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Andrean Merrillville

Fighting 59ers

Pirates

The Merrillville (IN) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Andrean (Merrillville, IN) by a score of 45-41.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Andrean	15	7	10	13	45
Merrillville	12	8	14	7	41

Final score provided by S. Pressley.

Recap
Box Score
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Matchup Info

Game Stats

Andrean (25-26)

Andrean

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	45	14	32	44	52
3	Delaney Myers (Fr)	13	4	5	80	80
4	Sommer Branigin (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0
11	Mikayla Hadt (So)	10	3	9	33	50
22	Lailoni Staten (Jr)	9	3	5	60	60
30	Ellie Benjamin (Fr)	6	1	4	25	38
33	Ashlyn Hite (Fr)	7	3	8	38	44

Andrean

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	45	5	16	31	12	18	67	9	16	56
3	Delaney Myers (Fr)	13	0	0	0	5	6	83	4	5	80
4	Sommer Branigin (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Mikayla Hadt (So)	10	3	7	43	1	2	50	0	2	0
22	Lailoni Staten (Jr)	9	0	1	0	3	6	50	3	4	75
30	Ellie Benjamin (Fr)	6	1	3	33	3	4	75	0	1	0
33	Ashlyn Hite (Fr)	7	1	4	25	0	0	0	2	4	50

Andrean

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	45	5	16	21	10	11	18	10
3	Delaney Myers (Fr)	13	3	4	7	1	2	2	2
11	Mikayla Hadt (So)	10	0	3	3	1	1	3	3
22	Lailoni Staten (Jr)	9	1	4	5	3	4	3	2
23	Addison Osika (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	Ellie Benjamin (Fr)	6	0	1	1	3	4	8	2
33	Ashlyn Hite (Fr)	7	1	4	5	2	0	1	1

Andrean

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Defl
	Team Totals	0.56	0.61	1.10	12
3	Delaney Myers (Fr)	0.50	1.00	1.00	3
11	Mikayla Hadt (So)	0.33	0.33	0.33	0
22	Lailoni Staten (Jr)	1.00	1.33	2.00	4
30	Ellie Benjamin (Fr)	0.38	0.50	2.00	4
33	Ashlyn Hite (Fr)	2.00	0.00	0.00	1

Merrillville (25-26)

Merrillville has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Indiana High School Basketball - Merrillville held off by Andrean

November 6, 2025: Merrillville, IN 46410

In Thursday's non-league test, the Andrean Fighting 59ers (Merrillville, IN) basketball squad got by the host Merrillville Pirates (Merrillville, IN), by a score of 45-41.

Next, the Fighting 59ers encounter the Hammond Morton Governors (Hammond, IN) in a non-league bout, on Saturday, November 8. Andrean will attempt to move on its 1-0 season record. The Governors go into the bout with a 1-0 record after their 67-13 non-league win over Whiting (Whiting, IN).

With the loss, Merrillville falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Munster (Munster, IN) to play the Mustangs in a non-league bout on Saturday, November 8. The Mustangs go into the bout with a record of 0-0.

Check In
1st Quarter
13 - 11 The scorer has checked in. Andrean 13, Merrillville 11

Posted @ 8:17p
Game Attendance
1st Quarter
Attendance Hundreds

Posted @ 8:17p
15 - 11

Score Alert
Andrean1st Quarter
Andrean - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Andrean 15, Merrillville 11

Posted @ 8:20p
15 - 12

Score Alert
Merrillville1st Quarter
Merrillville - makes a Free Throw. Andrean 15, Merrillville 12

Posted @ 8:20p
15 - 12

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Andrean 15, Merrillville 12

Posted @ 8:20p
22 - 12

Score Correction
Andrean2nd Quarter
Score correction for Andrean in Q2. Andrean 22, Merrillville 12

Posted @ 8:37p
22 - 20

Score Correction
Merrillville2nd Quarter
Score correction for Merrillville in Q2. Andrean 22, Merrillville 20

Posted @ 8:37p
22 - 20

Halftime
Halftime
Andrean 22, Merrillville 20

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Posted @ 8:37p
22 - 20

Start of 3rd Quarter
Merrillville3rd Quarter
Merrillville's ball.

Posted @ 9:01p
32 - 20

Score Correction
Andrean3rd Quarter
Score correction for Andrean in Q3. Andrean 32, Merrillville 20

Posted @ 9:02p
32 - 34

Score Correction
Merrillville3rd Quarter
Score correction for Merrillville in Q3. Andrean 32, Merrillville 34

Posted @ 9:02p
32 - 34

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Andrean 32, Merrillville 34

Posted @ 9:02p
40 - 34

Score Correction
Andrean4th Quarter
Score correction for Andrean in Q4. Andrean 40, Merrillville 34

Posted @ 9:18p
40 - 38

Score Correction
Merrillville4th Quarter
Score correction for Merrillville in Q4. Andrean 40, Merrillville 38

Posted @ 9:18p
40 - 40

Score Alert
Merrillville4th Quarter
Merrillville - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Andrean 40, Merrillville 40

Posted @ 9:18p
43 - 40

Score Alert
Andrean4th Quarter
Andrean - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Andrean 43, Merrillville 40

Posted @ 9:18p
43 - 41

Score Alert
Merrillville4th Quarter
Merrillville - makes a Free Throw. Andrean 43, Merrillville 41

Posted @ 9:21p
43 - 41

Timeout Alert
Merrillville4th Quarter Under a minute
Timeout Merrillville. Andrean 43, Merrillville 41

Posted @ 9:21p
44 - 41

Score Alert
Andrean4th Quarter
Andrean - makes a Free Throw. Andrean 44, Merrillville 41

Posted @ 9:24p
45 - 41

Score Alert
Andrean4th Quarter
Andrean - makes a Free Throw. Andrean 45, Merrillville 41

Posted @ 9:24p
45 - 41

End of Game
Final
Andrean 45, Merrillville 41

Posted @ 9:25p

Andrean @ Merrillville Basketball Game Info

Thu., Nov. 6, 2025 @ 7p

The Merrillville (IN) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Andrean (Merrillville, IN) by a score of 45-41.

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Rankings & Records

Andrean (25-26)

IN
208

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
4-6	1-2	1-4	3-2	.400	.333	361	408

Merrillville (25-26)

IN
248

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
2-9	0-3	0-5	2-4	.182	.000	344	567

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Andrean	7.3	7.7	8.3	11.5	36.1
Merrillville	7.2	6.1	8.3	8.7	31.3

Team Stat Comparison

Andrean		Merrillville
35.2	Points Per Game	-
22.8	Rebounds Per Game	-
7.2	Assists Per Game	-
8.2	Steals Per Game	-
0.2	Blocks Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Andrean		Merrillville	National Avg.
#3 Delaney Myers9.5	Points Per Game	-	4.4
#22 Lailoni Staten6.5	Rebounds Per Game	-	3.0
#30 Ellie Benjamin2.2	Assists Per Game	-	0.9
#22 Lailoni Staten2.7	Steals Per Game	-	1.3
#22 Lailoni Staten0.2	Blocks Per Game	-	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Andrean	2-3		Merrillville	1-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/11/25	Andrean	Portage	(W) 47-41	1/24/26	Portage	Merrillville
11/18/25	Andrean	Crown Point	(L) 56-26	1/17/26	Merrillville	Crown Point
11/20/25	Andrean	Munster	(L) 35-30	11/8/25	Merrillville	Munster	(W) 39-36
12/6/25	Hobart	Andrean	(W) 45-32	1/20/26	Hobart	Merrillville
12/10/25	Lake Central	Andrean	(L) 31-22	12/5/25	Merrillville	Lake Central	(L) 45-33
1/10/26	Lowell	Andrean		1/27/26	Merrillville	Lowell
1/17/26	Valparaiso	Andrean		11/26/25	Merrillville	Valparaiso	(L) 62-13
1/30/26	Andrean	Chesterton		1/9/26	Chesterton	Merrillville

Record Breakdown

Andrean (25-26)		Merrillville (25-26)
4-6	Overall	2-9
1-2	League	0-3
3-4	Non-League	2-6
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
2-3	Common Opponent	1-2
1-4	Home	0-5
3-2	Away	2-4
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
4-6	In-State	2-9
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0