Box Score HANOVER, Ind. – Hanover (0-2 overall) battled the Eagles of Asbury on Saturday evening dropping the non-conference match-up 80-70.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
After falling behind 16-8 in the first frame the Panther offense began to settle in. The Panthers got contributions from senior Sammy Berman and junior Jalynn Brooks in the early moments of the second quarter that helped cut the difference to 19-14.
 
Hanover continued to pressure the Asbury Eagles offensively as Brooks netted a pair of runners in the lane before a freshman Juliana Davis break-away layup pulled HC within 27-25. Hanover closed out the frame with the 21-15 edge to enter the intermission trailing 32-29.
 
Asbury had it raining three-pointers to open the second half extended the advantage to 38-31 before sophomore Emerson Vlcan paused the surge. Despite 11 third quarter points by the sophomore, the Eagles held a 59-50 lead.
 
The Eagles carried the momentum through the final frame totaling 14 three pointers over the course of 40 minutes for the 80-70 victory.
 
INSIDE THE STATS
Vlcan paced the Panther offense, netting 15 points while pulling down six rebounds.
 
Berman added 12 points with eight rebounds and freshman Rowan Radaszewski had 15 points for the Blue and Red.
 
Junior Abbie Beard tallied a team-high 11 rebounds while Davis netted 10 total points.