NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. - The Manchester women's basketball team celebrated Senior Day with a 73-63 victory over Earlham College on Saturday, January 27 in Stauffer-Wolfe Arena. 

Manchester honored its five seniors Peyton Horn (Crown Point, Ind., Andrean), Delayne Sanchez (Osceola, Ind., Penn), Madison Stamm (Fortville, Ind., Anderson Prep),  Alyssa Pfeil (Goshen, Ind., Concord Community), and Jamya Clay (Indianapolis, Ind., Providence Cristo Rey) during an on-court ceremony prior to the start of Saturday's contest. 

Earlham jumped out to a 10-0 lead after the opening three minutes of play. The Spartans answered with 10 straight points to the tie the game with 4:13 on the clock. The Black and Gold took a 16-15 lead going into the second quarter. Manchester outscored Earlham 26-13 in the second quarter to take a 42-28 lead at the half.

The Spartans maintained a double-digit lead at the end of the third quarter. Earlham put together a 12-2 run to bring them within two-points at the 6:39 mark in the fourth quarter. Manchester would again answer, stopping the Quaker's comeback to take a 10-point lead with 22 seconds left to play to secure the 73-63 victory on Saturday afternoon. 

Manchester improved to 6-13 on the season and 3-9 in conference play, while Earlham dropped to 4-13 and 2-10 in HCAC play. 

As a team, Manchester shot 42.4% from the floor and 38.5% from three-point range. Hailee Kline (Huntington, Ind., Blackhawk Christian) led the Black and Gold with 21 points, six rebounds, and six assists. Stamm finished the afternoon with 18 points, while Kendal Rider (Otterbein, Ind., Lafayette Central Catholic) added 10 points and three steals. Other key contributors includes Maddi Smith (Kewanna, Ind., Caston) with seven points and Pfeil with six rebounds. 

Up next, the Spartans will host Bluffton University on Wednesday, January 31 at 7:00 p.m.