Moberly, MO – The Hannibal-LaGrange University Women's Basketball traveled to Moberly to take on Central Christian College of the Bible on Tuesday night. The Trojans got out to an early lead and never looked back, defeating the Saints 73-44 for their second win in a row. The Trojans will return home to play Manhattan Christian College on Saturday at 1 pm.
GAME VITALS
- Score: Hannibal-LaGrange def. Central Christian College of the Bible 73-44
- Records: Hannibal-LaGrange (2-3) | Kansas Christian College (5-1)
- Location: Ferneau Center | Central Christian College of the Bible | Moberly, Missouri
STAT TRACKER
- Ashlyn Vermeer tallied a double-double with 31 points and 14 rebounds. Vermeer also had two assists and a steal.
- Ivy Lesley finished second on the team in scoring with 14 points. Lesley grabbed nine rebounds, blocked five shots, dished three assists, and had two steals in the contest.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- The Trojans jumped out to an early six-point lead after the first quarter (19-13) after going 8-15 (53.33%) from the field.
- HLGU's best quarter came in the second quarter as they shot 10-22 (45.45%) to score 21 points, while only allowing seven Saints points.
- The Trojans doubled the Saints points at the half 40-20.
- The rebound battle was won by the Trojans 46-36.
- 16 of HLGU's points were scored off of 16 Saints turnovers. The Trojans gave up just 11 turnovers leading to three points from the Saints.
- 30 of the Trojans points came from within the paint.
THOUGHTS FROM COACH QUIGLE
- "We moved the ball really well again tonight. Our defense is starting to figure things out and we had a lot of energy and hustle."
