Sophomore Taylor DeMassimo and freshman Halle Morehead led the Muskies in their 73-63 loss against Otterbein on Saturday afternoon in the Steele Center.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (8-9 Overall, 3-7 OAC), Otterbein (13-5 Overall, 7-4 OAC)
• Location: Anne C. Steele Center – New Concord, Ohio
• Attendance: 250

Notable

• At halftime, members of the 2001 Softball National Championship team were recognized for their induction in the Athletic Hall of Fame.

Inside the Numbers

• Sophomore Taylor DeMassimo guided the Muskies offense with a team-high 16 points, which included three triples. She finished the day grabbing seven rebounds and two steals.
• Freshman Halle Morehead scored a career-high 10 points for the Muskies, while also dishing-out a team-high five assists.
• Sophomore Leia Smith finished with nine points and seven rebounds.
• Muskingum finished the contest shooting 21-of-66 (.318) from the field, 4-for-13 (.308) from beyond the arc, and 17-of-22 (.773) from the free-throw line.
• The Cardinals were led by Bryn Mangold who registered a game-high 17 points.
• Otterbein finished the night 25-of-57 (.439) from the field, 1-of-7 (.143) from beyond the arc, and 22-of-32 (.688) from the free-throw line.

How it Happened

• The Muskies held a 15-9 lead over the Cardinals, but an Otterbein 6-0 run evened the score at 15 to end the first quarter.
• An opening 11-0 run from the Cardinals saw their lead extend 26-15. Muskingum would trim the Cardinal deficit down to seven. The Cardinals headed into the break with a 36-29 lead heading into the break.
• The Muskies used a 23-19 advantage in the third quarter to draw within three of the Cardinals heading into the final period.
• Otterbein used a seven-point edge fourth quarter to secure a 73-63 victory.

Up Next

• Muskingum next hosts OAC-foe #24 Marietta  on Wednesday, February 2 in the Steele Center. Tip-off slated for 7:00p.m.