Lady Lancers still perfect after scoring 107
GOSHEN, Ind. – The Grace College women’s basketball team improved to 4-0 after beating Roosevelt 107-69 Saturday afternoon.
Grace (4-0) shot an even 50 percent from the field and had six players score in double figures. Grace’s defense forced Roosevelt (0-3) into 24 turnovers, which led to 18 points.
Vironnica Drake filled the stat sheet, amassing 21 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 assists. Kyannah Stull had 19 points and was a perfect 5-5 from beyond the arc.
Each of the Lady Lancers’ starting five got on the score sheet early; Grace quickly built a 12-2 lead midway through the first quarter.
Stull had 12 points in the first quarter highlighted by back-to-back 3-pointers that gave Grace a 23-4 advantage.
Freshman Maddie Ryman scored late in the first to close out the scoring, and Grace led 30-10 after the first ten minutes.
Ryman was dynamic in the second quarter, and she made a number of clean passes that set up easy scoring chances. Grace led 43-18 halfway through the second.
Micaela Box had the last six points for Grace, and the Lady Lancers took a 60-33 lead into halftime.
The Lady Lancers shot 56 percent from the field in the opening half and outrebounded the Lakers 23-17. Stull had 12 points in the half, and Ryman and Kaylie Warble each added 10.
In the third period, the Lady Lancers continued to dominate on the glass grabbing a 13-7 advantage in the quarter.
After the Lakers went on a short run, Drake scored five straight points to push the Lady Lancers’ lead back to 72-39.
Stull finished out her scoring on the day with a pair of free throws that would send the Lady Lancers into the final frame up 82-52.
With the game well in hand, Grace elected to empty its bench throughout the fourth quarter.
The Lady Lancers continued to score, and Box made a field goal with just under three minutes remaining to put Grace over the century mark.
Rachel Montgomery finished out the scoring for the Lady Lancers for the final scoreline of 107-69.
Grace had 22 assists on 35 made baskets. Kamryn Hostetler had 14 points and a team-high six assists.
Warble produced 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals, and Box scored 15 points to go along with five boards and three assists.
Ryman had 15 points and three assists in her first collegiate start. Pulley grabbed eight boards to go along with two steals, and Brooke Treadway added three points and seven rebounds.
The Lady Lancers will face their stiffest competition on Tuesday with a road game at No. 4 Indiana Tech.