ROCKFORD, Ill. - The Rockford University women's basketball team (2-0) defeated Grinnell College (2-1) in its second home game of the 2021-22 season 67-50 on Wednesday night. It was a very strong defensive showing for the Regents, dominating the turnover battle 20-9 and holding their opponents without a three-point make until the fourth quarter. The Rockford bench stepped up big, outscoring the Grinnell bench 18-4, while Anaya Davis was an essential starter with a double-double off 13 rebounds and 10 points for the Regents. Grinnell was unable to outscore Rockford in any of the four quarters, resulting in a 67-50 win, and securing a 2-0 start to the season for the Regents.

• It was a strong start for Rockford as Audrina Terhune stole the opening pass of the game and took it the length of the court for a layup to open the scoring 2-0.
• The next 3:30 of the game only saw a few shots on both ends of the floor that all came up short. With 6:30 left in the first quarter Natalie Posadas hit a layup to go up by two scores.
• Grinnell would win the rest of the quarter going on a 10-7 run. Audrina Terhune would get Rockford five of those seven points off a three pointer and a layup. At the end of the first quarter the score was 10-11.
• After Rockford started off the second scoring four points to Grinnell's two, the Pioneers took the lead on their own 12-5 run, making five out of their six shots. At the end of the run the score was 24-20 Grinnell.
• The last two minutes were a restoration of the Regents offense. Jocelyn Callahan nailed a 3-point shot to help in the run, and Natalie Posadas hit a 3-point shot at the halftime buzzer to complete the 10-1 run. Rockford took a lead into the half for the teams second straight game 30-25.
• The Regents came out of the half propelling the score to 35-28. Jocelyn Callahan followed this up with back-to-back 3-pointers on the next two possessions, extending the lead to eleven points.
• Following a Roshanda Stevens layup, Rockford took over the rest of the quarter going on an 11-4 run. The defense stepped up big, holding Grinnell to one of seven shooting and only allowing an additional two free throws to take a 16-point lead into the final quarter, the score at 52-36.
• The Rockford defense stepped up big in the first four minutes of the final quarter, Grinnell only managed a three-pointer in that span.
• With 5:37 remaining in the game, the Regents and Grinnell traded points back and forth, neither gaining an advantage.
• After an 11-9 Rockford-favored series of points, Grinnell made a three-pointer to conclude the scoring of the game, the Regents getting the win and moving to 2-0 on the season.

• Anaya Davis recorded a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds. Davis recorded an assist, 1 block, and 2 steals to help the Regents.
• Audrina Terhune led in scoring for the second straight game with 15, she also had 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
• Natalie Posadas tied for second highest in rebounds (6) and points (13). She also had an assist.
• Jocelyn Callahan scored all 9 of her points off 3-point shots, shooting 50 percent. She also had 4 rebounds.
• Kiara Stevens came off the bench to tie the second-highest point total with 13. Stevens shot a team-high 55.6% from the field and recorded 2 assists.
• Roshanda Stevens tied for second in rebounds with 6 and got a Regents season-high 4 steals in the game.

The RU women's basketball team hits the road for the first time this Saturday, they will travel to Appleton, Wis. for a game against Lawrence University at 3:00pm. Visiting fans will not be allowed to watch the game, but make sure to look for the live stream or follow along on the live stats for the game as well.