Collegiate Update: Phelps leads IU South Bend to pair of wins

Tenleigh Phelps put together two strong performances to lead IU South Bend to a pair of wins.

On Thursday, the Titans defeated Bethel University, 76-62. Phelps, a Triton Central graduate, scored a game-high 22 points and added five rebounds and four assists to her stat line.

IU South Bend defeated Governors State University Saturday, 74-71. Phelps totaled a team-high 23 points and had six rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block to improve the Titans to 8-4 overall and 4-2 in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings.

Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level.

Brooklyn Bailey

The Triton Central graduate finished with seven points, six rebounds, one assist and two steals for Kaskaskia women’s basketball in a 52-48 victory over Greenville on Dec. 8.

On Thursday, Lincoln Trail College defeated Kaskaskia, 73-52. Bailey had six points and four rebounds in the loss.

Kaskaskia dropped to 5-8 this season Saturday with a 95-51 loss at Southwestern Illinois College. Bailey finished with 10 points, five rebounds and one block.

Olivia Faust

The Triton Central graduate had five points, three rebounds and one assist Saturday for No. 5 Marian in a 69-58 win at No. 13 Rio Grande (Ohio).

The Knights improved to 11-0 this season.

Bella Larrison

The Waldron graduate collected seven points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals Saturday for Anderson University in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference win over Rose-Hulman, 73-63.

The Ravens improved to 3-5 (1-2 HCAC).

Emma Nelson

The Morristown graduate finished with six points, two rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block Friday for Marian Ancilla in a 93-23 win at Wilbur Wright College.

On Saturday, Marian Ancilla lost at Malcolm X College, 58-47. Nelson had two points, three rebounds and three blocks.

The Chargers dropped to 7-2 this season.

Hadyn Ball

The Triton Central graduate finished 1-2 for Wabash Saturday at the North Central College Invitational in Naperville, Illinois.

Competing at 197 pounds, Ball won his opening round match, 15-1, over Olivet’s Steven Andreone.

In the quarterfinal round, Ball suffered a 25-10 loss to North Central’s Casey Aikman.

Ball then lost to Concordia Wisconsin’s Ruben Vasquez, 6-4.

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