The Muskingum women's basketball team fell to seventeenth-ranked Baldwin Wallace in an OAC clash on Saturday afternoon, 60-38.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (7-6 overall, 2-4 OAC), Baldwin Wallace (9-2 overall, 6-0 OAC)
• Location: Ursprung Gymnasium – Berea, OH
• Attendance: 158

 Inside the Numbers

• The Muskies were led by freshman Kenzie Bicking and junior Casey Smith who finished the day with nine points. Bicking snagged four rebounds and a block, while Smith grabbed six rebounds and had one steal.
• Sophomores Taylor DeMassimo, Baileigh Bishop, and freshman Halle Morehead each finished the contest with five points.
• Sophomore Leia Smith rounded out the Muskie effort with four points.
• Lily Edwards guided Baldwin Wallace with 13 points and nine rebounds.

How it Happened

• After both squads had trouble connecting on shots in the opening minutes of the contest, Baldwin Wallace was able to gain momentum and grab a 15-10 lead over the Muskies in the opening quarter.
• A Halle Morehead free-throw would trim the Yellow Jacket lead down to four with 1:00 minute left in the half, but Baldwin Wallace would score four unanswered points heading into the break with a 31-23 lead. 
• The Yellow Jackets used a seven-point edge (17-10) third quarter to take a 48-33 advantage over the Muskies heading into the fourth quarter.
• Baldwin Wallace capped off the afternoon scoring 12 fourth-quarter points, ensuring a 60-38 victory.

Up Next

• Muskingum hosts OAC opponent Wilmington in the Anne C. Steele Center on Wednesday, January 12. Tip-off slated for 7:00 P.M.