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Collegiate Update: Heath helps Hanover to Senior Day win over Manchester

Taylor Heath was one of three seniors honored Saturday on Senior Day for the Hanover women’s basketball program.

The Triton Central graduate (photo, left) then took the floor and scored 11 points, grabbed two rebounds and dished out five assists in Hanover’s 71-44 victory over Manchester University.

Hanover hosted No. 2 Transylvania University Wednesday and was defeated 62-50. Heath finished with five points, one rebound, three assists and one steal.

The Panthers are 14-7 overall and 12-2 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference standing with both losses coming to Transylvania.

Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level.

 

 

Maya Chandler

The Triton Central graduate had seven points, one rebound, four assists, one block and three steals Saturday for SMU in an 81-73 win over Memphis.

On Wednesday, SMU lost at Rice, 69-60. Chandler finished with two points, two rebounds and one assist.

SMU is 11-11 this season.

 

 

Olivia Faust

The Triton Central graduate had four points, two rebounds, one assist, one block and two steals Saturday for Marian University in an 86-51 win over Taylor University.

The Knights improved to 21-1 this season and have won 19 straight games.

 

 

Tenleigh Phelps

The Triton Central graduate recorded her team-leading sixth double-double of the season Saturday in IU South Bend’s 77-67 win over Governors State. Phelps finished with 15 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, one block and one steal to improve the Titans to 22-0 this season.

On Wednesday, IU South Bend defeated the University of St. Francis (Ill.), 83-66 in Joliet, Illinois. Phelps had 20 points, six rebounds, four assists and one steal.

 

 

Kyle Crim

The Morristown graduate finished with two rebounds and one assist Wednesday in Hanover’s 87-64 loss at Transylvania.

On Saturday, Crim came off the Hanover bench and had two rebounds and one steal in a 74-67 win over Manchester.

The Panthers are 13-8.

 

 

Drake Moore

The Morristown graduate had 10 points, three rebounds and one assist Saturday but it was not enough to keep Oakland City from losing its eighth-straight game, 99-52 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in Terre Haute to fall to 7-15 this season.

Oakland City lost at IU Kokomo on Jan. 30, 82-81 in double overtime. Moore finished with 18 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals.

 

 

Bella Larrison

The Waldron graduate had seven points, two rebounds and one steal Saturday for Anderson in a 76-49 loss to No. 2 Transylvania University.

On Wednesday, Larrison had 10 points, six rebounds, two steals and one block in a 71-68 overtime victory at Rose-Hulman.

The Ravens are 10-11 this season.

 

 

Zaleeya Martin

The Shelbyville graduate finished 10th in the 60 meters (7.94 seconds) for the University of Indianapolis at the Lewis Invitational Friday in Chicago.

Martin also notched a personal-best time of 26.57 in the 200 meters to finished 12th overall.

Anderson Indoor Invitational

Franklin College and Mount St. Joseph were two of the track and field programs competing at Anderson University Saturday.

 

 

Southwestern graduate Alison Muck, running for Franklin, won the 60-meter hurdles in 9.53 seconds.

 

 

Shelbyville graduate Ava Ruschhaupt, also competing for Franklin, finishes 11th in the 60 meters (9.67) and 12th in the 200 (35.15).

 

 

Mount St. Joseph’s Madalyn Hudnall, a Waldron graduate, finished runner-up in the shot put (36-2.75) and fifth in the weight throw (37-9.5)

Mrs. G Alumni Invitational

Athletes representing Manchester University and the host school, Trine, among others competed Friday in the first home indoor track and field meet for Trine this season.

 

 

Manchester’s Michael Fox, a Shelbyville graduate, placed 27th in the 1-mile run in 4:58.

 

 

Trine’s Jacob Batten, a Morristown graduate, placed 25th in the 200 (25.22) and 20th in the 400 (56.16).

 

 

Allison Batten, also a Morristown graduate competing for Trine, placed 19th in the 200 (30.55) and 14th in the 400 (1:09).

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