Lady Blazers back on track with big Region 24 win over Shawnee

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers got back in the win column Monday night as the Lady Blazers hosted Region 24 opponent Shawnee Community College inside the Physical Education Complex.

The Lady Blazers were able to bounce back in front of the home crowd and come away with a big 98-52 victory over the Lady Saints.

Vincennes opened the game very strong Monday night inside the P.E. Complex, after trading baskets with the Lady Saints, the Lady Trailblazers took complete control of the game by closing out the first quarter of play on a 25-0 scoring run to take a commanding 27-3 lead after the first 10 minutes of play.

Shawnee would get their offensive game going in the second quarter, opening the second period on a 9-2 run of their own before the Lady Blazers again gained control of the game with a 10-3 run to take a 39-15 lead.

Shawnee would attempt a late push to cut into the VU lead before halftime but still headed into the locker room trailing the Lady Blazers 44-23.

The Lady Saints continued to battle in the third quarter, cutting the VU lead down to 19 at 57-38 before VU again took their game to another level and closed out the third quarter on a 17-2 scoring run to take a 74-40 lead into the fourth quarter.

In the fourth the Lady Blazers put the finishing touches on this Region 24 game early, opening the final 10 minutes of action by outscoring Shawnee 15-6 and cruising down the stretch to come away with the big 98-52 victory over the Lady Saints.

The Lady Blazers were led offensively by another big game by freshman Delora Pricop (Satu Mare, Romania), who finished off her third straight double-double and eighth double-double of the season with 28 points and 17 rebounds.

Freshman Emani Washington (Indianapolis, Ind.) set a new career-high Monday night with 27 points, six assists, six rebounds and three steals.

Freshman Ahmya Thomas (Phoenix, Ariz.) had another tremendous all-around game, filling up the stats sheet with 22 points, nine rebounds, eight steals and six assists.

Freshman Jazmyn Robey (Sellersburg, Ind.) was the fourth Lady Blazers scorer in double figures, setting a new career-high with 17 points and four rebounds in the game.

The Lady Blazers hit the road for the rest of the week as they now get set for a road Region 24 showdown at Rend Lake College in Ina, Ill. Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 6 p.m. eastern.

The Lady Blazers will then cap off this three game week Saturday, Jan. 18 when VU heads to Rockford, Ill. to face off against Rock Valley College at 2 p.m. eastern.

The next home game for your Lady Trailblazers is Wednesday, Jan. 22 when VU hosts Olney Central College inside the P.E. Complex at 5 p.m. eastern.

VINCENNES BOX SCORE

VINCENNES (98): Delora Pricop 12-18 4-4 28, Ahmya Thomas 8-14 6-8 22, Jazmyn Robey 7-18 0-0 17, Emani Washington 10-17 3-5 27, Netala Dixon 1-6 0-2 2, Yanni Huggins 0-1 2-2 2, Team 38-74 15-20 98.

Shawnee – 3   20   17   12 – 52

VU (8-9, 3-1) – 27   17   30   24 – 98

Three-point goals: VU 7 (Washington 4, Robey 3). Rebounds: VU 46 (Pricop 17). Assists: VU 23 (Thomas 6, Washington 6). Steals: VU 14 (Thomas 8). Blocked Shots: VU 3 (Pricop 2). Turnovers: VU 12. Personal Fouls: VU 16. Fouled out: None.