Gilmour Academy Lady Lancers Advancing to Final Four in Division III State Tournament

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio- On Saturday the Gilmour Academy Lady Lancers faced off against the Garrettsville-Garfield G-Men with a spot to the Division III State Semifinal on the line.

This past Wednesday the Lady Lancers defeated the Chippewa Chipps by a score of 68-47 to earn their spot in this Regional Final match-up. On the other hand, Garrettsville-Garfield defeated the Ursuline Fighting Irish by a score of 60-50.

The Gilmour Academy Lady Lancers jumped to an early lead over the G-Men after a highly defensive first quarter of play. At the end of the quarter, the Lady Lancers lead the G-Men by a score of 17-8.

The Lady Lancers continued to bring the defensive pressure to the G-Men and only allowed them to score 8 more points in the second quarter.

The Lady Lancers took a 41-16 lead into halftime. Naz Hillmon lead the Lady Lancers with 18 points. Grayson Rose and Lauren Jones were the only girls to score in the half for the G-Men with Rose scoring 7 and Jones scoring 9.

The Lady Lancers scored 19 points as they extended their lead over the G-Men into the final quarter with a score of 60-30. Hillmon scored an additional 10 points, giving her a game total of 28 points.

The Lady Lancers scored an additional 16 points in the final quarter and defeated the G-Men by a score of 76-46. The Lady Lancers finished the game with 7 three pointers.

Emily Kelley scored her first points of the game for the Lady Lancers in the fourth quarter. Kelley finished the game with 4 points.

Hillmon lead all scorers with 28, followed by Grace Mullen with 9, Sarah Bohn had 8, Annika Corcoran scored 8, and Emma Gurley added 8.

@GALancerGirlsBB are heading to Columbus with a 76-46 victory. 28 points for Naz Hillmon. @NEOSportsInside pic.twitter.com/0BgZxpFNpz

— Payton Vince (@PaytonVince) March 11, 2017

The Lady Lancers advanced to the Final Four of the Division III State Tournament with the victory and will move on to play Africentric Early College at 1:00 PM on March 17 in Columbus, Ohio. The game will be played at the Jerome Schottenstein Center.