St. Louis, MO – The Hannibal-LaGrange University Women's Basketball Team took on Harris-Stowe State for a physical game this afternoon. After battling hard the full 40 minutes, the Trojans fell to the Hornets 63-57. The next game for the Trojans will be at home on Thursday at 6 pm against Stephens College.

GAME VITALS

• Score: Harris-Stowe State def. Hannibal-LaGrange 63-57
• Records: Hannibal-LaGrange (3-15, 1-10) | Harris-Stowe State (4-13, 3-9)
• Location: Emerson Performance Center | Harris-Stowe State University | St. Louis, Missouri

STAT TRACKER

• Ashlyn Vermeer led all scorers with 19 points. She also had nine rebounds, three steals, and two assists.
• Rebekah McCombs finished with 10 points, nine rebounds, and one assist.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• The Trojans struggled shooting from the field in the first quarter going 3-11 (27.3%), but their free-throw shooting made up for it as they went 4-4.
• At halftime, the Hornets led the Trojans 30-25.
• HLGU kept fighting in the third quarter as they shot 5-12 (41.7%) and out-scored HSSU 15-14 in the quarter.
• Hannibal-LaGrange shot a perfect 7-7 on free-throws to end the game in the fourth quarter.
• Overall, the Trojans out-rebounded the Hornets 31-26.
• HLGU also shot 18-22 (81.8%) on free-throws compared to 7-11 (63.6%) from HSSU.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH QUIGLE

• "It was a physical game and we responded well. Had a good effort today."