Women’s Basketball comes up short at ONU

Using a fourth quarter push, Ohio Northern outlasted the Muskingum women's basketball team in OAC action on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics 

• Records: Muskingum (4-11 Overall, 1-7 OAC), Ohio Northern (14-1 Overall, 8-0 OAC) 
• Location: ONU Sports Center – Ada, Ohio 
• Attendance: 300

Inside the Numbers 

• The Muskies were led by freshman Claudia Harrington with 14 points and nine rebounds.
• Freshman Anna Lippiatt had a solid game off Muskingum's bench, nailing two three-pointers and tallying 13 points.
• Sophomore Caitlyn DeMassimo just missed a double-double registering nine points and hauling in a game-high 11 rebounds.
• Sophomore Halle Morehead finished with five points and dished out two assists, while freshman Tori Jones and junior Taylor DeMassimo each added three points.
• The Polar Bears were led by Brynn Serbin with 14 points, three rebounds, and three assists; while Layla Dialsadded 12 points.
• As a team, the Muskies shot 17-for-54 (30.4%) from the floor, while Ohio Northern finished 24-for-59 (40.7%)from the field.
• The Muskies hit 8-of-30 (26.7%) three-pointers on the day, while Ohio Northern went 9-for-19 (47.4%) from downtown.
• Ohio Northern won the rebounding battle 43-32 over Muskingum, and the Polar Bears also finished with a 15-11 edge in assists for the game.
• Ohio Northern coughed up 10 turnovers on the night, while Muskingum turned the ball over 14 times.
• The Polar Bears finished with a 28-12 edge in points in the paint.

Up Next

• The Muskies are back in action on Wednesday, January 18, when they travel to Mount Union. Tip-off is slated for 7:00 p.m. from Timken Gymnasium.