#8 Lions Fall to #1 Hillsdale in NCCAA National Tournament 1st Round
Game One #1 Hillsdale Baptist 86, #8 Trinity Bible 74
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 74 |
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20 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 86 |
JOPLIN, Mo. — Top-seeded Hillsdale Baptist College used a 12-2 run in the second quarter to open a double-digit lead to earn a 86-74 victory over Trinity Bible College in the opening game of the NCCAA Women's Division II National Basketball Championship at the Ozark Christian College Multipurpose Building.
The Saints (30-3) had three players tally double figures off the bench led by sophomore guard Sarika Willis' 15 points, junior forward Brooke Davidson had 13 and junior center Ashleigh Edwards 10.
All-American Hanna Reyes, a 5-foot-5 junior guard, scored 12 points and senior guard Brooke Grant added 10 for Hillsdale who will face the winner of No. 4 seed Kentucky Christian vs. No. 5 seed Pensacola Christian in the Friday's semifinals at 6 p.m.
Trinity Bible (18-12) was led by 6-foot All American junior forward Jaylen Newman who poured in a game-high 38 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Velva, North Dakota native was 16 of 33 from the floor, 3 of 10 from behind the 3-point line and 3 of 4 from the free throw line.
Senior guard Janae Droste added 17 points and eight rebounds, junior center Rebecca Olsson had 11 points for the Lions.
Trinity will play at 2 p.m. Friday in the consolation semifinals against the No. 5 seed Pensacola Christian.
Team Stats
Randall University
| Game Statistics | Trinity Bible (N.D.) | Randall University |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (30-73) | (37-71) |
| Field Goal % | 41.1% | 52.1% |
| Rebounds | 36 | 46 |
| Assists | 12 | 16 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 17 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Pts in the Paint | 0 | 0 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 0 | 48 |
