Lady Chargers fall short
Centreville, MI – Tonia Horston-Smith missed a go ahead three-pointer with two second remaining as Glen Oaks outlasted Ancilla 73-70 Friday night in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association opened for both teams.
Alaya Chapman led the Lady Chargers (2-3, 0-1) with 18 points and she grabbed 10 rebounds. Destiny Allen scored 15 points and had a game-high 13 rebounds and Horston-Smith came off the bench to score 15, also.
Ancilla lost two starters to fouls, missed 16 free throws and were outscored by 12 points in a dismal third quarter, but still came within a shot of claiming a MCCAA victory.
The Lady Chargers host Grand Rapids at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The game will be live streamed, check the Ancilla athletic site for a link.
• GLEN OAKS 73, ANCILLA 70
At Centreville, MI
Glen Oaks CC (73): Rayonna Freeman 0-6 1-2 1, D’laina Harton 3-6 3-4 9, Ashlyn Craig 0-4 0-0 0, Jazmyn Vines 4-8 3-4 12, Zharai Hotobab-Durin 3-8 1-2 7, Angel Gary 2-8 3-3 9, Regan Ward 5-9 1-2 15, Shawn ‘Ta Stand 2-11 7-10 12, Alayja Dillard 2-6 4-6 8. Team totals: 21-66 23-33 73.
ANCILLA (70): Tonia Horston-Smith 5-17 3-5 15, Kaylie Gayheart 1-5 1-2 3, Gabby Gerard 4-6 4-9 12, Jessica Soriano 1-4 1-2 3, Destiny Allen 5-10 4-6 15, Treceyona Jennings 1-3 2-4 4, Alaya Chapman 7-14 4-7 18, Alayah Neal 0-4 0-0 0. Team totals: 24-63 19-35 70.
3-pts: Ancilla 3-15 (Horston-Smith 2-9, Gerard 0-2, Allen 1-1, Chapman 0-1, Neal 0-2) Glen Oaks 8-28 (Freeman 0-2, Harton 0-1, Craig 0-2, Vines 1-4, Durin 0-2, Gary 2-6, Ward 4-7, Stand 1-4) . Rebounds: Ancilla 35 (Allen 13), Glen Oaks 45 (Dillard 9). Turnovers: Ancilla 15, Glen Oaks 19. Fouls (Fouled out): Ancilla 27 (Allen, Soriano), Glen Oak 29 (Durin). Records: Ancilla 2-3, 0-1; Glen Oaks 1-2, 1-0.