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Grace College Lancers
Grace College Lancers
Rachel Montgomery WBB shot traffic 2018
66
Grace (Ind.) GRC 16-14, 10-8 CL
92
Winner Taylor (Ind.) TAYL 25-4, 16-2 CL
Grace (Ind.) GRC
16-14, 10-8 CL
66
Final
92
Taylor (Ind.) TAYL
25-4, 16-2 CL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Grace (Ind.) GRC 22 10 20 14 66
Taylor (Ind.) TAYL 27 17 29 19 92

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Grace stifled at No. 8 Taylor

UPLAND, Ind. - Grace's women's basketball team could not stop an onslaught of 3-pointers on Saturday, falling at No. 8 Taylor 92-66.

The Trojans (25-4, 16-2 Crossroads League) needed a miraculous, last-second shot to beat Grace in the last matchup. But on Saturday, Taylor's long-range shooting carried the day. Taylor made an eye-popping 20-of-34 (59 percent) from beyond the arc and coasted to a win.

The Lady Lancers (16-14, 10-8 CL), on the other hand, shot 34 percent from the floor and 65 percent from the foul line.

With the loss, Grace ends the regular season as the No. 6 seed in the league standings. The Lady Lancers will play at third seed Indiana Wesleyan on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the quarterfinals of the CL Tournament.

Kamryn Hostetler was a bright spot on the offensive end. The freshman scored 18 points, one away from her career high. She made 4-of-7 from beyond the arc.

Grace forced Taylor into 18 turnovers in the game while committing just 11 miscues of their own. But despite Grace shooting 14 more shots than Taylor, Grace actually made eight fewer baskets. The Trojans' 57 percent shooting performance proved to be too much to overcome.

Taylor's hot shooting started in the first quarter. The Trojans ripped off 27 points in the period; their first three makes were all from downtown, and Taylor connected on seven treys in the quarter alone.

Grace still managed to keep within range and trailed 27-22. Five points from Kyannah Stull and four by Hostetler and Brooke Treadway helped Grace stay close.

The Lady Lancers' defense held Taylor in check to start to second quarter. The Trojans did not score a point for nearly four minutes, and Grace took advantage to go ahead 28-27 after a triple by Hostetler.

But the Trojans controlled the rest of the quarter, outscoring Grace 17-4 for the final 6:15. Taylor led 44-32 at halftime.

Grace's deficit quickly grew in the third quarter, trailing by 22 midway into the period. The Lady Lancers were never able to make a significant push after that juncture and suffered the road loss to end the regular season.

Stull shot 6-of-13 for 15 points to go along with three boards, and Vironnica Drake added 8 points, 6 boards and 2 steals.

Brooke Sugg scored four points with five assists, Kaylie Warble had four points and five boards, and Melissa Goss netted three points. Lexi Minix had three points and three rebounds, and Pam Miller chipped in 2 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.



 

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