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Women's Basketball: Raiders Defeat Marietta 71-57 at Home

Box Score

ALLIANCE, Ohio— Mount Union's women's basketball team defeated Marietta 71-57 in an Ohio Athletic Conference game to close out the first half of the season.

The Purple Raiders (7-9, 3-6 OAC) were led by two players scoring in double-figures. Annie Bova (Parma Heights/Beaumont) scored a game-high 24 points while freshman Isabella Pecchia (North Ridgeville/North Ridgeville) added 10 points and led the team grabbing nine rebounds.

Marietta (6-10, 2-7 OAC) also had two players in double-figures with Heather Booth and Jessica Brogan scoring 14 and 13 respectively.

Mount Union opened the game on a 5-2 run fueled by a Bova three pointer.

The Pioneers answered with a 5-0 run to lead 7-5 at the 18:03 mark.

The Raiders pushed the lead to as many as nine—23-14-- grabbing seven offensive rebounds with under eight minutes remaining in the half.

Marietta gained their second lead of the game at the 1:40 mark after a 27-8 run sparked by Brogan scoring eight points during the run as the Pioneers led 36-29 at halftime.

The Raiders opened the second half with a three-pointer from Colleen Kennehan (Berlin Center/Western Reserve) which fueled a 7-4 run to bring the Raiders within one –40-39—at the 14:47 mark.

Back-and-forth scoring for the next five minutes kept the Pioneers in the lead until five straight points for Bova pushed the Raiders into the driver's seat with a 49-47 lead.

Marietta tied the game at the 6:52 mark –53-53—with four points going to Amisha Herd.

Four-straight points for Pecchia sparked an 18-4 run as the Raiders would go on to defeat the Pioneers 71-57.

Mount Union next travels to Otterbein to begin the second half of conference play Saturday, Jan. 24 at 3:00 pm in Westerville.

Newspaper Box Score

Marietta vs Mount Union

1/21/15 7:30 PM at Alliance, Ohio

At Alliance, Ohio

MOUNT UNION 71, MARIETTA 57

MARIETTA (6-10,2-7 OAC)

Heather Booth 7-14 0-0 14; Jessica Brogan 5-10 0-0 13; Amisha Herd 2-5 3-5

7; Ashley Frasure 3-5 0-0 6; Ashley Barker 2-3 2-3 6; Candice Alexander 2-6

0-0 4; Sierra Sigman 1-4 1-2 3; Jordanna Rauch 1-8 0-0 2; Morgan Liedtke 1-5

0-0 2; Brooke Borich 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 24-64 6-10 57.

MOUNT UNION (7-9, 3-6 OAC)

Annie Bova 7-16 8-10 24; Isabella Pecchia 5-8 0-0 10; Sarah Grippi 4-6 0-0

8; Jasmine Bonivel 3-6 1-1 7; Katie Reed 1-4 5-6 7; Nancy Osborne 2-7 0-0 6;

Colleen Kennehan 1-4 2-2 5; Halle Rubino 1-4 0-1 2; Chandler Moore 0-1 2-4

2; Shayna Panchik 0-0 0-0 0; Paiten Strother 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-58 18-24

71.

Marietta......................   36   21  -   57

Mount Union...................   29   42  -   71

3-point goals--Marietta 3-13 (Jessica Brogan 3-5; Jordanna Rauch 0-3; Morgan

Liedtke 0-3; Brooke Borich 0-2), Mount Union 5-18 (Nancy Osborne 2-5; Annie

Bova 2-6; Colleen Kennehan 1-3; Katie Reed 0-1; Chandler Moore 0-1; Paiten

Strother 0-2). Fouled out--Marietta-None, Mount Union-None.

Rebounds--Marietta 42 (Heather Booth 8), Mount Union 39 (Isabella Pecchia

9). Assists--Marietta 15 (Candice Alexander 3; Jessica Brogan 3; Brooke

Borich 3; Morgan Liedtke 3), Mount Union 16 (Colleen Kennehan 4). Total

fouls--Marietta 18, Mount Union 14. Technical fouls--Marietta-None, Mount

Union-None. A-432

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Players Mentioned

Jasmine Bonivel

#33 Jasmine Bonivel

G/F
5' 10"
Freshman
Annie Bova

#11 Annie Bova

G
5' 5"
Junior
Sarah Grippi

#40 Sarah Grippi

F
5' 10"
Junior
Colleen Kennehan

#22 Colleen Kennehan

G
5' 6"
Junior
Chandler Moore

#03 Chandler Moore

G
5' 7"
Senior
Nancy Osborne

#12 Nancy Osborne

PG/G
5' 7"
Senior
Shayna Panchik

#15 Shayna Panchik

G
5' 5"
Junior
Isabella Pecchia

#50 Isabella Pecchia

C
5' 11"
Freshman
Katie Reed

#23 Katie Reed

G
5' 7"
Junior
Halle Rubino

#20 Halle Rubino

PG
5' 1"
Freshman
Paiten Strother

#10 Paiten Strother

G
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jasmine Bonivel

#33 Jasmine Bonivel

5' 10"
Freshman
G/F
Annie Bova

#11 Annie Bova

5' 5"
Junior
G
Sarah Grippi

#40 Sarah Grippi

5' 10"
Junior
F
Colleen Kennehan

#22 Colleen Kennehan

5' 6"
Junior
G
Chandler Moore

#03 Chandler Moore

5' 7"
Senior
G
Nancy Osborne

#12 Nancy Osborne

5' 7"
Senior
PG/G
Shayna Panchik

#15 Shayna Panchik

5' 5"
Junior
G
Isabella Pecchia

#50 Isabella Pecchia

5' 11"
Freshman
C
Katie Reed

#23 Katie Reed

5' 7"
Junior
G
Halle Rubino

#20 Halle Rubino

5' 1"
Freshman
PG
Paiten Strother

#10 Paiten Strother

5' 8"
Freshman
G