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67
Manchester Manc 7-11,4-7 HCAC
84
Winner Defiance Def 11-7,7-5 HCAC
Manchester Manc
7-11,4-7 HCAC
67
Final
84
Defiance Def
11-7,7-5 HCAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Manchester Manc 17 7 25 18 67
Defiance Def 22 22 12 28 84

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Second Half Rally for Women’s Hoops Falls Short at Defiance

DEFIANCE, Ohio – As Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play enters the final two weeks of the regular season, the Manchester University women's basketball team opened a busy final stretch with a road contest at Defiance College on Monday night.

The Spartans' 2nd half rally fell short as the Yellow Jackets defended home court, defeating Manchester by a final score of 84-67.

Manchester and Defiance played a tightly contested 1st quarter, with the Yellow Jackets holding a narrow 22-17 lead after the first 10 minutes of action. DC's offense continued to click in the 2nd quarter as the Yellow Jackets were able to blow the game open after outscoring the Black & Gold 22-7 in the period.

Despite trailing by 20 at halftime, the Spartans regrouped in the 3rd quarter. Manchester outscored Defiance 25-12 in the 10 minutes following intermission to slash it deficit back to single digits.

Despite the push in the 3rd quarter, Defiance used a 10-2 run to begin the 4th quarter to reestablish control of the contest.

The Spartans shot 38.3 percent (23-60) in Monday's game. MU was limited to 27.8 percent (5-18) shooting from beyond the three-point arc. Manchester did shoot the ball well from the free throw line, knocking in 16 of its 21 free throw attempts (76.2 percent).

Defiance shot 55.8 percent (29-52) from the floor against the Spartans. The Yellow Jackets finished 9-19 (47.4 percent) from downtown and made 17 of its 22 free throw attempts (77.3 percent).

Senior forward Macy Miller (Huntertown, Ind./Carroll) led the Spartans with 18 points and six rebounds. Fellow senior Miranda Bieghler (Plainfield, Ind./South Putnam) added 15 points, four assists, and three rebounds. Both Eva Bazzoni (Wabash, Ind./Manchester) and Hillery Shepherd (Middletown, Ind./Shenandoah) scored in double figures, scoring 13 and 11 points, respectively. Shepherd hauled in six rebounds.

Nysha Speed led five Yellow Jackets in double figures with a game-high 21 points. Speed added 10 boards for a double-double.

Manchester (7-11, 4-7 HCAC) is scheduled to host Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology on Wednesday February 9 at 7:30 p.m. inside of Stauffer-Wolfe Arena.

Defiance (12-7, 7-5 HCAC) is slated to play on the road at Anderson on Wednesday February 9.
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