CARTERVILLE, Ill. – The VU Lady Trailblazers extended their winning streak to five after winning 85-63 over the Lady Vols of John A. Logan College Wednesday night.
Five Lady Trailblazers, Cherrelle Newsom (Indianapolis, Ind.), Laila Grant (Derwood, Md.), Nina Blade (Milwaukee, Wis.), Kylee Shelton (Bloomfield, Ind.) and Elena Aznar (Zaragoza, Spain) scored in double figures as VU spread out their scoring attack to beat the host Lady Volunteers.
VU got off to another slow start Wednesday night as the hometown John A. Logan squad opened the game on a 7-0 scoring run.
Like Monday night’s game against Southwestern Illinois, the Lady Trailblazers rallied back to take the lead before the end of the first quarter, using a 12-2 scoring run to capture the lead and hold a 20-16 advantage after the first 10 minutes of play.
The Lady Vols held tough in the second quarter with VU holding a two point lead midway through the period.
Vincennes would outscore John A. Logan 17-5 to close out the first half and head into the locker room with a 44-30 lead.
Sophomore Elena Aznar (Zaragoza, Spain) helped get the Lady Blazers going early, setting a new season-high with 11 points all in the first half.
Vincennes continued to add to their lead in the third, growing the lead to 20 points late in the third quarter before Logan answered with a basket to cut the deficit to 18 points heading into the fourth.
The Lady Trailblazers kept building on their lead throughout the game, reaching their biggest lead of 25 points late in the fourth, as VU closed out their 10th Region 24 win of the season and their fifth straight 85-63.
Five Lady Blazers score in double figures in Region 24 win at John A. Logan
