Women’s Basketball falls to Wilmington

 The Muskingum women's basketball team slipped to Ohio Athletic Conference opponent Wilmington on Wednesday, 79-63.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (9-11 Overall, 4-9 OAC), Wilmington (7-14 Overall, 3-10 OAC)
• Location: Hermann Court

Inside the Numbers

• The Muskies were led by freshman Caitlyn DeMassimo who registered 15 points to go along with six rebounds.
• Sophomore Taylor DeMassimo notched 13 points for Muskingum, while sophomore Abby Jones netted seven points and grabbed five rebounds.
• Senior Tanner Wirth chipped in eight points and dished out four assists, while freshman Halle Morehead totaled eight points and grabbed two rebounds.
• Wilmington was led by Kennedy Lewis with 26 points.
• On the game Muskingum shot 22-of-55 (40.0%) from the field, while Wilmington went 31-of-64 (48.4%) from the field.
• The Muskies went 5-for-20 (25%) from deep, while the Quakers went 5-for-14 (35.7%) from three.

How it Happened

• Out of the gate, Wilmington jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the opening two minutes of the contest, but Muskingum was able to close the quarter out on a 5-2 run to trim down the Quaker lead to three.
• Wilmington used a slim 20-18 advantage in the second quarter to have a 38-33 lead going into the break.
• The Quakers erupted on a 26-point third quarter to extend their lead 64-45 heading into the final period.
• Despite the Muskies 18-15 advantage in the final period, it wasn't enough as Wilmington secured a 79-63 victory.

Up Next

• Muskingum is in action on Saturday, February 12, when they host #10 Baldwin Wallace for Senior Day. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. and will be streamed live on fightingmuskies.com and the OAC TV app, with the pregame show starting at 1:50 p.m. The Muskies will recognize seniors Emily Jackson, Sarah Miller, and Tanner Wirth prior to the game.