Anderson, S.C – The Anderson University women's basketball team used pesky defense coupled with a big opening first quarter to win an important game over South Atlantic Conference opponent Lincoln Memorial, 68-55, on Wednesday evening at the Abney Athletic Center.

With the victory, the Trojans improve to 9-2 overall and 4-0 in SAC play while the Railsplitters fall to 6-4 overall and 3-2 in conference action.

KEY STATS

• The Trojans shot 9-of-21(42.9%) from behind the arc, compared to LMU's 2-of-18(11.1%)
• Anderson's defense held LMU to 22 points below its season average
• Anderson's bench outscored LMU's bench 26-15
• Anderson outscored Lenoir-Rhyne 22-11 in the third period of action
• The Railsplitters placed two players in double-digit (Emily Griffith-16 pts) and (Rachel Griffith-10 pts)
• Anderson placed three players in double-digit scoring

SCORE BY THE PERIODS

NOTES

• Anderson drained its first 4-of-5 shots of the game…all behind the arc
• Senior Ace Easter scored a team-high 15 points while grabbing seven rebounds  
• Junior Alexy Mollenhauer netted 11 points while ripping down eight rebounds
• Junior Madison Baggett chipped in 10 points while running down three rebounds. Baggett was also credited with two steal and one assists on the evening  
• The Trojans led by as many as 23 points on several occasions throughout the game
• All 12 Trojans saw at least four minutes or more of action

EXTRA DRIBBLE

Anderson was outrebounded for the first time this season, 45-43

UP NEXT

Anderson will take an 11 day break before finishing up its three-game homestand against nonconference opponent Auburn Montgomery on Sunday, Dec. 30th. Tip-off is slated for 2 pm.