Taylor Drops Crossroads League Battle at Huntington

HUNTINGTON, Ind. – The Taylor women's basketball team (11-16, 6-11 CL) could not keep a slight lead early in a 62-49 road defeat to Huntington (14-13, 8-9).

Ava Henson made three-pointers to open and close the first quarter, as well as early in the second period to help provide TU with a 15-13 lead through a dozen minutes of game time. The Trojans' offense outside of Henson and Taylor Westgate struggled, however, as the Foresters took a 26-19 advantage into halftime.

Henson and Claycee West both knocked down triples in the third quarter to draw Taylor within one possession, but a lay in late in the period for HU got the home team back ahead 37-32 in the low-scoring affair.

Two more triples from Hope Custer and West sparked the Trojan offense and opened up the paint for Westgate to operate with six consecutive TU points, but Taylor could not close the gap in a strong final offensive period for Huntington.

Henson led all scorers in the game with 18 points and tied Westgate with a game-high four assists. Westgate also put up 12 points and 14 rebounds as the senior inches in on the 1,000-career rebound mark with 994. West made three triples and gathered five boards in an 11-point night.

TU generated 13 assists compared to Huntington's eight dimes, but 24 turnovers were too much to overcome for the visitors.

Taylor looks to close the regular season with a win when it hosts Bethel (6-21, 1-16 CL) on Saturday for Senior Day. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m., with a brief ceremony set to take place after the game to honor TU's seniors.