The Muskingum women's basketball team fell at 11th-ranked John Carroll on Saturday evening, 88-52.

The Basics

• Records Muskingum (1-7, 1-7), John Carroll (9-1, 9-1)
• Location: Tony DeCarlo Varsity Center - University Heights, Ohio

Inside the numbers

• Junior Tanner Wirth scored a game and career-high 23 points. She finished 9-for-15 from the field and grabbed two rebounds, and added an assist.
• Freshman Abby Jones added 11 points and grabbed five rebounds.
• Jones and freshman Leia Smith led the Muskies in rebounds, with five each.
• The Muskies shot 18-for-60 (30.0%) from the field.
• John Carroll was led by Nicole Heffington, who added 19 points.
• Dani Carlson added 11 points for the Blue Streaks.
• John Carroll finished 31-for-70 (44.3%) from the field.

The Difference

• The Blue Streaks led 23-9 after the first quarter and used a 22-13 edge in the second quarter to take a 45-22 lead going into the break.
• John Carroll capitalized on 18 Muskie turnovers to outscore Muskingum 19-9 on points off turnovers.
• The Blue Streaks utilized a deep bench to outscore the Muskies 43-10 in bench points.

Up Next:

The Muskies look to wrap-up their regular season final series when they travel to take on Mount Union in game one of the home/home series on Friday, February 26. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. and will be streamed live on fightingmuskies.com and the OAC TV app.