Box Score

Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 11-12, 2-9 CL

Taylor (Ind.) TAYL 10-13, 5-6 CL

Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU

11-12, 2-9 CL

Final

Jan. 25, 2017

Taylor (Ind.) TAYL

10-13, 5-6 CL

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU	13	29	17	17	76
Taylor (Ind.) TAYL	16	16	23	26	81

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 1/25/2017 12:00:00 AM

Strong second half lifts Taylor over Women's Basketball

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UPLAND, Ind. – Taylor University shot 58 percent from the field in the second half as it erased a 10-point halftime deficit and held on to defeat the Spring Arbor University women's basketball team 81-76 on Wednesday night inside Odle Arena.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 76, Taylor 81

LOCATION: Odle Arena | Upland, Ind.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 11-12 (2-9 CL), Taylor 10-13 (5-6 CL)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Spring Arbor fell behind 11-3 midway through the first quarter, but battled back with a 10-1 run, capped by an Autumn Goggin three-pointer, to take the lead.
The two teams went back and forth throughout most of the second quarter, but a pair of late turnovers by the Trojans ignited a 10-0 run by the Cougars to end the period. Aimee Konkel started the scoring spurt with an old-fashioned three-point play while Townsley scored the final seven points, including another triple, to give SAU a 42-32 lead at halftime.
Spring Arbor was red-hot from behind the arc through the first 20 minutes, knocking down seven three-pointers. The Cougars also capitalized on TU's miscues turning 10 Trojan giveaways into 15 points.
In the second half, Taylor turned to its All-American, Kendall Bradbury, and the sophomore scored 17 points over the final two quarters to fuel the Trojan comeback.
With the score tied 62-62 and 6:15 remaining in the game, Bradbury powered an 11-4 Taylor run to give the Trojans the lead for good.
Spring Arbor got within three, 79-76, in the closing seconds, but Bradbury sealed the win for Taylor at the charity stripe knocking down a pair of free throws.

FOR THE COUGARS

Townsley and Goggin combined for 49 points to pace Spring Arbor. Townsley finished with 25 points and eight rebounds while Goggin totaled 24 points and three assists. Konkel knocked down three triples on her way to 12 points and Rachel Driesenga hauled in a team-high 10 rebounds.
After connecting on 47 percent of its shots through the first two quarters, the Cougars shot just 36 percent in the third and fourth quarters.
The Cougars made 10 three-pointers in the contest – their most since sinking 11 against Indiana-South Bend back on Dec. 17.
Spring Arbor forced Taylor into 10 first half turnovers, but only managed to create four over the final 20 minutes.

FOR THE TROJANS

Bradbury and Cassidy Wyse both registered a double-double to lead Taylor. Bradbury had 23 points and 14 rebounds while Wyse had 23 points and 13 boards.
The Trojans did most of their damage down low, outscoring SAU 46-30 in the paint.
Taylor also finished the contest 18-for-23 at the free throw line while Spring Arbor attempted just seven shots from the charity stripe all night long.

DESTINY RESCUE

Spring Arbor and Taylor joined teams from around the Crossroads League to support Destiny Rescue on Wednesday night.

Destiny Rescue is an internationally recognized Christian non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing and restoring children trapped in the sex trade. Since 2011, Destiny Rescue has saved nearly 2,000 children enslaved around the world and prevented hundreds more from entering the sex trade through various prevention and awareness programs.

The cost to rescue one child is $1,500 and the goal was to raise enough funds from tonight's five Crossroads League games to save at least five children. Funds were collected at each game through donations, t-shirt sales and the selling of jewelry products made by girls who have been rescued by Destiny Rescue.

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor will play back-to-back home games against Huntington University (11-11, 5-6 CL) and Mount Vernon Nazarene University (8-15, 2-9 CL). The Cougars will host the Foresters on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. before taking on MVNU next Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m.