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Emma Cannon
Emma Cannon
57
Winner Mount Union MTU 7-12,5-9 OAC
45
Capital CAP 5-17,2-12 OAC
Winner
Mount Union MTU
7-12,5-9 OAC
57
Final
45
Capital CAP
5-17,2-12 OAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Mount Union MTU 14 12 13 18 57
Capital CAP 10 16 9 10 45

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Casey Kropka

Raiders Use Strong Second Half In OAC Victory

BEXLEY, Ohio – The Mount Union women's basketball team defeated Capital 57-45 in Ohio Athletic Conference play Saturday afternoon.
 
Junior Emma Cannon (Dalton) scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Purple Raiders (7-12, 5-9 OAC), while senior Isi Palamone (Murrysville, Pa. / Franklin Regional) tied her career-high in rebounds with 15 and scored nine points.
 
Capital (5-17, 2-12 OAC) was led by Laney Murphy scoring 17 points.
 
Mount Union began the game on a 6-0 run within the first two minutes. Capital got within one with 3:52 left to go in the quarter, but the Raiders finished the quarter on a 3-0 run to take a 14-10 lead.
 
Mount Union got its largest lead of the first half 17-10 on a Cannon three-pointer to begin the quarter. Capital responded with an 8-0 run to take the lead with 6:00 remaining in the first half. Both teams traded baskets over the final 4:31 with the game being tied at 26 at the half.
 
Neither team got a lead larger than five in the third quarter with Mount Union taking a 39-35 lead into the fourth quarter.
 
Capital scored the first basket to close within two. Cannon then went on a personal 9-0 run to push the Raiders lead out to 47-37. Mount Union held Capital to just 10 points in the final quarter.
 
Mount Union heads back home to take on Muskingum on Wednesday, February 16 at 7:00 p.m in the MAAC
 
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Players Mentioned

Emma Cannon

#5 Emma Cannon

G
5' 7"
Junior
Isi Palamone

#21 Isi Palamone

F
5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Emma Cannon

#5 Emma Cannon

5' 7"
Junior
G
Isi Palamone

#21 Isi Palamone

5' 10"
Senior
F