The Muskingum women's basketball team defeated Thiel in their season/home opener on Friday night 96-62 in the Anne C. Steele Center.

The Basics

Records: Muskingum (1-0), Thiel (0-1)

Location: Anne C. Steele Center – New Concord, Ohio

Attendance: 250

Inside the Numbers

• Freshman Caitlyn DeMassimo guided the Muskies with a team-high 18 points. DeMassimo shot 7-of-13 (53.8%) from the field and 4-of-4 (100.0%) from the free-throw line.
• Senior Tanner Wirth chipped in 16 points, shooting 6-of-8 (75.0%) from the field. Wirth dished out six assists and grabbed five boards.
• Sophomore Taylor DeMassimo registered 13 points, grabbed six rebounds, and dished out two assists.
• Junior Casey Smith added 11 points, dished out three assists, and grabbed two steals.
• Sophomore Leia Smith notched 11 points and tallied eight rebounds.
• Muskingum ended the contest shooting 34-of-73 (46.6%) from the field and 19-of-28 from the free-throw line.
• Destiny Johnson led the Tomcat offense with 24 points, shooting 8-of-16 (50.0%) from the field and 8-of-12 from the free-throw line.
• Thiel shot 18-of-51 (35.3%) from the field and finished 23-of-36 (63.9%) from the free-throw line.

The Difference

• The Muskies went 8-of-15 (53.3%) from the field and 3-for-4 from behind the arc to take a 25-11 lead over the Tomcats in the first quarter.
• Muskingum used a 19-14 edge in the second quarter to take a 44-25 led going into the break.
• The Tomcats outshot the Muskies 20-18 in the third quarter cutting the deficit, 62-45 going into the fourth quarter.
• In the fourth quarter, the Muskies used a 34-point surge to pull away from the Tomcats.
• The Muskies finished the fourth quarter going 11-of-19 (57.9%) from the field and went 4-for-9 (44.4%) behind the arc.
• Aiding Muskingum to their victory was their points in the paint, dominating the Tomcats 48-26.
• Muskingum forced 20 Tomcat turnovers and converted them into a 25-14 advantage on points-off-turnovers.
• The Muskies finished with 44 rebounds, 19 assists, and 10 steals.
• The Tomcats tallied 23 rebounds, six assists, and nine steals.

Up Next

The Muskies will hit the court again on Saturday, November 6 when they take on Bethany. Game-time set for 7:00 p.m. in the Anne C. Steele Center.