Lady Vols romp past Lincoln Trail

BY JOHN D. HOMAN

Logan Media Services

CARTERVILLE – Four players hit for double figures and every player on the active roster scored as the John A. Logan College women’s basketball team romped past visiting Lincoln Trail College Saturday afternoon, 94-51.

The Volunteers built a commanding 42-26 lead at the intermission and played even better in the second half, notching an additional 52 points over the final 20 minutes.

Top scorer was sophomore guard Briya Wilborn with 12 points. Du Quoin native Jessica Hirsch, BreAnn Denny and Daryus Franklin each tallied 10 points. Aneta Sloma, Shae Jamerson and Diann Sales contributed nine points apiece. Ashley Yateman checked in with seven points. Marissa Nix and Alison Webb hit for five. Sarah Bailey added four. Rebecca Grimeau and Carterville High grad Andrea Kesler had two points each.

For the game, the Vols connected on 32-of-72 shots from the field (44 percent), including 6-of-17 from beyond the arc. Hirsch, Sloma and Franklin each bagged a pair of triples. Logan made good on 24-of-36 free-throw opportunities (67 percent).

The Vols also outrebounded Lincoln Trail, 45-28.

JALC head coach Marty Hawkins was pleased with the way his team performed.

“We really dominated today, especially what I would call the third quarter. We scored 29 points over a 10-minute span,” he said. “On the other end of the floor, we defended the dribble the best we have all year and rebounded well. Jamerson and Sales gave us a great lift off the bench. They were all over the boards.”

Logan is now 6-9 overall and 3-4 in the Great Rivers Athletic Conference. The Vols play at Shawnee College in Ullin Wednesday.