Lady Chargers Win Second Straight
Plymouth – Ancilla College recovered from a 0-11 start and turned on the jets in the second half to beat the Bethel University JV 70-48 Tuesday night in a non-conference contest. Bethel had beaten Ancilla two weeks earlier in Mishawaka.
Tonia Horston-Smith led the Lady Chargers (2-1) with 21 points. Alaya Chapman and Destiny Allen each recorded double-double for the night. Chapman scored 12 and grabbed 14 rebounds, with Allen adding 15 points, 13 rebounds, and six assists.
Ancilla hosts Kankakee Community College at 11 a.m. on Saturday and Morton College at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Ancilla College 70, Bethel University JV 48
At Plymouth, IN
Bethel University JV (48): Audrey Lurch 2-6 1-1 4, Catlyn Mulligan 3-4 0-0 6, Asia Hudson 0-1 0-0 0, Alayna Clifton 1-5 2-2 11, Ruth Fackson 0-2 0-0 0, Halle Shipp 2-8 0-2 5, Kaitlyn Papp 1-11 0-0 2, Karina Kern 4-8 1-1 11, Jamie Lawson 2-5 1-2 5. Team totals: 19-60 4-8 48.
ANCILLA (70): Tonia Horston-Smith 8-20 4-4 21, Kaylie Gayheart 4-10 1-2 9, Gabby Gerard 1-6 0-0 2, Jessica Soriano 0-1 1-2 1, Destiny Allen 6-14 3-6 15, Treceyona Jennings 2-6 0-0 4, Alaya Chapman 5-12 2-4 12, Alayah Neal 3-9 0-0 6. Team totals 29-75 11-18 70.
Score by Quarters
Bethel 14 15 13 6 -- 48
Ancilla 14 14 21 21 -- 70
3-pts: Ancilla 1-15 (Horston-Smith 1-9, Allen 0-1, Chapman 0-1, Neal 0-4), Bethel 6-33 (Lurch 0-1, Mulligan 0-1, Mead 3-9, Clifton 0-2, Fackson 0-1, Shipp 1-4, Papp 0-8, Kern 2-4, Lawson 0-2). Rebounds: Ancilla 51 (Allen 16), Bethel 33 (Lurch 9). Assists: Ancilla 19 (Allen 7), Bethel 8 (Lurch, Mulligan, Clifton 2). Turnovers: Ancilla 12, Bethel 20. Fouls (Fouled out): Ancilla 13 (none), Bethel 17 (none). Records: Ancilla 2-1.