HANOVER, Ind. – The Spalding University women's basketball team suffered a tough loss at Hanover College falling, 83-39, Wednesday night in Hanover, Ind.  

THE BASICS
THE SCORE: Hanover 83 – Spalding 39
LOCATION: Collier Arena (Hanover, Ind.)
RECORDS: Spalding 0-1, Hanover 1-0

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Golden Eagles fell behind early allowing Hanover to jump out to a 9-0 advantage to start the game. SU kept it within single digits until a three-pointer pushed the Panthers lead to 14-4 at the 5:47 mark. From there the route was on as Hanover pushed their lead to 20 points to end the first quarter. An Alex Martin three-pointer would cut SU's deficit to 17 points, but that's as close as it would get as Hanover rolled to the 83-39 win.

- SU was led in scoring by Alex Martin who finished with nine points, while Jenna Thornhill and Micaiah Bowden added five points each.

- Thornhill also led SU on the boards pulling down a game-high 11 rebounds.

- SU struggled from the field shooting 24.1% overall and 15.4% from beyond the arc, while Hanover shot 46.2% from the floor and 28.6% from three-point range.

FOR THE FOES
- Claire Cromer paced Hanover with 19 points and five assists, and Maleha Motter added 17 points and seven rebounds.

UP NEXT
- The Golden Eagles travel to Wilmington, Ohio for a pair of games at the Damon's/Hampton Inn Tipoff Tournament at Wilmington College. SU will face Wittenberg University in the tournament opener Friday night at 8:00 pm EST. SU will play at either 1 pm or 3 pm Saturday depending on if they advance to the championship game or play in the consolation.