UPLAND, Ind. - Grace College's women's basketball was unable to come away with a road victory over Taylor, dropping a 57-52 decision to the Trojans on Wednesday night.

The Lancers (11-12, 6-7 Crossroads League) held a double-digit point lead in the second half but faltered late as the Trojans ultimately pulled away for the victory.

The Trojans (10-13, 5-8 CL) opened the scoring with the first four points of the game and as the game entered the midpoint of the first quarter Taylor widened the lead to 8-2.

Maddie Ryman and Peyton Murphy cut the deficit down to two points, but the Trojans answered with a trifecta on their ensuing possession to re-establish a five-point margin at 13-8.

The Lancers closed the first quarter on a mini 4-0 run as Ryman and Molly Long each connected on jump shots to pull Grace within a single point entering the quarter break.

Grace would enjoy their first lead of the contest just 30 second into the second frame as Ryman continued her efficient showing from the floor with a successful layup.

The Lancers and Trojans swapped the lead back and forth before an old-fashioned 3-point play from Morganne Houk edged Grace ahead 19-15.

Taylor battled their back even at 23 apiece, but Grace closed the half with six unanswered points to enter the break with a 29-23 lead.

Grace effectively applied pressure defensively to force Taylor into 12 first half turnovers. The Lancers shot an even 50 percent in the opening half while holding the Trojans 38 percent.

The Trojans scored first in the second half but offensively Grace picked up where it left off in the first half as they rattled off six straight points to push their advantage to 10 points.

Taylor trimmed the Grace lead down to five points before Kensie Ryman and Murphy each converted shots which were followed by a 3-pointer from Houk which gave Grace its biggest lead of the game at 42-30.

Following the Houk trifecta, the Lancers went nearly seven-minutes of game action before scoring again. Taylor took full advantage of the Grace drought to go on a 13-0 run to recapture the lead at 43-42.

Kate Rulli broke the scoreless stretch for Grace with a basket that was immediately matched by Taylor.

With 4:23 left in the game Maddie Ryman assisted on a Kensie Ryman 3-point shot that vaulted Grace back into the lead. The Lancers then forced the Trojans into a turnover and Rulli capitalized on the miscue with another score in the paint to give Grace a 49-46 advantage.

The lead would not last however, as Taylor closed the game scoring 11 of the contest's final 14 points to claim the 57-52 victory.

Grace finished the game shooting 38 percent from the floor while Taylor upped their percentage from their halftime mark to 46 percent. The Lancers held a 32-24 advantage on points in the paint and a narrow 32-21 lead on the boards.

Grace committed five less turnovers than Taylor and had seven more points scored off of turnovers.

Maddie Ryman led all Grace players with 19 points. Murphy doubled-doubled with 10 points and 11 rebounds while also adding four assists and two steals.

Grace will return home from a matchup against Goshen at 1 p.m. on Saturday.