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Kenyon College Athletics

Grace Connery
Sejin Kim
82
Winner Oberlin OBEW 17-2,10-2 NCAC
49
Kenyon College KENW 6-16,4-9 NCAC
Winner
Oberlin OBEW
17-2,10-2 NCAC
82
Final
49
Kenyon College KENW
6-16,4-9 NCAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Oberlin OBEW 21 18 21 22 82
Kenyon College KENW 8 16 20 5 49

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Lucien Kisch

Yeowomen hand Ladies a conference defeat

GAMBIER, Ohio – Going up against one of the best teams in the NCAC, the Kenyon College women's basketball team did not have enough firepower to get past the Oberlin College Yeowomen. At 17-2, the Yeowomen have put together an incredibly strong season and continued their dominance at Tomsich Arena on Wednesday night. As for the Ladies, it was a tough loss, especially after taking Oberlin to overtime during their previous matchup this season. 

The Yeowomen opened the game on an 8-0 run, but it did not take long for the Ladies to find a way to get themselves back into the game. Grace Connery sank back-to-back three-point shots to pull the team within two points of Oberlin. The Yeowomen quickly took command again, largely on the backs of their smothering defense. Most impressively, they gave Kenyon's top scorer, Katie Orefice, fits all quarter long. Orefice shot just 1-8 from the floor for the quarter, with her Yeowomen guarding her tight. 

At the end of the first quarter, Oberlin led by a commanding score of 21-8. The Yeomen shot a strong 52.9% for the quarter, accounting for the significant difference in score.

Playing with a big deficit, the Ladies were able to keep the game from getting out of hand in the second quarter thanks to strong three-point shooting from Madelyn Anderson, Bela Krslovic and Conery, who sank two more treys. For the quarter, the Ladies shot 4-7 from behind the arc. Krslovic's shot brought the score to 33-24 and put Kenyon within single digits of Oberlin. The Yeowomen struck back with a 6-0 run to end the quarter, bringing the score to 39-24 at halftime.

In the third quarter Kenyon continued to play Oberlin tight, continually trading buckets and staying within striking distance. However, the big lead created by the Yeowomen meant that a competitive quarter couldn't move the needle when it came to the score of the game. 

In the fourth quarter, the Yeowomen outscored Kenyon 22-5. At the final whistle, Oberlin was victorious 82-49.

Oberlin had contributions from players up and down the roster but most impressive were Bryana Woodard and Camille Zinaich. The Yeowomen's top two scorers poured in 22 and 20 points respectively, both while shooting upwards of 70% from the field.

On the Ladies' end, Connery was spectacular all game, leading all Kenyon scorers with 20 points, including six made three-pointers, while chipping in six rebounds, two steals, and an assist. Anderson had eight points and dished out two assists while Claudia Cooke grabbed a team high eight rebounds. 

The loss dropped the Ladies to 6-16 on the season. The team will look to get back into the win column on Saturday, when they travel to Granville to face rival Denison University on Saturday, Feb. 12. In their previous meeting this season, Kenyon lost in a close game 66-59. Saturday's game tips off at 1 p.m.
 
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