Women’s basketball team drops home-opener to Albion, 91-75

OLIVET, Mich. – Playing a home game for the first time this season, the Olivet College women's basketball team dropped a 91-75 decision to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival tonight at The Cutler Event Center in Olivet.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Albion 91, Olivet 75
Location: The Cutler Event Center; Olivet, Mich.
Records: Albion 6-1 overall, 2-1 MIAA; Olivet 3-3 overall, 1-2 MIAA

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the first quarter, there were five lead changes and one tied score. The Britons led 19-11 at the end of the opening stanza.
• Albion scored the first basket of the second quarter to take a 21-11 lead. Over the next five minutes and 25 seconds, the Comets went on a 12-0 run to take a 23-21 lead. Freshman Sydnee Dennis scored eight of the 12 points during the run. The teams traded 5-0 runs to make the score 28-26 at the 3:09 mark. In the final 3:09 of the second period, there were four tied scores, including 35-35 at halftime.
• The Britons made the first two baskets of the third quarter before senior Kadesha Taylor made a layup and pair of free throws to level the score one more time 39-39. Albion took the lead on a layup but Taylor tied the game on two more tosses from the charity stripe. Dennis put Olivet ahead 43-41 with a jump shot. After Albion split two free throws, an offensive rebound and put-back basket by freshman Grace White made the score 45-42.
• The Britons scored 18 of the next 23 points to take their largest lead of the game, 62-50, with 1:25 left in the third quarter. Olivet put five of the last seven points on the scoreboard in the third period to trail by nine, 64-55, entering the last quarter.
• Albion stretched its lead to as many as 18 points, 78-60, around the midway point of the fourth quarter. The closest the Comets got was 11 points, 81-70, with 4:01 remaining in the contest.

FOR THE COMETS

• For the second straight game, Dennis scored a team-leading 21 points. She made 7-of-14 baskets, including 5-of-10 three-pointers, and two free throws.
• Taylor netted 14 points, including 10-of-11 shooting from the free throw line.
• White had a season-high nine points.
• Junior Taylor Jungel grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.

FOR THE BRITONS

• Rain Hinton came off the bench to post game-highs in points (23) and rebounds (nine).
• Even Wischmeyer was next with 18 points.
• Emily Bernas and Brooke Schutte finished with 14 and 13 points, respectively.

UP NEXT

• Olivet is on the road Saturday to play Anderson (Ind.) University. Tip-off at O.C. Lewis Gymnasium is 2 p.m.