Inside the Box Score

• Marlise Newson led the Blazers with 13 points, adding five rebounds and three assists.

• Lele Wright recorded 13 points and seven rebounds in the game. 

• Philippa Clouse ended the game with nine points and six rebounds. 

• Tiffany Manning totaled 10 rebounds in an eight-point performance. 

How it Happened

• LVC opened the game with an early 9-4 lead in the first period with 6:16 left, as Kate Fitzpatrick made her first three shots of the game.

• The Blazers answered back outscoring the Flying Dutchmen 11-5 for the rest of the period. Wright accounted for seven straight points in that run as Hood took a 15-14 lead after the period. 

• The first three minutes of the second period featured five ties and lead changes, as a Newson mid-range jumper tied up the score at 21-21 with 7:08 left. 

• LVC went on a 12-5 run for the remainder of the second period to lead 33-26 at halftime, as Riley Havelow took control with mid-range pull-up jumpers totaling six points in that span. 

• The Flying Dutchmen pulled away in the third period shooting 8-for-12 as a team, pushing their lead to 54-41 after three. 

• LVC's biggest lead of the game mounted as high as 23, as Samya Santiague drove through traffic for a tough lay-up for a 66-43 lead with 4:47 left in the game. 

Analysis

• LVC shot 48 percent from the field, as Hood managed to shoot 31 percent.

• Hood outrebounded the Flying Dutchmen 39-34. The Blazers pulled down 16 offensive rebounds as a team. 

• LVC edged the Blazers in points in the paint 32-30.

For the Opponent

• Havelow and Fitzpatrick led the Flying Dutchmen each scoring 20 points in the game. Havelow also grabbed nine rebounds, one short of a double-double. Fitzpatrick recorded three steals and two blocks while having five rebounds. 

• Santiague ended the game with 11 points and six rebounds. 

Up Next

The Blazers are back in action on Friday, February 4 when they play host to No. 19 Messiah University at 1 p.m.