Women’s Basketball stumbles at Marietta

The Muskingum women's basketball team fell to OAC-foe Marietta on Wednesday night. The Muskies will be back in action on Saturday, February 4, when they host Heidelberg at 4:00 p.m.

The Basics

Records: Muskingum (7-13 Overall, 4-9 OAC), Marietta (14-6 Overall, 9-4 OAC)

Location: Ban Johnson Arena – Marietta, Ohio

Attendance: 531

Inside the Numbers

• Muskingum was led by freshman Claudia Harrington who led all scorers with 17 points and three rebounds.
• Sophomore Halle Morehead added six points and two rebounds, while sophomore Kenzie Bicking also chipped in six points coming off the bench for Muskingum.
• Junior Taylor DeMassimo tallied five points on the night for the Muskies, while freshman Lizzy Allen dished-out a team-high three assists.
• Sophomore Caitlyn DeMassimo and freshman Abby Boeing each grabbed a team-high six rebounds.
• Marietta was led by Erin Hahn who finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds, while Devin Hefner added nine points for the Pioneers.
• As a team, Muskingum shot 18-for-52 (34.6%) from the field, while Marietta finished 26-for-66 (39.4%) from the floor.
• The Pioneers controlled the glass, finishing with a 47-29 advantage in rebounds.
• Marietta forced 16 Muskingum turnovers and converted them into 17 points-off-turnovers. On the flip side, Marietta had 10 turnovers on the evening, and the Muskies converted them into nine points.
• The Pioneers outscored the Muskies 38-26 in the paint as well.

Up Next

• The Muskies look to defend home court on Saturday, February 4, when they host Heidelberg. Tip-off is slated for 4:00 p.m. from the Steele Center.
• Muskingum will also honor Athletic Hall of Fame inductees J.R. Fox '90 (Track & Field/Football), Steve Hare '93 (Football), Kari Winters '08 (Softball), Jessica McKenzie '09 (Volleyball/Women's Basketball), and Brock Whiteman '10 (Baseball) during halftime of the men's game slated for a 2:00 p.m. start.