Plymouth, IN – Jaela Meister had a career-high 27 points and added a game-high 13 rebounds to lead the Ancilla College women's basketball team to a 67-52 win over Kalamazoo Valley Community College 67-52 Saturday afternoon at the LifePlex.
The Lady Chargers (13-10, 7-7) trailed in the first half before being able to slow the Cougar scoring and picked up their own. Emily Richard added 12 points and Talia Bee scored 1.
Ancilla is on the road for their next two games. They travel to Benton harbor to face lake Michigan on Wednesday.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Ancilla College 67, Kalamazoo Valley 52
At Plymouth, IN
Kalamazoo Valley (52): Kelsie Martin 3-7 0-0 7, Layna Steele 3-15 4-6 11, Lauren Tuin 0-5 0-0 0, Mikenzie Chambers 2-6 0-0 4, Makenna Wilson 3-10 0-0 9, Grace Meacham 2-3 2-5 6, Victoria Mussell 3-5 0-0 6, Sunshine Johnson 3-3 1-4 7, Kaelyn Arlington 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 20-57 8-16 52.
Ancilla (67): Nicole Sharp 1-3 1-1 3, Gabby Thomas 0-0 0-2 0, Cierra Spearman 2-4 2-2 6, Talia Bee 2-14 6-6 11, Jaela Meister 8-13 7-9 27, Kaylie Gayheart 3-4 2-2 8, Emily Richard 3-11 5-6 12, Traceyona Jennings 0-1 0-0 0, Kiara Hairston 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19-50 23-28 67.
Score by Quarters
Kalamazoo Valley 15 35 46 52
Ancilla 15 31 51 67
Three-pointers: AC 6-17 (Sharp 0-2, Bee 1-6, Spearman 0-1, Richards 1-3, Meister 4-5), KV 5-24 (Martin 1-3, Steele 1-8, Tuin 0-1, Wilson 3-10, Meacham 0-1). Rebounds: AC 42 (Meister 13), KV 28 (Meacham 6). Assists: AC 13 (Bee 4), KV 11 ( Steele 7). Turnovers: AC 13, KV 18. Fouls (Fouled out): AC 18 (Richard), KV 23 (Johnson). Records: Ancilla 13-10, 7-7 MCCAA, Kalamazoo Valley 7-18, 1-13 MCCAA