WINONA LAKE – Grace College's women’s basketball team put on a show for the homecoming crowd in the Orthopaedic Capital Center with a 89-64 victory over UC-Clermont Saturday. Thirteen players scored for the 24th-ranked Lady Lancers (3-0), who shot 57.6 percent from the floor overall. Grace set the tone for the game early with 15 unanswered points that led them to an 18-2 lead. And once the Lady Lancers grabbed a double-digit lead, they never let it go. The Lady Lancers went into the half ahead 47-23. They substituted freely in the second half, extending their lead with a 15-2 run to go up 72-32, and then coasted through the game’s conclusion. “Today was a focused effort in which we executed our game at both ends of the court,” said Grace head coach Scott Blum. “We took good shots within the offense and valued the basketball. It’s a good start to the year, but we still have improvements to make.” Grace tallied 22 assists in the game, with eight players dishing out two or more. The Lady Lancers outrebounded the Cougars (1-1) by 10 and forced UC-Clermont into 19 turnovers. Kiera Gray led all scorers with 15 points to go along with three assists, Danielle Boykin scored 12 points, and Hayley Cashier added 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting. Jayla Starks tallied eight points, three assists and three steals, and Juaneice Jackson chipped in with eight points. Both freshman forwards contributed in the game, as Lindsey Schaefer had six points and five boards, and Allison Kauffman added eight points and four boards. The Lady Lancers will next play at Trinity Christian on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Cayla Stutz led UC-Clermont with a game-high 25 points, while Marisa Stutz and Tess Jenike added 10 points each.
