(WILMINGTON, Ohio) - Wilmington sprinted out to a 57-54 third-quarter lead with Denison's Abby Cooch on the bench with three fouls in the first half, but that momentum didn't carry over to the fourth quarter in a Quakers 70-62 loss to the Denison University Big Red on Wednesday night.

The Quakers held a high-scoring Big Red offense, averaging 82 points per game through four games, to 12 fewer points than their season average and seven fewer than their lowest-scoring game this season. Wilmington also scored the second-most points on Denison this season, with only Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC)-foe Capital University scoring more on the Big Red.

The Quakers jumped out to that lead in the third by outscoring the Big Red 26-17, but fell behind 16-5 in the fourth as Denison completed the comeback for their victory.

Notables

• ZahKyria Walker and Cassidy Lovett each led the Quakers with 14 points, second-highest in the game, behind Denison's Abby Westmeyer, who scored 20.
• Stephanie Altstaetter and Natalie Rupp each scored eight for the Quakers and Sierra McCoin had seven.
• Altstaetter pulled down seven rebounds, with Lovett pulling down six of her own.
• Lovett tallied five steals to lead both teams.

What's Up Next
The Quakers are now 1-3 overall this season, They welcome the Berea College (Ky.) Mountaineers to Fred Raizk Arena in Hermann Court on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 2:00 P.M.

Wilmington has not played Berea since the 1995-96 season, where they won 89-77, and are at least 6-0 all time against them.