Women’s basketball team falls to Transylvania in consolation game, 77-34

The Olivet College women’s basketball team fell to Transylvania (Ky.) University, 77-34 in the consolation game of the 2016 Damon’s/Hampton Inn Tip-Off Tournament, hosted by Wilmington College and inside Fred Raizk Arena in Wilmington, Ohio.

Box Score

Team Stats

Jazmin Hildebrand
Jazmin Hildebrand
November 19, 2016

WILMINGTON, Ohio – The Olivet College women's basketball team fell to Transylvania (Ky.) University, 77-34 in the consolation game of the 2016 Damon's/Hampton Inn Tip-Off Tournament, hosted by Wilmington College and inside Fred Raizk Arena in Wilmington, Ohio.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Transylvania 77, Olivet 34
Location: Fred Raizk Arena; Wilmington, Ohio
Records: Transylvania 1-1 overall, Olivet 0-2 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Pioneers led by seven points, 9-2, at the 5:55 mark of the opening quarter.
  • Olivet came back to take a 15-14 lead with 17 seconds left in the first quarter.
  • A Transylvania free throw knotted the score at 15-15 after one quarter.
  • The Pioneers scored the first 11 points and overall outscored the Comets 19-5 in the second quarter to take a 34-20 halftime lead.
  • The 43-point margin of victory was the largest lead for Transylvania in the second half.

FOR THE COMETS

  • Junior Ayren Parrish led Olivet with 10 points.
  • Freshman Jazmin Hildebrand scored seven points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds. For her efforts, she was named to the All-Tournament team.

FOR THE PIONEERS                           

  • Ashton Woodard came off the bench to lead all scorers with 18 points.
  • Sarah Ashley and Celina Kline finished with 13 and 10 points, respectively.
  • Jenna Carothers pulled down a team-best seven rebounds.

UP NEXT

  • Olivet returns to the court next Saturday, Nov. 26, for its home-opener against Lourdes (Ohio) University. Game time at The Cutler Event Center is 3 p.m.