Women’s basketball team toppled by Albion, 108-48

ALBION, Mich. – The Olivet College women's basketball team was defeated by Albion College, 108-48, tonight at Kresge Gymnasium in Albion.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Albion 108, Olivet 48
Location: Kresge Gym; Albion, Mich.
Records: Albion 15-5 overall, 8-4 MIAA; Olivet 1-18 overall, 1-10 MIAA

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Britons led 25-7 after one quarter, 52-18 at halftime and 83-34 at the end of the third quarter.
• The Comets made 6-of-13 baskets in the third stanza for their highest scoring period of the game.

FOR THE COMETS

• Senior Jillian Nickels paced Olivet with 15 points.
• Senior T'Keyia Collins came off the bench to score nine points on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting from the floor.
• Three players – Nickels and freshmen Brittany McDuffie and Megan Sysko – pulled down five rebounds apiece.

FOR THE BRITONS

• Emily Zgoda notched a game-high 44 points on 15-of-21 shooting, including 13-of-19 from three-point range.
• Emily Bernas joined her in double figures with 12 points.
• Mackenzie Fairbanks grabbed a game-best eight rebounds.

UP NEXT

• Olivet starts a three-game home stand Saturday when it welcomes the Hope College Flying Dutch to The Cutler Event Center for a 3 p.m. game.