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62
Mount Union MTU 3-5,0-3 OAC
69
Winner Wilmington (OH) WILM 3-5,1-2 OAC
Mount Union MTU
3-5,0-3 OAC
62
Final
69
Wilmington (OH) WILM
3-5,1-2 OAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Mount Union MTU 7 23 9 23 62
Wilmington (OH) WILM 18 20 17 14 69

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Career Highs Lead Quakers to Win Over Mount Union Saturday

(WILMINGTON, Ohio) – The Wilmington College women's basketball team used an 18-7 first quarter lead and never looked back in a 69-62 win over the University of Mount Union Purple Raiders Saturday afternoon in Hermann Court. A good first and third quarter by the Quakers cancelled out big second and fourth quarters from the Purple Raiders as Wilmington improves to 3-5 overall this season and 1-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC).

The Quakers took an 11-0 lead to start the game. This included seven points from freshman Alaiya Meaux. Wilmington held an 18-4 lead, but a late Purple Raiders three pointer cut into this lead and pushed it to 18-7 after one quarter of play.

Wilmington led by as many as 16 points in the second quarter, but an 18-3 run by Mount Union made it a one-point game at 29-28 with 2:26 left in the half. A late 9-2 flurry from the Quakers gave them some breathing room at 38-30. Freshman Sierra McCoin had five points during this final push.

An 8-0 run to start the third quarter gave the Quakers a 16-point lead once again at 46-30, but the Purple Raiders wouldn't go down without swinging. After trailing by as many as 19 points at 58-39 in the fourth quarter, they generated an 18-4 run to cut the lead down to five at 62-57 with 2:37 remaining in the game. The Quakers avoided a collapse and came away with a 69-62 win.

Notables
  • Gabby Russell led Wilmington with 17 points, which is her first time scoring in double digits this season. She was 5-10 from the three-point line in the game.
  • Alaiya Meaux scored in double digits for the second time this season, as she scored 15 on 5-7 shooting from the field.
  • Stephanie Altstaetter scored 10 points for the Quakers.
  • Russell also grabbed 10 rebounds for Wilmington for her first double-double of the season.
  • Cassidy Lovett led the way with five assists while Meaux and Olivia Trusty both added four.
  • Lovett had three steals and Meaux had two while Sydney Capen blocked three shots.
  • For the third time this season, the Quakers shot over 40% from the field at 42.4% (25-59).
  • The team shot 34.8% (8-23) from beyond the arc which is their second-best mark of the season.

What's Up Next
The Quakers travel to Newport News, Virginia on Wednesday night for a battle with the Christopher Newport University Captains, who are ranked No. 11 in the country.
 
 
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