(WILMINGTON, Ohio) – The Wilmington College women's basketball team dropped a home contest to the Marietta College Pioneers Saturday afternoon in Hermann Court, 69-53. They are now 5-13 overall this season and 3-9 in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC).
The first quarter was all Pioneers as they finished the period with a 21-6 lead. The Quakers hung tough in the second quarter and were outscored 16-11 and went into the halftime break trailing 37-17.
The third quarter was all Wilmington at the start. They used an 11-0 run to cut the lead down to 37-28 with 6:10 remaining in the quarter. The rally was fueled by five ZahKyria Walker points and a Stephanie Altstaetter three-pointer. However, the Pioneers halted the comeback and pushed back out to a 47-35 advantage with 2:57 left in the period. They would keep their rally rolling and hold a 56-39 lead heading into the final quarter of action.
Wilmington cut the lead down to 58-47 after an 8-2 run started the fourth quarter. Alstaetter scored six of the Quakers eight points during this stretch. However, Marietta would stop the run and rumble to the finish line in their win.
Notables
- For the fourth time this season, Cassidy Lovett broke the 20-point mark as she led the game with 21 points. She also grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the season.
- Stephanie Altstaetter had 15 points for her seventh game this season scoring in double-digits.
- ZahKyria Walker had 13 points, scoring in double-digits in five of the last six games.
- Keetyn Hupp and Lovett tied for the team lead with two assists.
- Lovett had six steals, her sixth game this season with five or more steals.
- Altstaetter had a pair of blocks in the game.
What's Up Next
The Quakers are back on the road on Wednesday night when they travel to Westerville, Ohio to take on the Otterbein University Cardinals at 7:00 P.M.
The Quakers lost a heartbreaker to Otterbein back on November 29th, 2023, in a 66-58 overtime defeat.
