Lady Blazers stave off late comeback attempt to win over Danville Area

MOBERLY, Mo. – The Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers held on Saturday afternoon to pick up their second win of the season, fighting off a late comeback attempt to win 82-77 over Danville Area Community College on the final day of the Orschlen Classic at Moberly Area.

Vincennes fell behind early Saturday, with the Jaguars racing out to an early six point first-quarter lead.

VU would rally back with the help of an 8-0 scoring run to take the lead with just over two minutes to go in the opening quarter and take a 23-17 lead after the first 10 minutes of play.

The Lady Blazers defense stood strong in the second quarter, holding Danville Area to just five points in the period as Vincennes built on their lead to head into the locker room with a 17-point advantage.

Vincennes held strong in the third quarter with sophomore Maycee Lange (Vincennes, Ind.) scoring 10 of VU's 22 points in the quarter as VU held a 61-46 lead heading into the fourth.

Danville Area's shooting began to come alive in the fourth quarter, chipping away at the lead until the Jaguars were within four points with two minutes to go.

Danville Area would make it a one-possession game late, before sophomore Chanice Willis (Champaign, Ill.) put the game away with a pair of free throws as VU came away with the 82-77 victory.

The Lady Blazers were led offensively by the outside shooting of sophomore Cherrelle Newsom (Indianapolis, Ind.). Newsom would connect on six three-pointers on her way to 18 points on the day.

Maycee Lange would finish with 16 points, along with a team-high six assists, three steals and two blocks.

Freshman Elikya Baseyila (Paris, France) reached double-figures for the first time this season, ending with 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks.

Sophomore Daylynn Thornton (Lafayette, Ind.) ended her day with 11 points, five rebounds and five assists.

The Lady Blazers will head home to play at the Physical Education Complex for the first time this season Tuesday, Nov. 8 when VU hosts Jefferson College from Hillsboro, Mo. Tip-off time for that game is scheduled for 5 p.m. eastern.

VINCENNES BOX SCORE

VINCENNES (82): Cherrelle Newsom 6-13 0-0 18, Chanice Willis 2-7 2-2 6, Daylynn Thornton 4-11 1-4 11, Elikya Baseyila 6-9 0-0 12, Maycee Lange 7-17 2-2 16, Kennadi Harris 0-3 0-0 0, Elena Tzelou 0-1 0-0 0, Nyre Williams 4-4 0-0 8, Katrina Litte 2-4 0-0 5, Ra'Mya Milton 0-1 0-0 0, Najra Voloder 3-3 0-1 6, Brie Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Team 34-73 5-9 82.

Danville Area – 17   5   24   31 – 77

VU (2-0) – 23   16    22   21 – 82

Three-point goals: VU 9 (Newsom 6, Thornton 2, Litte). Rebounds: VU 38 (Voloder 8). Assists: VU 24 (Lange 6). Steals: VU 7 (Lange 3). Blocked Shots: VU 5 (Baseyila 2, Lange 2). Turnovers: VU 18. Personal Fouls: VU 20. Fouled out: Williams.