Women's Basketball drops a heartbreaker in overtime against Heidelberg

The Muskingum women's basketball team dropped a heartbreaker in overtime against Heidelberg on Saturday, 78-74.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (3-17 overall, 1-13 OAC), Heidelberg (8-13 overall, 4-10 OAC)
• Location: New Concord, Ohio – Anne C. Steele Center
• Attendance: 365

Notables

• Today was the Play4Kay and Hall of Fame Game for the Muskies.
• Muskingum supported the Play4Kay Foundation to raise awareness and support for innovative ways of fighting ALL cancers affecting women.
• The Muskies also honored Hall of Fame inductees Tom Dillard '66 (Football), Trent Cubbison '89 (Track & Field), Jamie Eastham Jones '05 (Track & Field), and Kim Tackett '07 (Softball) during the halftime of the men's game.

Inside the Numbers

• Muskingum ended the contest shooting 28-of-58 (48.3%) from the field.
• The Muskies had four players that registered double-digit points. Sophomore Olivia Lang led the way with a team-high 24 points. Freshman Casey Smith registered 16 points, junior Emily Yeager logged 12 points, and junior Camay Baylock locked in 10 points.
• Lang ended the contest shooting 9-of-12 (75.0%) and 4-of-4 (100.0%) from behind the arc.
• Yeager chipped in nine rebounds, while Smith recorded three assists.
• Sophomore Sarah Miller directed the Muskies with 11 boards and secured two blocks.
• Heidelberg ended the contest shooting 27-of-72 (37.5%) in the field and 18-of-22 (81.8%) from the free-throw line.
• Maddy Crawford directed the Student Princes with a double-double. Crawford locked in 25 points and grabbed 17 rebounds.
• Brittanie Ulmer amassed 20 points, while Brooke Beamer registered 14 points and Ali Adelsperger recorded 12.
• Beamer also locked in five assists and tallied six steals.

Game Highlights

The Muskies and Student Princes headed into overtime with the score tied 65-65. Muskingum and Heidelberg traded baskets with neither team taking more than a three-point lead. At the 3:51 juncture, Crawford collected a free-throw to ignite an 11-3 (78-72) run for the Student Princes. Lang secured a layup in an attempt to close the gap, but the Student Princes locked in a 78-74 overtime victory.

In the first quarter, the Muskies jumped out to an early 7-0 lead. Muskingum then locked in back-to-back points to expand the deficit to 14-5. The Muskies and Student Princes traded baskets and Muskingum managed to grab a 20-11 advantage going into the second quarter. The Student Princes secured two straight layups to get within five-points (20-15) of Muskingum. The Muskies tallied a 15-9 surge to take a 38-24 lead at the break.

Heidelberg outscored the Muskies in the third (17-11) and fourth (24-16) quarters to tie up play to 65-65.

Up Next

• The Muskies next host the Wilmington Quakers on Wednesday, February 12 for an OAC matchup. The start time is set for 7:00 p.m.