CANTON, Ohio -- In a last minute change to their schedule, the Malone University women's basketball team was back in action on Thursday afternoon for a Great Midwest Athletic Conference matchup at home against Lake Erie College.

The Pioneers (2-4, 2-4 G-MAC) controlled the game, seemingly from the opening tip, scoring at a blistering pace all afternoon.

Malone built up a 50-35 lead at halftime, and absolutely ran away from the Storm (0-1, 0-1 G-MAC) in the second half en route to a 112-63 win.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Paced by six early points from Emma Kallas, Malone opened up the game on a 9-0 run. The Storm scored their first basket of the season, a three pointer at the 8:07 mark, but the Pioneers quickly answered with a Nikki Weber three-pointer and a pair of Robin Campbell free throws to grab their first double-digit lead of the contest. 

Lake Erie only cut that lead down to single digits once. They got as close as 16-8 midway through the opening quarter before Malone really took control. 

The Pioneers outscored the Storm 19-8 over the final five minutes of the quarter to grab a commanding 35-16 lead. 

The two teams traded baskets for much of the early part of the quarter. It was Lake Erie who actually made a run cutting the Malone lead down to 43-32 with 3:32 remaining to play in the half, but Lexi Manos scored the final five points of the half for the Pioneers to help give Malone a 50-35 lead at the break. 

In the third quarter the Pioneers put on an offensive clinic. They outscored the Storm 40-11 in the quarter with 24 of those points coming from behind the three-point arc. Emma Kallas, Robin Campbell, Alexis Hutchison, Nikki Weber, Holly Groff, Jade Abdulla and Mikayla Poole all scored three-point baskets in the third period. 

Malone held a 90-46 lead heading into the fourth quarter, and never looked back on their way to the 112-63 win.

PIONEER POINTS

• Six different players scored in double-digits for Malone, but it was Robin Campbell who led the Pioneers with 15 points. 

• 13 different players played in the win, and all 13 of them found their way into the scoring column.

• It was a record-breaking afternoon for the Pioneers. The 40 points scored in the third quarter are the most points in a quarter in program history and the 62 points scored in the second-half are tied for the most in program history. 

• As a team Malone dished out 31 assists, and Holly Groff lead the way with seven. Those 31 assists are tied for the second-most in a game in program history. 

• It was a dominant effort across the board for the Pioneers. They forced 23 Lake Erie turnovers and converted those into 37 points on the other end of the floor. They also dominated underneath the basket outscoring the Storm 50-28 on points in the paint.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Pioneers previously scheduled contest at Trevecca Nazarene University on January 2 has been postponed. Malone is now scheduled to take the court again on Monday, January 4 at Kentucky Wesleyan College. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET.