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Kenyon College Athletics

Kiana Mollabashy
Graham Stokes
53
Winner Olivet Olivet 3-7,0-3 Michigan Intercol. Ath. Assn.
47
Kenyon Kenyon 2-8,0-1 NCAC
Winner
Olivet Olivet
3-7,0-3 Michigan Intercol. Ath. Assn.
53
Final
47
Kenyon Kenyon
2-8,0-1 NCAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Olivet Olivet 9 5 16 23 53
Kenyon Kenyon 16 11 10 10 47

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Owls build early lead, but can’t escape Comets

GAMBIER, OHIO – Despite not playing in a game for over a week heading into the contest, the Kenyon College women's basketball team showed little of rust early on against the University of Olivet Saturday afternoon at Tomsich Arena. 

The Owls built a hefty 27-14 lead at the half orchestrated by first-year Alyssa Horsley and looked to be unstoppable, but the Comets stayed composed and slowly chipped away in the second half, eventually taking home the victory 53-47. 

After Olivet (3-7) jumped out to a 5-0 lead to start the contest, Horsley began to heat up, firing off nine points in the first ten minutes to lead a 16-4 run to end the quarter. Fellow first-year Kiana Mollabashy also had a strong opening frame, trading baskets with Horsley and adding five points to help the Owls to a 7-of-14 (50 percent) shooting start from the field and 2-of-6 (33.3 percent) mark from beyond the arc. 

Kenyon's (2-8) defense locked down in the second quarter, only surrendering five points and holding the visitors to 2-for-13 (15.4 percent) from the field. Horsley continued her strong half, adding five more points and drilling another three. The Owls ended the final four minutes of the first on a 6-0 run, capping off a 14 point half for Horsley, matching the Comets' team total and leading 27-14. 

In the second half, Olivet began their counterattack, and controlled Kenyon in two key areas that proved to be the difference: rebounds and free throws. The Comets only shot 40 percent from the field in the quarter, but went 7-of-9 from the charity stripe and corralled 12 rebounds to go on a 16-10 run in the third. Mollabashy led the Owls with six points in the third on two highlight-reel-worthy three pointers as Kenyon clung to a 37-30 lead after 30 minutes. 

The fourth proved to be the dagger for the Owls, as the Comets outscored the home team 23-10. In addition to a 7-for-12 effort from the free throw line and grabbing 12 more rebounds, Olivet had its best shooting quarter of the evening, a 7-of-14 mark from the field and 2-of-4 from three. Kenyon on the other hand shot just two free throws all evening, and could not rely on the early sharpshooting successes. Horsley came back from a quiet third quarter to lead the Owls with five points, but it was not enough, as the Comets stole the game 53-47. 

Horsley led the Owls on the stat sheet and set several career highs, including points (19), field goals made (8), and three pointers made (3). Mollabashy was up next with 16 points and headlined the defensive effort with two steals and a block. Eva Winston contributed good minutes off the bench and added six points for a new career-high for the first-year guard. 

The loss drops Kenyon's record to 2-8 on the season. The Owls have one more game before the new year, a road contest against Heidelberg on December 30 at 3:00 pm.



 
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