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63
Winner Kenyon Kenyon 1-0,0-0 NCAC
53
Anderson (IN) AU 0-1,0-0 HCAC
Winner
Kenyon Kenyon
1-0,0-0 NCAC
63
Final
53
Anderson (IN) AU
0-1,0-0 HCAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Kenyon Kenyon 21 11 15 16 63
Anderson (IN) AU 15 20 11 7 53
Antonia Marzini
Khaliun Ganibal

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Jackson Kenny, Athletics Communications Student Writer

Late surge nets season-opening win for Owls

ANDERSON, Ind. — The Kenyon College women's basketball team opened the 2026-27 season Saturday on the road, in a non-conference match against Anderson University. The action-packed contest came down to Owls controlling the last few minutes of play and pulling out a 63-53 victory over the Ravens.

The Owls opened up the game by going on a 7-0 run, with sophomore Abby Burdette landing five of the seven points, including a three-pointer to open the scoring. That fast start led to Kenyon building a 21-15 lead after one quarter of play.

Bouncing back with a 7-0 run of their own in the second quarter, the Ravens were able to tie up the contest at 32-32. A three-point jump shot with three seconds remaining from Anderson's Reese Withers shifted the tide, putting the Ravens up 35-32 at the half and leaving the Owls trailing for the first time all game.

The Ravens influx in momentum allowed them to hold control of the lead for the majority of the third quarter, despite the Owls best efforts to make a dent. The game was still closely contested and flipped Kenyon's way when sophomore forward Antonia Marzini converted a three-pointer to give the Owls a 47-46 edge going into the final quarter.

Marzini was key throughout the game for the Owls, as she piled up a stat line that included 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists in 35 minutes of work.

In the fourth period the lead bounced back and forth and neither team maintained an advantage greater than four points for the first seven minutes. Kenyon, however, decided the outcome with a 11-0 run that was kick-started by a Marzini layup. Melana Pomerants, Lauren Munoz and Burdette all scored in the run that paved the way to victory. Burdette tallied the last five points in the run, including a three-point dagger that put the Owls ahead 63-52 with just 1:13 left in the game.

Burdette and Munoz tied for the team lead with 14 points apiece, while junior Susannah Zimmerman contributed eight points, five rebounds and six steals.

The Owls will be back in action on Wednesday for their first home game of the season, taking on Franciscan University in a 6 p.m. non-conference contest.
 
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