HANOVER, Ind. – The Hanover Panthers (13-3 overall, 7-2 HCAC) secured a key HCAC win over the Lions of Mount St. Joseph on Saturday afternoon, 82-76.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Five Panthers landed in double figures led by senior Katherine Benter (Brownstown, Ind.) with a double-double scoring 10 points and pulling in 13 rebounds.
 
Senior Grace Bezold (Covington, Ky.) finished with 19 points while junior Alexis Wines (Lebanon, Ind.) netted 18 points. Sophomore Sammy Berman (Independence, Ky.) added 16 points and senior Kady Clancy (Scottsburg, Ind.) had 11 points.

PLAY-BY-PLAY
In the first frame the two teams became locked in an HCAC battle. Berman gave Hanover an early lead of 15-10 off a jumper in the lane. But the Lions refused to be tamed using the free-throw line to knot the score. Freshman Jalynn Brooks (Erlanger, Ky.) propelled the Panthers into the second quarter with a 23-21 advantage.
 
Mount St, Joseph controlled much of the frame taking the lead at the 9:00 minute mark with a three-pointer. The lead continued to be passed back and forth when Brooks deemed clutch once more. The contest remained tied at the half following an MSJ three-pointer, 37-37.
 
The Panthers used a strong third quarter to create some distance. Bezold was the clutch hand hitting a pair of back-to-back blows. Benter found success at the free throw line that had the Blue and Red leading 55-53 at the three minute mark.
 
The lead finally reached double digits midway through the final quarter as a Clancy three-pointer and a Benter layup saw them on top 72-59. Clancy secured the win at the free throw line helping them claim the 82-76 victory.
 
Hanover returns to action on Wednesday, Jan. 22 when they host Berea at Collier Arena. Game time is set for 7:00 PM.