Article: Alexander powers Lancers into first.(Sports)

Byline: Paula Lincoln The Register-Guard

Churchill's Mercedes Alexander led her team to victory in the battle of the Midwestern League leaders Monday night.

The 5-foot-11 senior post scored a game-high 25 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to help the Lancers earn a 55-46 victory over Willamette in a girls basketball game at the Lancerdome.

The victory gives Churchill - which beat Willamette for the first time in coach Chris Stewart's four years as coach - sole possession of first place (9-1), uncharted waters for the Lancers.

"We'd like to probably stay in sixth place, where everybody had us picked in the begining, and battle up but ...

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