Mount Union defeats Women's Basketball

The Muskingum women's basketball team slipped to the Mount Union Purple Raiders on Wednesday, 100-70.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (3-9 overall, 1-6 OAC), Mount Union (8-6 overall, 2-5 OAC)
• Location: Alliance, Ohio - McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex
• Attendance: 227
  

Notables

• Muskingum had four players who registered double-digit points.
• Mount Union had five players who collected double-digit points.

Inside the Numbers

• Muskingum ended the contest shooting 30-of-75 (40.0%) from the field.
• Freshman Casey Smith guided the Muskies with a team-best 17 points and ended the contest shooting 8-of-14 (57.1%) from the field.
• Junior Sam Filiaggi chipped in 14 points and tallied a team-high nine rebounds.
• Sophomore Olivia Lang collected 13 points, while junior Emily Yeager recorded 11.
• Yeager also dished out seven rebounds and registered a team-best three assists. 
• Lang and Smith amassed three steals each.
• Mount Union ended the contest shooting 39-of-83 (47.0%) in the field and 6-of-9 (66.7%) from the free-throw line.
• Madison Hensely led the Purple Raiders with a game-best 20 points, shooting 7-of-10 (70.0%) from the field and 5-of-8 (62.5%) from behind the arc.
• Elena Rauhe grabbed 16 points and recorded a game-high four steals.
• Anika Sweeney amassed 15 points, while Brianna Gassman tallied 11.
• Sarah Hessel directed Mount Union with five assists and nine boards.

Game Highlights

In the first quarter, Mount Union tallied back-to-back points to jump out to an early 13-5 lead. Sweeny drilled a three-pointer at the 5:06 marker to expand the gap to 21-9. Muskingum answered back with a 9-2 run to get within five-points (23-18) of Mount Union. In the second quarter, the Purple Raiders remained hot and outscored the Muskies 39-9 to secure a 62-27 advantage going into the break.

Muskingum went on to outscore Mount Union in the third (25-21) and fourth (18-17) quarters. Despite their efforts, the Purple Raiders used a 51-30 advantage in bench points and a 22-14 advantage in points off turnovers to lock in the triumph.

Up Next

• The Muskies next travel to Tiffin to battle the Heidelberg University Student Princes on Saturday, January 18. The game is a doubleheader with the Muskingum men's basketball team. The men tip off at 2:00 p.m., while the women tip off at 4:00 p.m.