sadera johnson
Urbana Athletics
90
Winner Glenville St. GSC 12-2 (7-1 MEC)
77
Urbana URBANA 1-11 (1-7 MEC)
Winner
Glenville St. GSC
12-2 (7-1 MEC)
90
Final
77
Urbana URBANA
1-11 (1-7 MEC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Glenville St. GSC 23 23 27 17 90
Urbana URBANA 23 24 15 15 77

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Jenna VanHoose, Urbana Athletic Communications

UU Squanders Halftime Lead Against Glenville State

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URBANA, Ohio —
 Urbana fell 90-77 in a conference matchup against visiting Glenville State on Saturday afternoon in the Grimes Center.

Sophomore guard Sa'Dera Johnson scored a career-high 19 points, while junior forward Sylvia Hudson notched her 24th career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

UU drops to 1-11 (1-7 MEC) on the season while GSC improves to 12-2 (7-1 MEC). The Pioneers now hold a 11-2 record in the all-time series with 11 straight wins over UU.

The Blue Knights led 47-46 at halftime following eight lead changes over the first two quarters. It was the first time UU built a halftime lead over GSC in 11 previous matchups, thanks to 51-percent shooting while hitting 4 of 10 treys.

However, it was a tale of two halves after UU went cold by shooting 37 percent combined over the third and fourth quarters.

Johnson's layup with 3:30 in the third put UU ahead 60-58, but GSC caught fire and closed the period on a 15-2 run. The Pioneers opened the fourth with a pair of baskets to keep the momentum and the Blue Knights never recovered.

//  TEAM STATS
UU had a season-high 30 turnovers as GSC recorded 20 steals leading to 35 points. The Pioneers also held a 49-17 advantage in fast-break points.

The Blue Knights shot 44 percent overall for the game while going 31 of 70 from the floor and 6 of 23 (26.1%) from beyond the arc. UU also registered its third-highest assist total of the year with 19.

The Pioneers struggled from three-point range, making just three treys on 31 attempts. GSC shot 39 percent overall (36 of 92) with 66 points scored in the paint. Additionally, the Pioneers held a slight edge on the boards, 54-51.

//  INDIVIDUAL STATS 
Urbana had three players who hit double digits which included Johnson (19), Hudson (14) and Erin Morrow (10). Megan Beachy dished out a team-high five assists and Johnson finished with four rebounds and four assists. Hudson had a team-high 11 boards and shot 64 percent (7 of 11). 

Glenville's Re'Shawna Stone had a game-high 23 points, while Courtney Davis had a game-high 13 rebounds along with 11 points. Zakiyah Winfield added in 14 points and Taychaun Hubbard had 12 points. 

//  UP NEXT 
Urbana will travel to Fairmont, West Virginia on Thursday for a conference matchup against Fairmont State with tipoff at 5:30 p.m. ET.

 

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