Women’s basketball team loses to Defiance, 93-57

The Olivet College women’s basketball team lost to Defiance (Ohio) College, 93-57, tonight at The Cutler Event Center in Olivet.

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Women’s basketball team loses to Defiance, 93-57
November 30, 2016

OLIVET, Mich. – The Olivet College women's basketball team lost to Defiance (Ohio) College, 93-57, tonight at The Cutler Event Center in Olivet.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Defiance 93, Olivet 57
Location: The Cutler Event Center; Olivet, Mich.
Records: Defiance 1-2 overall, Olivet 0-4 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The YellowJackets scored the first seven points of the game and eventually led twice by 11 points, 13-2 and 18-7, in the opening quarter. The Comets trailed by eight points, 22-14, after one period.
  • Defiance extended its lead to 23 points, 41-18, with 3:54 remaining in the second stanza. Olivet cut its deficit down to 19 points, 45-26, at halftime.
  • In the third quarter, the YellowJackets' lead grew to as many as 37 points on two occasions, with the last time being 68-31, at the 2:35 mark.
  • The Comets put the final four points on the scoreboard in the third period to make the score 72-39.
  • The teams traded baskets to start the fourth quarter, as Olivet would draw no closer than 33 points for the rest of the game.

FOR THE COMETS

  • Olivet shot 32.4 percent (22-of-68) from the floor compared to 50.0 percent (38-of-76) for Defiance.
  • Senior T'Keyia Collins was the lone player in double figures with 10 points.
  • Seniors Leeza Fortner and Jillian Nickels had nine points apiece.
  • Nickels also grabbed a team-best seven rebounds.
  • Junior Ayren Parrish scored six points and dished out five assists, while not committing a turnover in 32 minutes.

FOR THE YELLOWJACKETS

  • Four players scored in double digits.
  • Kelsey Tietje posted a double-double, 20 points and 11 rebounds, to lead all players.
  • Sam Ervin was a spark off the bench with 19 points on 7-of-7 shooting from the floor and 5-of-7 shooting from the free throw line.
  • Mekai White and Keri Conine contributed 17 and 14 points, respectively.

UP NEXT                                                                                                                                      

  • Olivet opens Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association play Saturday when it travels to play Trine (Ind.) University. Game time at Hershey Hall in Angola, Indiana, is 3 p.m.