Women’s basketball team loses at Wilmington, 79-51, in season-opener

The Olivet College women’s basketball team lost 79-51 to Wilmington (Ohio) College in its season-opener and a first round game of the Damon’s/Hampton Inn Tip-Off Tournament at Fred Raizk Arena in Wilmington, Ohio.

Box Score

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T'Keyia Collins
T'Keyia Collins
November 18, 2016

WILMINGTON, Ohio – The Olivet College women's basketball team lost 79-51 to Wilmington (Ohio) College in its season-opener and a first round game of the Damon's/Hampton Inn Tip-Off Tournament at Fred Raizk Arena in Wilmington, Ohio.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Wilmington 79, Olivet 51
Location: Fred Raizk Arena; Wilmington, Ohio
Records: Wilmington 2-0 overall, Olivet 0-1 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Quakers outscored the Comets, 16-2, in the first five minutes and 11 seconds of the game.
  • Olivet trailed by 12 points, 21-9, at the end of the opening quarter.
  • The Comets opened the second quarter on an 11-4 run to trim their deficit down to five points, 25-20.
  • Junior Ayren Parrish nailed a three-pointer with 13 seconds left in the second quarter to make the score 35-28 at halftime.
  • Wilmington led by as many as 20 points, 55-35, with 3:09 left in the third quarter.
  • Olivet scored four of the final six points of the third stanza to close the gap to 18 points, 57-39.
  • The Quakers extended their lead to 32 points late in the fourth quarter.

FOR THE COMETS

  • For the game, Olivet shot 27.9 percent (19-of-68) from the floor and 83.3 percent (10-of-12) from the free throw line.
  • Senior T'Keyia Collins scored a team-best nine points.
  • Parrish finished with eight points. 
  • Freshman Jazmin Hildebrand had a solid debut in a Comet uniform with eight points to go along with a team-leading 10 rebounds.

FOR THE QUAKERS                           

  • Wilmington made 32 baskets, including 12 from behind the three-point arc, and three free throws for its 79 points.
  • Mackenzie Campbell led all scorers with 13 points.
  • Mary Moyer recorded a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing a game-high 12 rebounds.
  • Samantha Murphy scored 12 points, with four triples.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

  • Tonight's game marked the head coaching debut for Olivet's Zach Ingles.
  • The Comets have now played the Quakers five times in school history. Two of the previous games were also the season-opener for Olivet. The other games were on Nov. 29, 1992; Nov. 19, 1993; Nov. 21, 1997; and Nov. 25, 2006.

UP NEXT

  • Olivet faces Transylvania (Ky.) University in the consolation game of the tournament tomorrow at 1 p.m. The Pioneers fell to Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) University, 80-60, in the other first round game.