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University of Mount Union

Athletics Site of the Mount Union Purple Raiders
Athletics Site of the Mount Union Purple Raiders
2022 Women's Basketball
Photo By: Isaura Renteria
80
Winner Mount Union MTU 4-3,1-0 OAC
46
Heidelberg HEID 1-6,0-2 OAC
Winner
Mount Union MTU
4-3,1-0 OAC
80
Final
46
Heidelberg HEID
1-6,0-2 OAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Mount Union MTU 14 24 21 21 80
Heidelberg HEID 10 15 11 10 46

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Casey Kropka

Purple Raiders Dominant In OAC Opening Win

TIFFIN, Ohio – The Mount Union women's basketball team picked up its first Ohio Athletic Conference win of the season defeating Heidelberg 80-46 Saturday afternoon.
 
The Purple Raiders (4-3, 1-0 OAC) were led by seniors Gretchen Koken (Harmony, Pa. / Seneca Valley) and Emma Cannon (Dalton). Koken had a game-high 16 points to go along with 10 rebounds for a double-double while Cannon scored 13 points.
 
Mount Union had three more scorers in the double digits being sophomore Ali Hudik (Mentor / Lake Catholic), Hailey Haywood (Barberton) and freshman Sierra Schlosser (Galloway / Bishop Ready) all scoring 10 points.
 
Heidelberg (1-5, 0-2 OAC) was led by Hallie Rogers scoring 10 points.
 
Mount Union got the game going scoring the first five points with a Koken jumper and a Hudik three-pointer. Heidelberg responded with a 5-0 run in the middle of the quarter taking an 8-7 lead with 5:58 left in the quarter. Mount Union outscored Heidelberg 7-2 over the final 3:27 of the quarter to take a 14-10 lead.
 
The Raiders took control of the game in the second quarter starting a 9-2 run with Koken scoring five of the points in the run. Heidelberg got within six three separate times in the quarter but a three from Schlosser and Koken along with two free throws from freshman Bailey Shutsa (Wadsworth / Norton) pushed the lead out to 38-23 until Heidelberg got two free throws to end the quarter.
 
In the third quarter Heidelberg got within seven with 4:33 remaining in the quarter. Mount Union finished the quarter out on a 18-2 to take a commanding 59-36 lead into the final quarter. Mount Union finished the final quarter outscoring Heidelberg 21-10 to take the 80-46 victory.
 
The Raiders continue OAC play on the road heading to University Heights on Wednesday, December 7 for a 7 p.m. tip off against John Carroll.
 
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