The Muskingum women's basketball team dropped an intense road contest at Otterbein Saturday afternoon, 69-66.

The Basics 

• Records: Muskingum (10-13 overall, 6-10 Ohio Athletic Conference), Otterbein (10-13 overall, 6-10 Ohio Athletic Conference)
• Location: Westerville, Ohio - Rike Center 

Game Notes

• Senior Mallory Taylor led the way for the Muskies scoring a team-high 13 points and grabbing six rebounds.
• Junior Hallie Stocker, junior Olivia Besancon and sophomore Dana Parkman finished with nine points each. 
• Muskingum ended the outing shooting 19-for-70 (.271) from the floor, including 12 three-pointers.
• Otterbein finished with four players in double-figures.
• Dani Kissel netted a game-high 18 points, while Abby Miduri chipped in 17 points for the Cardinals.
• As a team, Otterbein shot 24-for-54 (.444) from the field. 
• Muskingum edged the Cardinals in rebounds by a 44-40 margin.

Inside the Numbers

• The Muskies outscored Otterbein 21-16 in the first period.
• Muskingum captured its largest lead of the contest in the second period with 4:51 to play, 28-20.
• Otterbein battled back cutting the deficit to 32-29 at the break.
• The Cardinals used a 21-point fourth quarter to sink the Muskies en route to the victory. 

Up Next

• Muskingum returns to action Wednesday, February 15 when they host Marietta. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.