Lady Blazers drop road Region showdown at Southwestern Illinois

BELLEVILLE, Ill. – The Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers jumped back into their Region 24 schedule Thursday night, hitting the road to Belleville, Ill. for a Region 24 showdown with Southwestern Illinois College.

The Lady Blazers had a hard time getting the offense going early and fell for the first time in Region play this season, falling to the Lady Blue Storm 99-55.

The Lady Blue Storm set the tone early, scoring the first eight points of the game and later using another 8-0 scoring run to take an early 20-7 first quarter lead.

Vincennes battled but still found themselves trailing 29-13 after the first 10 minutes of play.

After the Lady Blazers scored the opening basket of the second quarter, Southwestern Illinois answered back with a 12-0 scoring run to increase the lead to 41-15.

The Lady Blue Storm would score the final six points of the first half to head into the locker room break leading Vincennes 51-21.

Vincennes looked to bounce back in the second half but were again on the wrong end of a 13-2 scoring run as the Lady Blue Storm continued to add to their lead, holding a 74-33 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.

Vincennes was able to get the shots to start falling in the fourth quarter, getting an 8-0 scoring run of their own but were unable to overcome the deficit as Southwestern Illinois College finished off the 99-55 victory over the Lady Blazers.

Freshman Delora Pricop (Satu Mare, Romania) lead the way for the Lady Blazers all night, finishing off another big double-double with 14 points and 16 rebounds, while also leading the Lady Blazers with a pair of blocks.

Freshman Netala Dixon (Dyersburg, Tenn.) provided a spark off the bench for Vincennes, finishing her night with 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists for VU.

Freshman Emani Washington (Indianapolis, Ind.) had a good game defensively, coming away with 11 points, four rebounds and a team-high four steals.

Freshman Ahmya Thomas (Phoenix, Ariz.) was the fourth Lady Blazer to score in double figures, finishing her night with 10 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals.

The Lady Trailblazers will look to bounce back when they return home Saturday, Jan. 11 to face Shawnee Community College in another Region 24 doubleheader. Tip-off time for your Lady Blazers is set for 2 p.m. eastern.

VINCENNES BOX SCORE

VINCENNES (55): Ahmya Thomas 4-26 1-2 10, Jazmyn Robey 3-6 0-0 7, Iris Comesana 1-5 0-0 2, Emani Washington 5-13 0-0 11, Delora Pricop 5-12 4-8 14, Netala Dixon 4-10 2-5 11, Team 22-72 7-15 55.

VU (7-9, 2-1) – 13   8   12   22 – 55

SWIC – 29   22   23   25 – 99

Three-point goals: VU 4 (Thomas, Robey, Washington, Dixon). Rebounds: VU 33 (Pricop 16). Assists: VU 13 (Dixon 5). Steals: VU 10 (Washington 4). Blocked Shots: VU 3 (Pricop 2). Turnovers: VU 21. Personal Fouls: VU 12. Fouled out: Robey.