WATCH POST-GAME
CEDARVILLE, Ohio – WBCA Division II No. 21 Malone got out of the blocks quickly and rode the momentum for a 75-52 G-MAC victory at the Callan Athletic Center.
The unbeaten Pioneers, 9-0 overall and 3-0 G-MAC, scored the first 12 points of the game in jumping to leads of 22-8 after the first quarter and 47-18 by halftime.
Cedarville, 4-5 overall and 1-2 G-MAC, outscored the visitors 34-28 in the second half.
Cait Behling,
Sarah Loughry, and
Hannah Mayse scored eight points apiece for the home team. Loughry also handed out a career-high six assists.
Quotable: Head Coach Addy Miller
"When you've got the No. 21 team in the country coming in you've got to see what you're made of. Obviously, they came out firing and hit a lot of shots early which got us back on our heels. I'm not really in for moral victories, but I did challenge the girls that you've got to win the third quarter and you've got to win the fourth. You know it's a big comeback to come all the way back, but we've got to continue to get better in the next 20 minutes and not waste them. They did a good job of doing that tonight.
"The G-MAC is tough whether you're at home or on the road. We've got to keep learning and growing. We'll see where we are tomorrow. ODU is a good team coming to our place on Saturday so we have to refocus quickly."
Stinger Notes:
- The Jackets made 9-of-15 shots (.600) from the field in the fourth quarter.
- CU was +1 in the turnover category in forcing the visitors into 21 TO's.
- This was the 62nd meeting between the two schools, but the only regular season game this year.
- Cedarville leads the all-time series, 41-21.
