Lady Trailblazers go wire-to-wire in Region 24 win over Rend Lake College

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers hit the floor Thursday night for another NJCAA Division I Region 24 contest, this time playing host to the Lady Warriors from Rend Lake College from Ina, Ill.

The Lady Blazers got going early and rode a big first half to a wire-to-wire 100-55 victory over the Lady Warriors.

Vincennes jumped out to a fast start Thursday night, opening an early 13-5 advantage over Rend Lake with an 11-3 scoring run.

VU continued to add to their lead and finished out the first 10 minutes of action holding a 27-17 lead over Rend Lake College.

Vincennes continued to push the tempo in the second quarter, using a 10-3 run to take a 39-23 lead and holding a 54-35 advantage at the halftime break.

Rend Lake continued to battle early in the second half but VU quickly grabbed the momentum back with a 7-0 scoring run as the Lady Blazers took a 72-48 lead into the fourth quarter.

Vincennes put the finishing touches on an outstanding evening in the fourth with a 13-0 scoring run early in the fourth to take an 85-50 lead.

The Lady Blazers would cruise down the stretch, picking up their game defensively and holding the Lady Warriors to just seven points in the fourth quarter.

VU closed out the game strong by scoring the final 10 points of the game as Vincennes picked up the 100-55 victory over the Lady Warriors.

The Lady Blazers were led offensively by another big double-double by freshman Delora Pricop (Satu Mare, Romania) who finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds for her 14th double-double of the season.

Sophomore Marta Gutierrez (Alicante, Spain) just missed out on a double-double, with 20 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and three steals.

Freshman Ahmya Thomas (Phoenix, Ariz.) closed out her night with 17 points, seven steals, five rebounds and five assists, while freshman Emani Washington (Indianapolis, Ind.) added 16 points, seven assists and four steals.

Freshman Netala Dixon (Dyersburg, Tenn.) came off the bench to score in double figures, finishing with 12 points, seven assists and five rebounds.

Freshman Jazmyn Robey (Sellersburg, Ind.) was the sixth Lady Blazer scorer in double figures, ending her night with 11 points and two rebounds.

The Lady Trailblazers will look to keep this momentum going when the Blazers hit the road next week to take on Olney Central College in Olney, Ill. Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. eastern.

VU will then return home to the P.E. Complex, Saturday, March 1 for the final regular season game of the 2024-25 season when Vincennes hosts Wabash Valley College at 5 p.m. eastern.

VINCENNES BOX SCORE

VINCENNES (100): Delora Pricop 10-17 4-4 24, Ahmya Thomas 6-13 3-4 17, Jazmyn Robey 4-10 0-0 11, Marta Gutierrez 8-10 1-1 20, Emani Washington 7-19 0-0 16, Iris Comesana 0-2 0-0 0, Netala Dixon 6-10 0-0 12, Team 41-81 8-9 100.

Rend Lake – 17   18   13   7 – 55

VU (15-13, 9-3) – 27   27   18   28 – 100

Three-point goals: VU 10 (Robey 3, Gutierrez 3, Thomas 2, Washington 2). Rebounds: VU 36 (Pricop 12). Assists: VU 28 (Gutierrez 9). Steals: VU 20 (Thomas 7). Blocked Shots: VU 2 (Pricop, Gutierrez). Turnovers: VU 8. Personal Fouls: VU 16. Fouled out: Robey.