Women's Basketball

HCAC 2022-23 Women’s Basketball Notebook, Week 14

CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) women’s basketball teams competed in week 14 of the 2022-23 season.
 
Around the League:
HCAC Women’s Basketball Schedule
 
Athlete of the Week:
Madison Kellione (Cynthiana, Ky.) Transylvania University | Guard | Senior - Kellione helped lead the Pioneers to a pair of wins, first against Hanover where she dropped a season high 28 points shooting at a high 81 percent (9-for-11) from the field and then a higher 83 percent from three-point range (5-for-6), a season high in made three-pointers. In the second win against Earlham in just 20 minutes, Kellione netted 14 points going, shooting 55 percent from the field and 66 percent from three. Combined in both games, she collected seven rebounds and six assists.
 
Notable Performances:
  • Lexi Dellinger (Berne, Ind.) Anderson University | Guard | Graduate Student – Dellinger averaged 24 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3 assists as Anderson went 1-1 on the week. Dellinger notched 26 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists against Great Lakes Christian. She then contributed 22 points and 6 rebounds against Manchester.
  • Sammy Shardo (Findlay, Ohio.) Bluffton University | Guard | Senior- Shardo averaged 16.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG and 2.5 APG as Bluffton went 1-1 on the week. She hit 5-of-8 from long range for a career-high 23 points in a double-overtime loss at Defiance on Friday night.
  • Kalista Friday (Woodsfield, Ohio.) Defiance College | Guard | First Year- Defiance freshman Kalista Friday set a new career-high with 21 points with 7 rebounds in a thrilling double-OT win over Bluffton on Friday. She hit a team-best three 3-pointers and sent 6-for-6 at the free throw line. Friday was one of three in double figures in Tuesday's victory at Earlham by scoring 12. She led the program for the week with 33 points (16.5 ppg) and five 3-pointers while also dishing out five assists.
  • Grace Bezold (Covington, Ky.) Hanover College | Guard | Sophmore - Bezold led the Panthers to a 1-1 week including a team-high 23 points and eight rebounds in the teams contest with Transylvania. Against MSJ, she also added 23 points with four rebounds and three steals.
  • Allison Graber (Mooresville, Ind.) Manchester University | Guard | Freshman- Manchester went 1-1 on the week, falling to Bluffton Tuesday and defeating rival Anderson on Friday to clinch the #6 seed in the HCAC Tournament. During Friday night's win against Anderson, Ally Graber finished with her first career double-double after scoring 12 points and pulling down 16 rebounds for the Spartans. For the week, Graber averaged 12 rebounds and 11 points per game while totaling 8 assists and 2 steals for MU.
  • Morgan Jenkins (Erlanger, Ky.) Mt. St. Joseph University | Guard| Freshman - The Lions freshman Guard led the Lions to a 1-1 record last week. Jenkins scored a career high versus Hanover netting 26 points while adding 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Jenkins also added 11 points and 6 rebounds in a victory over Franklin.
Looking Forward:
HCAC Women’s Basketball Standings