Besancon leads Muskies at John Carroll

Muskingum sophomore Olivia Besancon scored a game-high 21 points in a 65-62 loss at Ohio Athletic Conference foe John Carroll on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (4-9 overall, 0-6 Ohio Athletic Conference), John Carroll (7-6 overall, 2-4 Ohio Athletic Conference)
• Location: University Heights, Ohio - Decarlo Center

Post Game

• Besancon scored a game-high 21 points on 8-of-17 shooting, which included hitting 5-of-10 from behind the arc.
• Junior Mallory Taylor added 11 points, five rebounds and two blocks.
• Sophomore Alexandra Carson scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds.
• Junior Jasmine Goings hauled in a team-high eight rebounds.
• Muskingum ended the game shooting .417 (25-of-60) from the floor.
• Sarah Cairnie led John Carroll with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
• Kaitlyn Spahar had 14 points and eight rebounds.
• The Blue Streaks shot .348 (24-of-69) from the field and ended the outing with a 54-39 avantage in rebounds.

Inside The Numbers

• John Carroll jumped out to a 19-12 lead after the first period.
• Besancon led the Muskies with six points.
• Carson grabbed three rebounds.
• The Blue Streaks led 36-29 at the half.
• Muskingum outscored John Carroll 17-13 in the third period.
• Besancon scored seven points to lead the Muskies in the third frame.
• In the fourth period, the Muskies took a 56-55 lead on a Taylor free throw with 6:01 on the clock.
• John Carroll answered with five straight points to take a 60-56 lead with 3:44 remaining.
• The Blue Streaks maintained its edge through the final three minutes and hit some clutch free throws in the waning seconds to turn back the Muskies.

Up Next

• Muskingum next hosts Mount Union on Wednesday, January 13. Game time is slated for 7:30 p.m. in the Rec Center and will feature Live Video, Audio and Stats on fightingmuskies.com.