UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio – John Carroll University scored 31 first-quarter points in a wire-to-wire victory over the Wilmington College women's basketball team an Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) contest at the Tony DeCarlo Varsity Center on Saturday afternoon.

The win gives the Blue Streaks, ranked No. 13 in the most recent D3Hoops.com Top 25 Poll, a share of the regular season title while the Fightin' Quakers conclude the regular season with a 7-17 record.

JCU shot 11-of-21 from the field including 4-of-7 from distance in the first quarter. Wilmington hung around for the earlier stages of the quarter as a Cassidy Lovett layup off a Kenzie Campbell steal made the score 16-11 in favor of the hosts. The Blue Streaks answered with a run that put the game away, however, scoring 31 points and allowing just eight that spanned the end of the first quarter and beginning of the second. JCU led comfortably 54-28 at halftime, and though WC played even in the second half, the Blue Streaks coasted to victory.

Olivia Nagy finished the game with a rare triple-double in points (10), rebounds (24) and blocks (10) in 33 minutes. The other four JCU starters – Jaylen Hoffman, Gabrielle Gevaudan, Nicole Heffington and Sarah Balfour – also finished in double figures with Heffington's 21 points leading the way.

For Wilmington, Lovett, Campbell, Brooke Davis and Zahrya Bailey finished in double figures with Kennedy Lewis's seven rebounds being a team-high. JCU won the rebounding battle 59-46 and shot 39 percent from both the field (32-of-81) and from distance (9-of-23). Wilmington made 22-of-76 (28.9 percent) from the field with three triples. Both teams made a dozen free throws.

The Quakers earn the No. 8 seed for the OAC Tournament and will host No. 9 Capital University at Fred Raizk Arena on Monday.