Wednesday afternoon, Lindsey Syrek became the first University player to sign a letter of intent to play Division I college basketball. Friday evening the New Jersey Institute of Technology signee had 27 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Trailblazers to a 4-0 record with a 68-23 win over Clinton Central.
The contest was never in doubt as University scored the first six points of the game and led 30-2 with three minutes to go in the second quarter.
Freshman Kelsey DuBois had 16 points, six rebounds and five assists as University dominated in the paint. Payton Seay had nine points and nine steals with Sierra Hinds adding eight points for the Blazers. Maddi Sears (five points) and Arrion Sherrod (three points) rounded out the scoring for University.
Senior Cassidi Jenkins came off the bench to lead Clinton Central in scoring with six. The Bulldogs fall to 1-2.
University will next be action Tuesday evening when they travel to Shelby County to take on Waldron.
UNIVERSITY 68, CLINTON CENTRAL 23
University FG FT TP PF
Kelsey DuBois 8 0-0 16 3
Sierra Hinds 3 1-2 8 5
Lindsey Syrek 11 5-6 27 0
Payton Seay 4 0-0 9 1
Maddi Sears 2 0-0 5 1
Lilly Fair 0 0-0 0 1
Elise Nachlis 0 0-0 0 1
Arrion Sherrod 1 0-0 3 1
Totals 29 6-8 68 13
Score by Quarters
Clinton Central 2 6 13 2 – 23
University 16 16 22 14 – 68
University 3-pointers (4) Hinds 1, Seay 1, Sherrod 1, Sears 1.