Box Score WILMINGTON, Ohio – The Mount Union women's basketball team lost to Wilmington Saturday in an Ohio Athletic Conference contest in Wilmington, Ohio.
Mount Union (8-7, 2-6 OAC) had two players with double figures, sophomores Annie Bova (Parma Heights/Beaumont) and Sarah Grippi (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) with 14 and 10 points respectively.
The Quakers were led by Makenzie Wippel who had a game high 18 points and Haley Howard who added 16 and seven boards.
Mount Union led 5-4 after a Grippi free throw in the first two minutes of the game, before Wilmington would go on a 10-2 run to take its biggest lead of the half, 14-7.
Mount Union recovered outscoring the Quakers 23-12 run to take a 30-26 lead with 1:31 left in the first half and would hold the lead going into halftime, 32-31.
A Wippel layup to open the second half allowed the Quakers to regain the lead. Mount Union would tie the game three times over the next 13 minutes with the final time being 49-49 with 6:49 to play.
Wilmington would then go on a decisive 10-0 run to put the game away.
Mount Union will host Muskingum Wednesday, January 22nd in an OAC matchup at 7:30 pm in the McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex in Alliance.
Newspaper Box Score
Mount Union vs Wilmington
01/18/14 3 p.m. at Wilmington, OH-Raizk Arena at Hermann Ct
At Wilmington, OH-Raizk Arena at Hermann Ct
WILMINGTON 67, MOUNT UNION 59
MOUNT UNION (8-7, 2-6 OAC)
Totals 21-54 11-16 59.
WILMINGTON (8-7, 5-3 OAC)
Makenzie Wippel 6-12 6-7 18; Haley Howard 5-11 6-8 16; Jada Brown 3-4 3-4
12; Courtney Tucker 1-2 4-5 6; Spencer Robles 1-8 3-4 6; Ashley Andracki 2-6
1-2 5; Kirsten Glick 1-2 1-2 3; Brittaney Jefferson 0-3 1-2 1; Mary Moyer
0-2 0-0 0; Ja'Cole Tabor 0-1 0-0 0; Hannah Haeseker 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-53
25-34 67.
Mount Union................... 32 27 - 59
Wilmington.................... 31 36 - 67
Parsons 0-4), Wilmington 4-18 (Jada Brown 3-3; Spencer Robles 1-6; Ashley
Andracki 0-3; Mary Moyer 0-1; Ja'Cole Tabor 0-1; Hannah Haeseker 0-1; Haley
Howard 0-3). Fouled out--Mount Union-None, Wilmington-None. Rebounds--Mount
Union 35 (
Sarah Grippi 6), Wilmington 38 (Haley Howard 7). Assists--Mount
Union 11 (
Sarah Grippi 3), Wilmington 8 (Makenzie Wippel 3; Ashley Andracki
3). Total fouls--Mount Union 24, Wilmington 15. Technical fouls--Mount
Union-None, Wilmington-None. A-219
Jada Brown ties a career-high with 12 points
