RICHMOND, Indiana – Anderson University fought off multiple Earlham College rally attempts and outscored the Quakers 11-4 over the final five minutes of play, resulting in Earlham women's basketball dropping a 54-42 decision to the visiting Ravens on Saturday afternoon at the Druley Performance Gym.

THE BASICS

Final Score: Anderson 54, Earlham 42
Location: Richmond, Indiana – Druley Performance Gym
Records: Earlham 2-9, 1-3 HCAC / Anderson 5-6, 1-3 HCAC

THE SHORT STORY

Earlham trailed by six, 22-16, at the halftime break after a see-saw opening half that saw four ties and eight lead changes.

The Quakers fought their way back into the lead late in the third quarter, tying the game on a Cambie Poole 3-pointers and moving ahead of the Ravens on a pair of Camryn White foul shots. Anderson responded with buckets from Carly Hackler and Payton Moore, and led 30-28 heading into the final quarter.

Amy Weisner put Earlham back in front of Anderson right out of the gate to start the closing frame with a 3-pointer, but the Ravens answered with back-to-back treys from Lexi Dellinger to force the Quakers to call a timeout to regroup. A Weisner layup coming out of the timeout pulled Earlham to within three, but that's as close as the Quakers would get to overtaking the Ravens. Anderson held at least a two-possession lead the rest of the way, peaking at 13 points, 51-38, with 1:29 remaining on a Dellinger jumper.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Senior Maddy Krodel turned in her first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds – six of them at the offensive end. She was 5-of-8 from the floor and 2-for-2 at the free-throw line and completed her stat line with four assists, a block, and a steal.

Junior Kayla Bowling was next among Earlham scorers with six points, while White, Weisner, and Poole each tallied five points.

As a team, Earlham shot 22.0 percent (13-of-59) from the floor, while Anderson connected at a 48.8 percent (20-of-41) clip.

Lexi Dellinger led Anderson with 21 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the floor with four 3-pointers. Payton Moore chipped in with 17 points for the

WHAT'S NEXT

Earlham women's basketball continues its three-game home stand on Wednesday, Jan. 8, when it hosts Rose-Hulman. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m. at the Druley Performance Gym.