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2023 Emma Cannon
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Women's Basketball: Raiders Stung By Yellow Jackets

2/1/2023 7:38:00 PM

Box Score BEREA, Ohio—The Mount Union women's basketball team fell on the road Wednesday night 66-40 to #10/14 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace at Ursprung Gymnasium.
 
The Purple Raiders (6-14, 3-10 OAC) were led by senior Emma Cannon (Dalton) with 12 points while senior Madison Hensley (Blacklick / Gahanna Lincoln) finished 10 rebounds and nine points.
 
Baldwin Wallace (18-2, 11-2 OAC) was led by Bella Vaillant with 16 points and eight rebounds.
 
Hensley got the first bucket of the game for Mount Union, but Baldwin Wallace quickly responded with 10 straight points. Baldwin Wallace finished the quarter on a 13-4 run to lead 23-6 after one quarter of play.
 
In the middle of the second quarter Mount Union went on a 6-1 run while also holding Baldwin Wallace to just 15 points in the quarter but couldn't gain any ground as they trailed 38-14.
 
Baldwin Wallace got its largest lead of 27 points with 7:24 in the third quarter. Mount Union battled back to within 18 at the end of the third quarter but couldn't get enough points in the fourth quarter for a comeback falling 66-40.
 
Mount Union stays on the road heading to Wilmington on Saturday for a 4 pm tipoff.
 
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