(UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio) – The Wilmington College women's basketball team was on the road Saturday afternoon at John Carroll University. They fell to the Blue Streaks 68-48 and are now 5-15 overall this season and 3-11 in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). ZahKyria Walker and Cassidy Lovett continued their solid play as of late for Wilmington, scoring 18 and 16 points in the game, respectively.
The Quakers fell behind 7-0 less than three minutes into the game and called a timeout at the seven-minute mark of the first quarter. Walker scored the team's first bucket out of the timeout on a jumper. She followed it up with another jumper on the next possession to make it a 7-4 game. The Blue Streaks would go back ahead 13-4 before Walker hit a three-pointer and Stephanie Altstaetter turned a steal into a basket to cut it to 13-9. Wilmington continued to cut into the lead, outscoring John Carroll 6-4 over the remainder of the period and trailed 17-15 after one quarter.
Wilmington struggled in the second quarter, only scoring seven points as John Carroll took advantage and grabbed a 33-22 lead at the half. The Quakers couldn't recover from their second quarter struggles. They would never push the lead below 10 points in the second half en route to their defeat.
Notables
- ZahKyria Walker led all scorers with 18 points, her eighth game scoring double-digit points over the last 10 contests.
- Cassidy Lovett scored 16, which is her sixth game in a row where she has scored 16 or more points.
- Keetyn Hupp, Stephanie Altstaetter, and Walker all tied for the team-lead with five rebounds.
- Hupp tied for the game-high with three assists.
- Walker and Natalie Rupp tied for the team-high of two steals.
- Altstaetter recorded the lone block for the Quakers.
What's Up Next
The Quakers next game comes at home in Hermann Court against the Muskingum University Fighting Muskies Wednesday night at 7:00 P.M. Wilmington will be looking to avenge their loss to the Muskies earlier this season.
