Miller directs the Muskies with a career-high 14 points against JCU

The Muskingum women's basketball team fell to the John Carroll Blue Streaks on Saturday, 73-47. Sophomore Sarah Miller directed the Muskies with a career-high 14 points and seven rebounds.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (3-12 overall, 1-9 OAC), John Carroll (15-2 overall, 9-1 OAC)
• Location: New Concord, Ohio – Anne C. Steele Center
• Attendance: 365
  

Inside the Numbers

• Muskingum ended the contest shooting 19-of-66 (28.8%) from the field.
• Miller finished the game shooting 7-of-11 (63.6%) from the field.
• Junior Emily Yeager chipped in 12 points and recorded nine rebounds.
• Yeager also grabbed two steals and tallied three assists.
• Freshman Charolette Brown secured three assists.
• Freshman Casey Smith recorded nine boards.
• John Carroll ended the contest shooting 27-of-77 (35.1%) in the field and 13-of-20 (65.0%) from the free-throw line.
• Nicole Heffington and Dani Carlson logged 15 points each.
• Abby Adler recorded 11 rebounds and dished out a team-high four assists.
• John Carroll used a 23-4 advantage in bench points to lock in the victory.

Game Highlights

In the first quarter, the Muskies and Blue Streaks traded baskets with neither team grabbing more than a three-point lead early on. Yeager drilled a layup with less than a minute remaining to tie the score at 15-15 going into the second quarter. The Blue Streaks then tallied a 14-4 surge to jump out to a 29-19 lead. Muskingum attempted to close the gap, but John Carroll collected back-to-back free-throws to give them a 12-point edge (39-27) going into the break.

John Carroll went on to outscore the Muskies in the third (16-9) and fourth (18-11) quarters en route to the 73-47 triumph.

Up Next

• The Muskingum women's basketball team next travels to Bexley to go head-to-head with the Capital Crusaders on Wednesday, January 29. The start time is slated for 7:00 p.m.