No. 2 seed Lady Blazers roll in Quarterfinal win over No. 7 seed Lincoln Trail
VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers opened postseason play Sunday afternoon in the Quarterfinals of the 2025 NJCAA Division I Region 24 tournament.
The Lady Blazers earned the No. 2 seed overall and played host to No. 7 seed Lincoln Trail College inside the Physical Education Complex to begin the tournament.
VU overcame a slow start and were able to pull away with an 83-59 victory over the Lady Statesmen, with six Lady Trailblazers scoring in double figures Sunday afternoon.
The Lady Trailblazers got off to a slow start to open the game with Lincoln Trail opening up an early 9-3 lead after converting a four-point play.
Vincennes was able to settle in and regain momentum with a big 12-0 scoring run and later using a 9-0 scoring run to close out the first quarter with a big 24-15 lead.
The second quarter began as a back-and-forth battle before the Lady Blazers would use another big scoring run, scoring 11 straight to increase their lead to 43-22.
Lincoln Trail would answer back before halftime, hitting a three-pointer at the buzzer to cut the deficit to 43-27 at the halftime break.
Vincennes continued to roll into the second half, closing out the third period on a 13-5 run, including hitting two layups quick layups before the buzzer to take a 66-41 lead into the fourth quarter.
Lincoln Trail continued to battle into the fourth quarter, cutting the VU lead to 70-48 but were unable to overcome the big deficit.
VU rallied late with an 8-3 run to close out the game by the final score of 83-59 and secure their spot in the Region 24 Semifinals Tuesday night in Mattoon, Ill.
The Lady Blazers were led by a pair of double-doubles Sunday afternoon, headlined by sophomore Marta Gutierrez (Alicante, Spain) who finished with 11 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, her first double-double of the season.
Freshman Iris Comesana (Vigo, Spain) also earned her first double-double this season, coming off the bench to finish with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Freshman Emani Washington (Indianapolis, Ind.) was the leading scorer for the Lady Blazers Sunday afternoon, ending her day with 1 points, nine assists and four rebounds.
Freshman Ahmya Thomas (Phoenix, Ariz.) added 15 points, six rebounds and five assists, while freshman Netala Dixon (Dyersburg, Tenn.) came off the bench to finish the game with 14 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Freshman Delora Pricop (Satu Mare, Romania) was the sixth Lady Trailblazer to score in double figures, ending her day with 13 points, seven rebounds and four blocks.
The Lady Trailblazers advance to Region 24 Semifinals to be played Tuesday, March 11 at 8 p.m. eastern.
Vincennes will take on the winner of No. 3 seed Southwestern Illinois College and No. 6 seed Rend Lake College in the Semifinals hosted at Lake Land College in Mattoon, Ill.
VINCENNES BOX SCORE
VINCENNES (83): Delora Pricop 6-11 1-2 13, Ahmya Thomas 4-9 5-6 15, Jazmyn Robey 1-6 0-0 2, Marta Gutierrez 5-11 0-0 11, Emani Washington 6-13 1-1 16, Iris Comesana 5-7 2-2 12, Netala Dixon 5-12 4-6 14, Team 32-69 13-17 83.
Lincoln Trail – 15 12 14 18 – 59
VU (17-14, 11-4) – 24 19 23 17 – 83
Three-point goals: VU 6 (Washington 3, Thomas 2, Gutierrez). Rebounds: VU 51 (Gutierrez 12). Assists: VU 24 (Washington 9). Steals: VU 6 (Thomas 2). Blocked Shots: VU 8 (Pricop 4). Turnovers: VU 17. Personal Fouls: VU 17. Fouled out: Pricop.
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The Vincennes University Women’s Basketball team improves to 17-14 on the season, with an 11-4 record against Region 24 opponents.
