16, Camryn Kopka 2-5 1-4 6, Jaela Meister 2-4 2-2 6, Nicole Sharp 0-0 0-0 0, Emily Jakes 1-2 2-2 4, Markeysha Coleman 0-2 3-4 3. Kiara Hairston 0-0 0-0 0. Team totals: 20-52 22-34 67.
Score by Quarters
Morton 7 23 43 56
Ancilla 17 36 47 67
3-pts: Morton 4-27 (Garcia 1-5, Hobson 0-6, Villezacas 0-5, Landers 0-1, Sierra 3-7, Brooks 0-3, Taylor 0-1). Ancilla 5-22 (Richard 0-5, Bee 4-8, Rascoe 0-2, Spearman 0-1, Kopka 1-4, Meister 0-1, Jakes 0-1) Rebounds: Morton 45, (Taylor 8), Ancilla 46 (Meister 11). Turnovers: Morton 23, Ancilla 23. Fouls (Fouled out): Morton 24 (Sierra, Hobson), Ancilla 17 (Spearman). T- Hobson (M) Records: Ancilla 3-2, Morton 4-1.