ALLIANCE, Ohio- Mount Union's women's basketball team defeated Wilmington, 93-60, in an Ohio Athletic Conference game Saturday at the McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex.

Mount Union got a game-high 21 points from Annie Bova (Parma Heights/Beaumont), Rachel Tinkey (Canfield/Canfield) had 16 while Abby Wemhoff (Kent/Kent Roosevelt) posted a career-high 11 points as the Purple Raiders are now 10-3 overall and 4-2 in the OAC.

Wilmington (5-8, 2-4 OAC) was led by Mackenzie Campbell with 18 points and seven rebounds.

Wemhoff started the Raiders off with a three-point shot 15 seconds into the game but the Quakers took control and led 19-8 six minutes into the game.

Mount Union would then go on a 12-2 run to close the gap to 20-19 then three pointers from Cassi Bowen (Brunswick/Brunswick) and Tinkey would give the Raiders a 24-19 at the end of the first quarter.

The Raiders led the entire second quarter and stretched the lead to seven, 46-39 at halftime.

Mount Union pushed the lead to nine points, 58-49 early in the third quarter before the Raiders finished the quarter on a 14-5 surge that gave them a 72-54 lead. The Quakers would get no closer than 21 points the rest of the way.

Mount Union travels to OAC opponent, Muskingum Wednesday Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m in New Concord. 

Wilmington vs Mount Union
1/09/16 3:00 p.m. at Alliance, Ohio- The MAAC
At Alliance, Ohio- The MAAC
MOUNT UNION 93, WILMINGTON 60
WILMINGTON (5-8, 2-4 OAC)
Mackenzie Campbell 5-10 8-9 18; Brittaney Jefferson 6-14 0-0 15; Ellie
Kivell 3-9 0-0 9; Alexandria Kingsbery 2-4 2-2 6; Courtney Hillis 1-2 0-0 3;
Mary Moyer 1-6 0-0 3; De'Jah Locke 0-7 2-4 2; Emily Smith 1-2 0-0 2; Meranda
Wilson 1-3 0-0 2; Mackenzie Dirmeyer 0-1 0-0 0; AJ Arling 0-1 0-0 0; Ashley
Ricks 0-1 0-0 0; Ja'Cole Tabor 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-61 12-15 60.
MOUNT UNION (10-3,4-2 OAC)
Annie Bova 7-15 3-4 21; Rachel Tinkey 6-9 0-0 16; Abby Wemhoff 4-9 1-1 11;
Anna Alkire 2-2 0-0 6; Bella Pecchia 3-7 0-0 6; Jaime Sanborn 2-3 1-2 5;
Abbey Bartoszewicz 2-2 0-0 5; Cassi Bowen 1-3 0-0 3; Shayna Panchik 1-2 0-0
3; Katie Reed 1-4 0-0 3; Casey Morrissette 1-2 1-2 3; Colleen Kennehan 1-2
1-2 3; Sarah Grippi 1-3 0-0 2; Haley Roddy 1-1 0-0 2; Renee DeFord 0-2 2-2
2; Kelsey Scott 1-5 0-0 2; Kelsey Cobb 0-0 0-0 0; Cassie Hennessy 0-2 0-0 0;
Erin White 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-73 9-13 93.
Wilmington....................   19   20   15    6  -   60
Mount Union...................   24   22   26   21  -   93
3-point goals--Wilmington 8-25 (Ellie Kivell 3-8; Brittaney Jefferson 3-8;
Courtney Hillis 1-2; Mary Moyer 1-3; Meranda Wilson 0-1; Ashley Ricks 0-1;
De'Jah Locke 0-2), Mount Union 16-32 (Annie Bova 4-8; Rachel Tinkey 4-5;
Abby Wemhoff 2-4; Anna Alkire 2-2; Cassi Bowen 1-3; Shayna Panchik 1-2;
Katie Reed 1-2; Abbey Bartoszewicz 1-1; Cassie Hennessy 0-1; Colleen
Kennehan 0-1; Casey Morrissette 0-1; Kelsey Scott 0-2). Fouled
out--Wilmington-None, Mount Union-None. Rebounds--Wilmington 38 (Mary Moyer
8), Mount Union 44 (Abby Wemhoff 8). Assists--Wilmington 6 (Ja'Cole Tabor 2;
De'Jah Locke 2), Mount Union 17 (Abby Wemhoff 4). Total fouls--Wilmington
17, Mount Union 17. Technical fouls--Wilmington-None, Mount Union-None.
A-160