Men's Basketball Halted by the Statesmen Late in the Second Half

Lamoni, Iowa – The Graceland University Women's Basketball were defeated in tough matchup to the William Penn University Statesmen, 58-64. They move to 12-8 on the season and are 7-7 in the Heart.

Graceland (12-8; 7-7) | William Penn (18-2; 14-0)
Half 1: Graceland 29 | William Penn 32
William Penn found their way to the board first (0-4). Aleksa Markovic would give the Yellowjackets their first advance, and Trenton Daughtry followed with his own layup for the lead (9-7). Both teams, not wanting to give the other the edge, would change and tie the score three times. William Penn would sink five points to create their first advantage (13-18). C.J. Wilson would collect back-to-back jumpers to close their deficit to four points (21-25). The half scoring would end with a five-point jump from the made long ball and layup from Seth Compas (29-32)
Half 2: Graceland 29 | William Penn 32
Mario Johnson would tie the score by cashing in back-to-back layups (37-37). The Statesmen would retaliate to regain their advantage and extend it to 10 points (8:18 minute mark). Seth Compas's layup would start the scoring run 16-2 (58-57), and his dunk would push the Yellowjackets ahead (3:00 minute mark). The Statesmen would tip-in to regain their lead and collect the remaining seven points of the game for the victory (58-64).

Key Moment:
The Statesmen would tip in and sink a layup with under two minutes of play, and they would be able to hold onto the lead they created.

By the numbers:
26-23- The Statesmen had three more field goals than the Yellowjackets
8-5 – Graceland's free throws made compared the William Penn's
32-28 – The Yellowjackets would sink four more points in the paint than the Statesmen
39-40 – Graceland rebounds compared to William Penn

Graceland Leaders:
Scoring Leader: Seth Compas – 22
Rebounding Leader: Winslow Martin / Seth Compas – 6
Assist Leader: Trenton Daughtry – 3
Steal Leader: Trenton Daughtry – 3

William Penn Leaders:
Scoring Leader: Chanze Cruesoe / James Pennington – 14
Rebounding Leader: Eddie Daley – 7
Assist Leader: Chanze Cruesoe – 4
Steal Leader: Chanze Cruesoe – 2

Up Next:
The Men's Basketball team will be back on Wednesday January 25, on their home court when they go up against the Evangel University Valor. Tip-off is set for 7:30 pm.

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