Lady Blazers drop rematch with No. 8 Three Rivers College

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers hit the home court Wednesday night for a rematch against No. 8 ranked Three Rivers College from Poplar Bluff, Mo.

The Lady Raiders picked up the win in the first meeting between these two teams Nov. 23 when VU fell 82-59 in Poplar Bluff and Three Rivers was able to complete the season sweep Wednesday with a 71-45 victory over the Lady Blazers.

The Lady Trailblazers got off to an excellent start Wednesday night against the Top 10 ranked Lady Raiders, going back and forth in the opening quarter to hold a 15-13 lead over Three Rivers after the first 10 minutes of action.

Three Rivers was able to get some traction going in the second quarter, taking the lead back early in the second period and riding a 9-0 scoring run to close out the first half with a 34-24 lead.

The lead continued to grow for the Lady Raiders in the third quarter, using an 8-0 run to increase the lead to 18 before the Lady Blazers were able to swing the momentum back with seven straight points.

Three Rivers held firm to close out the third quarter and took a 51-37 lead into the final quarter of action.

The Lady Raiders opened the fourth quarter with nine straight points and were able to cruise down the stretch as the Lady Blazers fell by the final score of 71-45.

The Lady Trailblazers were again led offensively by freshman Delora Pricop (Satu Mare, Romania) who used a big second half to finish the night with 17 points and nine rebounds.

Freshman Emani Washington (Indianapolis, Ind.) was the second VU scorer in double figures, ending her night with 12 points, three rebounds, three assists and a team-high three steals.

Freshmen Ahmya Thomas (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Jazmyn Robey (Sellersburg, Ind.) each finished the game with five points, with Thomas moving the ball well to finish with a team-high six assists.

The Lady Blazers will now move forward to another tough matchup against a Nationally ranked opponent, going on the road Saturday, Dec. 7 to face NJCAA Division II No. 22 ranked Parkland College in Champaign, Ill. at 2 p.m. eastern.

VINCENNES BOX SCORE

VINCENNES (45): Delora Pricop 8-12 1-2 17, Ahmya Thomas 1-11 3-3 5, Jazmyn Robey 2-7 0-0 5, Marta Gutierrez 1-6 0-0 2, Emani Washington 4-8 3-3 12, Iris Comesana 0-2 0-0 0, Yanni Huggins 0-0 0-0 0, Netala Dixon 1-3 2-2 4, Team 17-49 9-10 45.

Three Rivers – 13   21   17   20 – 71

VU (3-7) – 15   9   13   8 – 45

Three-point goals: VU 2 (Robey, Washington). Rebounds: VU 30 (Pricop 9). Assists: VU 13 (Thomas 6). Steals: VU 6 (Washington 3). Blocked Shots: VU 2 (Robey, Comesana). Turnovers: VU 28. Personal Fouls: VU 20. Fouled out: Pricop.