Posted: Nov 23, 2021
The Muskingum women's basketball team slipped at Oberlin on Tuesday night, 70-65.
The Basics
- Records: Muskingum (4-1), Oberlin (5-0)
- Location: Philips Gymnasium – Oberlin, OH
Notable
- The Muskies are off to their best start since the 2008-09 campaign.
Inside the Numbers
- The Muskies were led by senior Sarah Miller who registered 16 points, grabbed six rebounds, and had two blocks.
- Senior Tanner Wirth chipped in 13 points and four steals.
- Sophomore Abby Jones tallied 13 points, six rebounds, and dished out four assists.
- Freshman Milayna Williams ended the night with 11 points, three rebounds, and one steal.
- Oberlin was led by Gina Lombard who had a game-high 22 points.
- Muskingum ended the night 26-for-62 (41.9%) from the field and 8-for-13 (61.5%) from the free-throw line.
- Oberlin ended the night 27-for-53 (50.9%) from the field and 12-for-25 (48.0%) from the free-throw line.
The Difference
- Oberlin led 18-9 after the first quarter and used 17-15 edge in the second quarter to take a 35-24 lead going into the break.
- The Muskies finished the first half 8-for-30 (26.7%) from the field, 2-for-8 (25.0%) from behind the arc and 6-for-8 (75.0%) from the free-throw line.
- Muskingum was able to trim down the Yeomen lead to eight before going into the final quarter edging the Yeomen in shots, 20-17.
- The Muskies trailed Oberlin 52-44 going into the final period.
- The Yeomen took advantage of a Muskie eight turnover fourth quarter to extend their lead to 14 with 4:30 left in the game.
- Muskingum ended the final period on an 8-2 run but fell short to Oberlin 70-65.
Up Next
The Muskies are back in action on Saturday, November 27 when they travel to Kenyon. Tip-off set for 2:00 p.m.