Canton, MO – The Hannibal-LaGrange University Women's Basketball Team played back to back games on Friday and Saturday in the Oak Hills Inn and Suites Classic hosted by Culver-Stockton College. The Trojans faced off against Iowa Wesleyan University on Friday night before taking on the host, Wildcats on Saturday.
GAME VITALS
- Score Game 1: Iowa Wesleyan def. Hannibal-LaGrange 69-29
- Score Game 2: Culver-Stockton def. Hannibal-LaGrange 80-64
- Records: Culver-Stockton (2-0 | Hannibal-LaGrange (0-2) | Iowa Wesleyan (2-0)
- Location: Charles Field House | Culver-Stockton College | Canton, Missouri
STAT TRACKER
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Shelby Maddox led the scoring for HLGU in game one with six going 3-4 from the field. She also added two rebounds.
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Makayla Hostettler led the Trojans in game two with 21 points going 8-14 from the field and dishing out three assists.
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Game two also saw Jillian Lockard score 19 point going 3-4 from behind the arc while also grabbing six rebounds.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
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In the first game of the season, the Trojans struggled to score no more than eight points in each period. The basket seemed to have a lid on it shooting 25% from the field. HLGU also committed too many turnovers which resulted in the Tigers scoring 19 points.
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The second game saw a much more consistent effort throughout. HLGU came out and played two solid periods and trailed by two points at the half (32-34). But they went ice cold in the third quarter only scoring nine points.
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The Wildcats scored 23 points off of turnovers committed by the Trojans.
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Lockard tied the game in the third period after hitting a jumper to even the score at 37 all with eight minutes remaining.
THOUGHTS FROM COACH QUIGLE
