Box Score DELAWARE, Ohio – Kenyon College senior Maureen Hirt scored 30 points Saturday and directed a late 13-2 run for the Ladies, who exited Branch Rickey Arena with an 81-76 North Coast Athletic Conference win over the Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops.

With just under four minutes left in the game, Ohio Wesleyan owned a 69-66 lead. At the 3:43 mark, Hirt pumped in a three-pointer to tie up the game. On the Ladies' next possession, Hirt provided the assist on a Meredith Williams' layup that put Kenyon ahead by two. With 2:36 showing, Hirt canned another three-pointer. She then grabbed a rebound at the other end of the floor and assisted on a trey from Lauren Kriete. At the 1:22 mark, Hirt scored a field goal that completed the 13-2 run. She later added a couple of last-second free throws to secure the Kenyon win.

In all, Hirt was 10-of-17 from the floor, 4-of-9 from three-point territory, and 6-of-6 at the free throw stripe. Her team-high 30 points were accompanied by a team-high seven rebounds and a season-high six assists.

As it has for most of the season, Hirt's accurate shooting was a reflection of the whole team's performance. The Ladies were 31-of-62 against the Battling Bishops, marking the fifth time this season they've shot 50 percent or better in a game. As of December 16, the Ladies ranked 14th in the nation with a team shooting percentage of .460. Since then, that marked has improved to .469.

Freshman Miranda Diesz came off the bench for Kenyon, went 5-of-9 with two three-pointers, and tallied 12 points. Williams ended up shooting 5-of-7 for 10 points and senior guard Maggie Boelter managed to pour in 16 more points for the Ladies, who have now won five straight.

Despite heading into the game's final minutes trailing Ohio Wesleyan, the Kenyon women were in control for the majority of the contest. The Ladies started things out with leads of 8-3 and 16-7. The lead increased to as many as 13 points before halftime arrived with Kenyon holding a 41-33 advantage.

Thanks to some strong play from Emily Julius, the Battling Bishops put together a solid run to start the second half and tied the game up at 46-46 with 15:03 left on the clock. Following that, the score was tied two more times and the lead changed hands three times before Kenyon went on its game-clinching run.

The Ladies are now 8-3 overall and 3-0 in the NCAC. Ohio Wesleyan, which received 14 points apiece from Kristin Henning and Caroline Welker, fell to 6-6 overall and 1-2 in the NCAC.