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The Malone University women's basketball team went on the road Saturday to earn a convincing 83-46 win over Bluefield State College (WV) as 14 different Pioneers cracked the scoring column in the victory. With the win, Malone, who led from start to finish, climbed to 2-3 on the season while the Bluefield State dropped to 0-8.
 
Malone set the tone early with a 17-1 run, featuring a pair of three pointers by Hannah McCue and capped off by a Naomi Grandison three of her own, to start the game. A Holly Groff layup in the final minute of the first quarter gave Malone a 23-8 advantage after one.
 
The lead continued to swell in the second quarter as the Pioneers outscored the Blues 18-11 to take a 41-19 lead into the break. At halftime, Malone was outshooting BSC 43.6% (17-39) to just 25.0% (6-24) while forcing 13 first-half turnovers.
 
The Pioneers opened the third quarter with a 19-5 run, highlighted by a pair of Chrissie Vaughan threes and a fastbreak layup, to go ahead 60-24 before head coach Rick Tice decided to empty his bench with the game well out of reach. The two teams played close to even down the stretch as the Pioneers' second and third units narrowly outscored the Blues 23-22 over the final 13 minutes of the contest before Malone prevailed with the 83-46 non-conference win.
 
In an otherwise uneventful fourth quarter in which Malone outscored Bluefield State 16-13, Pioneer freshmen Ellen Doyle, Abbegael Esterak, and Sydney Foster all scored their first collegiate points. Fellow freshman Sydney Wentling achieved the feat with a three-pointer earlier in the second quarter.
 
Game Highlights
-Despite shooting just 26.3% (5-19) in the fourth quarter, Malone shot an even 40% (32-80) from the field including 36.1% (13-36) from three-point range over the course of the game.
-Bluefield State was limited to just 28.8% (15-52) shooting from the floor and 23.1% (6-26) from deep.
-The Blues committed 28 total turnovers compared to just 10 for Malone.
-The Pioneers recorded 15 steals and 40 points off turnovers in the win. The 15 steals was the highest total since recording 15 swipes against Walsh in February of 2013.
-The 83 points was the highest total on the road since Malone put up 92 over Chaminade (HI) in December of 2013.
 
Malone Individual Highlights
-Hannah McCue finished with her second straight double-double after scoring 12 points and pulling down 11 rebounds in just 19 minutes. She added three assists and three steals on the defensive end.
-Chrissie Vaughan added 14 points and three steals.
-Naomi Grandison also scored a team-high 14 points in just 12 minutes off the bench.
-Rachel Goddard chipped in with nine points, seven rebounds, and five assists in 21 minutes.
-Holly Groff and Mackenzie Storlie contributed five and four assists respectively.
-Ellen Doyle pulled down seven boards and notched a pair of steals.
 
Bluefield State Individual Highlights
-Senior forward Tanasia Blake who came into the game averaging a 12.6 ppg scored a game-high 21 points to go along with a game-high 15 rebounds and three steals.
-Rosalie Pozo tallied nine points, six boards, three assists, and two steals.
-6'4" center Hannah O'Quinn hauled in 11 rebounds, scored six points, and blocked four shots.
 
Up Next: Malone will return home this Tuesday December 6th when they play Salem International (WV) in a game that was original scheduled for November 28th. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 pm.