
Photo Credit: Lauren Hertle
Posted: Jan 31, 2024
Women's Basketball rolled past the Purple Raiders on Wednesday night behind 23 points from sophomore Claudia Harrington.
Notables
- Sophomore Claudia Harrington tied her career-high for points in a game with 23. She has done this two other times in her career.
The Basics
- Records: Muskingum (9-11 overall, 4-9 OAC), Mount Union (7-13 overall, 4-9 OAC)
- Location: Steele Center - New Concord, Ohio
- Attendance: 235
How It Happened
- The Muskies overcame an 11 point deficit with 6:00 left in the fourth quarter.
- They would go on a 16-2 run including shots from sophomore Claudia Harrington, junior Caitlyn DeMassimo, and junior Kenzie Bicking.
- Harrington would get the run going with a three-point shot and a pair of free-throws.
- Bicking would drill a three pointer followed by a C. DeMassimo layup to bring the Muskies within three.
- Bicking would then drain another shot from beyond the arc to tie the game up with 2:33 left on the clock.
- C. DeMassimo would finish out the run with a three-point shot and Muskingum wouldn't give up the lead for the remainder of the game.
Inside The Numbers
- Muskingum shot 18-of-55 (32.7%) from the field, 10-of-31 (32.3%) from beyond the arc, and 5-of-8 (62.5%) from the free-throw line.
- The Muskies combined for 34 rebounds, 12 assists, four steals, and two blocks.
- Harrington led the Muskies with a career-high tying 23 points. She also added in nine rebounds, one assist, and a pair of steals.
- Junior Caitlyn DeMassimo notched 10 points and four rebounds.
- Sophomore Lizzy Allen scored six points on 2-of-5 (40%) shooting from behind the arc.
- Junior Kenzie Bicking scored six points on 2-of-3 (66.7%) shooting from three point range.
- Senior Taylor DeMassimo and sophomore Tori Jones each scored three points.
- Mount Union shot 21-of-63 (33.3%) from the field, 3-of-22 (13.6%) from behind the arc, and 5-of-6 (83.3%) from the free-throw line.
- The Purple Raiders as a team recorded 42 rebounds, 11 assists, eight steals, three blocks, and 13 turnovers.
- Mount Union was led by Dae Dae nash who tallied 18 points and six rebounds.
Next Up
- Muskingum will be back in action on Saturday, February 3, when they travel to take on Heidelberg at 1:00 p.m.