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HCAC 2022-23 Women’s Basketball Notebook, Week 8

The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) women’s basketball teams competed in week eight of the 2022-23 season.

 

Around the League:

HCAC Women’s Basketball Schedule

 

Athlete of the Week:

Kyla Columber (Marion, Ohio) Bluffton University | Guard | First Year - Powering the Bluffton offense was Columber with a career-high 26 points in just 17 minutes and a new school record in the process. She connected from long distance eight times on just nine attempts as the Beavers downed Defiance 81-48 in Bluffton's lone HCAC contest of the week. Bluffton took care of MIAA-power Albion 61-53 on Saturday. Columber netted 14.0 PPG on 10-of-11 shooting for the week (90.9 percent), including 8-of-9 (88.9 percent) on triples.

 

Notable Performances:

•    Lexi Dellinger (Berne, Ind.) Anderson University | Guard | Graduate Student - Dellinger averaged 25.5 points and 10.5 rebounds as the Ravens went 2-0 on the week. She converted 11-of-19 (57.9 percent) shots from 3-point range and 17-of-34 (50 percent) attempts from the field. Dellinger notched 26 points and eight rebounds in Anderson's 74-68 win against Manchester on Wednesday. She also knocked down 5-of-7 (71.4 percent) shots from the perimeter. Dellinger then produced 25 points and 13 rebounds in Anderson's 79-71 road win against Franklin.

•    Taylor Day (West Mansfield, Ohio) Defiance College | Guard/Forward | Graduate Student - Day was Defiance's lone double-digit scorer on Wednesday and narrowly missed the feat on Saturday to average 9.0 points last week while her seven total rebounds also led the program.

•    Sarah O’Day (Avon, Ind.) Franklin College | Guard | Junior – O’Day set career-highs with 21 points and five three pointers on Saturday in a 78-71 loss to Anderson. She added two rebounds, three assists and three blocks.

•    Ketherine Benter (Brownstown, Ind.) Hanover College | Guard | Sophomore - Benter led the Panthers to a 2-0 week as Hanover remained perfect in HCAC action defeating MSJ and Earlham. The sophomore added a game-high 17 points in the team's win over Earlham while pulling in seven rebounds. She collected 16 points in the win over MSJ.

•    Jessie RIngen (Rensselaer, Ind.) Manchester University | Guard/Forward | First Year - Ringen led the Spartans with a career high 22 points against Anderson, shooting 9-14 from the field. Ringen also tallied 12 points against Mount St. Joseph and currently averages 9.0 points per game for MU.

•    Laken Ball (Beckley, W.Va.) Transylvania University | Forward | Senior - In two games this week, Transylvania won both, with Ball putting up 33 points, 11 rebounds, a career high three assists at Earlham. 

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