WINONA LAKE, Ind. –
Megan Zeitz dropped 22 points and
Alana Nelson posted a double-double to lead the Spring Arbor University women's basketball team to a 67-53 road win at Grace College on Saturday.
Zeitz's 22 points matched her season-high while Nelson's 14-point, 10-rebound performance was her 10th double-double of the season.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Spring Arbor 67, Grace 53
LOCATION: Winona Lake, Ind.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 15-7 (8-4 CL), Grace 9-13 (2-10 CL)
GAME NOTES
- Spring Arbor completed the season sweep of Grace on Saturday and picked up its fourth straight win overall against the Lancers dating back to last season.
- Grace had the first bucket of the game, but SAU scored seven straight points – five coming from Megan Zeitz – and never trailed again.
- Spring Arbor led by as many 15 but the Lancers fought back and trimmed the deficit to five, 49-44, early in the fourth quarter. However, a 3-pointer from Alana Nelson halted the home team's momentum. Nelson and Zeitz combined for 14 straight SAU points in the period. Baskets from Ashley Weller and Sydney Aunins helped the Cougars close out the victory.
- Zeitz finished with 22 points, which matched her season-high. Nelson stuffed the stat sheet with 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Aunins also reached double figures with 11 points.
- The Cougars matched their season-best with nine 3-pointers while also shooting 45 percent from the field.
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor faces off against No. 2 ranked Indiana Wesleyan University on Wednesday, Feb. 5 starting at 7 p.m. inside the McDonald Athletic Center.
