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Sejin Kim

Women's Basketball

Ladies face Yeowomen in NCAC tournament

GAMBIER, Ohio – After the regular season concluded on Saturday, the Kenyon College women's basketball team finished tied for sixth place in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) standings, securing a spot in the NCAC tournament. 

The Ladies tied Hiram College in the standings after splitting the season series, but Hiram won the tiebreaker with a better record against the teams ahead of the Ladies and Terriers. The No. 7-seed Ladies (6-19, 4-12 NCAC) take on the No. 2-seed Oberlin College (20-3, 13-3 NCAC) on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m.

In the first matchup between the Ladies and Yeowomen, it took two buzzer-beaters for Oberlin to escape with the win. At the end of regulation, Sammy Spanier made a three-point shot before the horn to send the game into overtime. At the end of the first overtime period, Camille Zinaich missed a jumper that went straight to Kendal McCall. McCall, regaining her footing, threw up a shot that bounced in, giving the Yeowomen a 77-75 overtime victory. In the matchup, Katie Orefice scored 25 points while pulling in a team-high nine rebounds. 

The second matchup between Kenyon and Oberlin fell decisively into the hands of the visiting Yeowomen. Oberlin opened the game with a 21-8 first quarter but the Ladies played better in the second and third quarters. In the fourth, the Yeowomen pulled away from Kenyon to take the second game, 82-49. Grace Connery led the Ladies with 20 points while Claudia Cooke pulled down eight rebounds. 

DePauw took the top spot in the tournament with a flawless conference record as they host the No. 8-seed Wooster. No. 3 Ohio Wesleyan University hosts No. 6 Hiram while No. 5 Denison University travels to No. 4 Wittenberg University.

 
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Players Mentioned

Grace Connery

#15 Grace Connery

G
5' 8"
Senior
Claudia Cooke

#30 Claudia Cooke

F
6' 1"
Sophomore
Katie Orefice

#12 Katie Orefice

G
5' 8"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Grace Connery

#15 Grace Connery

5' 8"
Senior
G
Claudia Cooke

#30 Claudia Cooke

6' 1"
Sophomore
F
Katie Orefice

#12 Katie Orefice

5' 8"
Junior
G