Women’s basketball team opens MIAA play with 113-53 loss to Hope

OLIVET, Mich. – The Olivet College women's basketball team opened Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) play with a 113-53 loss to Hope College this evening at the Cutler Event Center.

Final Score: Hope 113, Olivet 53
Location: Cutler Event Center; Olivet, Michigan
Records: Hope 7-0 overall, 1-0 MIAA; Olivet 0-3 overall, 0-1 MIAA

• The teams traded baskets to start the game, resulting in 2-2 and 4-4 ties. The Flying Dutch, ranked No. 1 in the most recent D3hoops.com poll, then went on a 13-0 run to go up 17-4 at the 4:10 mark. Hope pushed its lead to 19 points before two free throws by freshman Kaycee Shannon made the score 30-13 at the end of the opening quarter. The Flying Dutch would lead by a 70-23 score at halftime and 94-39 to start the fourth quarter.

• Shannon led Olivet with 10 points.
• Sophomore Brianna Alexander finished with nine points.
• Sophomore Rachel Swartz and freshman Savannah Pavoni each netted eight points, with both making two three-pointers.
• Swartz grabbed a team-best six rebounds.

• Fourteen players saw action in the game. Twelve players scored, including half reaching double digits in points.
• Olivia Voskuil posted a double-double, 16 points and 11 rebounds.
• Sydney Muller contributed 15 points.
• Lauren Newman and Ella McKinney had 13 points apiece.
• Claire Baguley and Hannah Smith each tallied 12 points.

• The Comets are on the road Thursday night to play Kalamazoo College at 7 p.m.