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65
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 7-14, 2-8 CL
75
Winner Taylor (Ind.) TAYL 22-0, 10-0 CL
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU
7-14, 2-8 CL
65
Final
75
Taylor (Ind.) TAYL
22-0, 10-0 CL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 16 18 12 19 65
Taylor (Ind.) TAYL 19 18 24 14 75

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Cougars push No. 5 Taylor to the limit

UPLAND, Ind. – The Spring Arbor University women's basketball team gave the nation's No. 5 ranked team all they could handle for three quarters on Saturday, but the Cougars came up short falling to unbeaten Taylor University 75-65.

Grace Shoobridge notched her sixth double-double of the season with a career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds.

 
 

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 65, No. 5 Taylor 75

LOCATION: Taylor University | Upland, Ind.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 7-14 (2-8 CL), Taylor 22-0 (10-0 CL)

 
 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Spring Arbor made its first four shots from the field to grab an early 10-5 lead.
  • A barrage of three's from the country's top 3-point shooting team fueled an 11-0 run, but the Cougars weathered the storm and only trailed by three after the first quarter.
  • SAU held its own against the No. 5 ranked Trojans in the second quarter with the lead changing hands four times. A pair of last second free throws put Taylor up 37-34 at halftime.
  • Spring Arbor stayed within striking distance for most of the third quarter, but a quick 9-0 scoring spurt over a two-minute span late in the period gave Taylor a double-digit cushion.
  • The Cougars kept the pressure on, and closed the gap to nine, 70-61, with 2:34 to play, but a clutch 3-pointer from Becca Buchs – her fifth triple of the game – would put the game out of reach.

 
 

FOR THE COUGARS

  • Shoobridge was 11-for-17 from the floor on her way to a career-high 22 points.
  • Anne Marie Wright finished with 13 points. Wright continues to close in on a pair of milestones. The junior from Eaton Rapids is now 13 points away from 1,000 for her career, as well as 11 3-pointers away from breaking the program's all-time career mark.
  • Teona Feldpausch also scored 13 points while adding seven rebounds, five assists and four steals. Gracie Cabana tallied 12 points and three assists.
  • Spring Arbor shot 47 percent (27-for-57) from the field. The Cougars also shot 33 percent (9-for-27) from 3-point range.

 
 

FOR THE TROJANS

  • Becca Buchs and Abby Buchs led the way for Taylor with 19 points apiece.
  • Taylor shot 50 percent (27-for-54) on the afternoon and made 13 triples.

 
 

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor returns home to host No. 21 Huntington University (15-7, 4-6 CL) on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m.

 
 

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