Hannibal, MO – The Hannibal-LaGrange University Women's Basketball Team took the floor against Stephens College at home on Thursday night. After a slow start, the Trojans picked it up but could not quite overcome the early miscues as they fell by a score of 78-46. The team's next game will be at home, Saturday at 1 pm against William Woods.

GAME VITALS

·         Score: Stephens College def. Hannibal-LaGrange 78-46

·         Records: Hannibal-LaGrange (3-16, 1-11) | Stephens College (13-6, 8-5)

·         Location: Mabee Sports Complex | Hannibal-LaGrange University | Hannibal, Missouri

STAT TRACKER

·         Ashlyn Vermeer tallied 20 points on the night. Vermeer also grabbed five rebounds in the game.

·         Bella Jadwin finished with nine points, six rebounds, three assists, and one steal.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

·         Stephens built up an early lead throughout the first quarter as they ended the last 4:49 of the quarter on an 11-0 run.

·         The Trojan shooting improved between the first and second quarter as they shot 7-15 (46.7%) to end the first half.

·         At the end of the first half, HLGU was down 43-23.

·         The Stars kept building their lead before winning the game 78-46.

·         Stephens made 10 three point shots in the game going 10-34 (29.4%) while HLGU went 0-5 on the game.

·         The Trojans were out-rebounded 38-21 and out-rebounded offensively 12-6.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH QUIGLE

·         "We were not ready to go the first quarter but we settled in and played much better the rest of the game."