Springfield, MO – Ivy Lesley continued her leading ways for the Hannibal-LaGrange University Women's Basketball Team in its 48-90 loss to Mission University on Thursday afternoon in Springfield. Lesley, who sits fourth in the AMC for blocks per game, scored a game-leading 26 points with 14 of those coming in the fourth quarter. A 35 turnover game doomed the Trojans, who fall to 3-10 on the season and 0-7 in conference play. HLGU will continue to search for its first AMC win on Saturday, January 11, in Conway, AR against Central Baptist at 1 pm.

GAME VITALS

·       Score: Mission def. Hannibal-LaGrange 90-48

·       Records: Hannibal-LaGrange (3-10, 0-7) | Mission (9-3, 6-2)

·       Location: W.E. Dowell Fieldhouse | Mission University | Springfield, Missouri

STAT TRACKER

·       Ivy Lesley led all scorers with 26 points in the contest. Lesley also recorded five rebounds, two steals, and one blocked shot.

·       Candice Dowell tallied 11 points, going 4-8 on field goals. Dowell also had three rebounds, three assists, and one steal.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

·      HLGU shot 5-11 (45.45%) from the field in the first quarter.

·       The Patriots went 11-27 (40.74%) on field goals in the second quarter, going into halftime with a 45-19 lead.

·       After going 11-12 (91.67%) from the free-throw line in the third quarter, Mission had its highest scoring quarter of the game at 28 points.

·       The Trojans shot 50% (7-14) in the fourth to outscore the Patriots 18-17 in the quarter.

·       Ivy Lesley scored 14 of HLGU's fourth quarter points.

·       40 of Mission's 90 points came off 35 Trojan turnovers in the contest.

·       The Patriots pulled in 44 rebounds in the game, 24 of them coming on the offensive end, while HLGU tallied 36, nine offensive.