Women's basketball secures third place with 80-52 win over Spalding
The women's basketball team honored seniors Ashley Anderson, Alexis Chambers, Payten Morris, and Haven Robertson prior to Saturday's game against Spalding and then defeated the Golden Eagles 80-52 to wrap up the third place position in the SLIAC standings.
GREENVILLE, Ill. - The women's basketball team honored seniors Ashley Anderson, Alexis Chambers, Payten Morris, and Haven Robertson prior to Saturday's game against Spalding and then defeated the Golden Eagles 80-52 to wrap up the third place position in the SLIAC standings.
Greenville outscored Spalding in every quarter, taking a 22-12 lead after one quarter. The score stood at 43-31 at halftime.
In the second half, Greenville created even more separation with a 59-40 lead after three quarters before settling on the 28-point win.
The Panthers started three of their four seniors on senior day, and Madelyn Stephen came off the bench to provide 24 points on a 9-of-10 shooting performance, including a dazzling 5-for-5 conversion rate behind the three-point line.
Emily Reinneck posted 17 points, and Morris added 14 points and eight rebounds.
The Panthers finished with a 51.7 percent shooting rate, including 61.9 percent behind the three point line.
Greenville won the rebounding battle 46-38.
The Panthers (14-10, 8-6 SLIAC) will host Spalding for the third time in six games on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in the SLIAC quarterfinals in H.J. Long Gymnasium.