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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Great Midwest Athletic Conference play rolls on this weekend as the Ohio Dominican women's basketball team welcomes Malone University to Sunbury Road on Thursday evening and heads to North Canton, Ohio to battle Walsh University on Saturday afternoon. The Black and Gold return to action after claiming back-to-back wins against Lake Erie College and Ursuline College last weekend. The victories give the Panthers a modest two-game winning streak and a three-game home winning streak that dates back to the Black and Gold's December 4th victory against Tiffin University.
OPENING TIP-OFF
It was a week of personal bests for the Panthers as senior Bailey Williams (Dublin, Ohio) set a new career-high in scoring with her 21 point performance against Lake Erie. She also captured her fifth double-double of the season as she collected 10 rebounds. Williams followed that performance up by scoring 17 points against Ursuline on Saturday afternoon.
Guard Kennedy Schlabach (Millersburg, Ohio) also enjoyed a productive weekend. The Panther guard was sublime as she tallied 24 points and 16 points respectively during the two Black and Gold victories. She also went a perfect 8-of-8 from the free-throw line during the win against Ursuline. Gabby Stare (Newark, Ohio) also sees her role with the Panthers continue to grow and evolve. She has become a presence in the post for the Black and Gold, collecting her first double-double of the year on Saturday as she scored 15 points and secured 10 rebounds.
Freshman Kayla McClendon (Columbus, Ohio) announced her presence loudly, scoring a career-high nine points and going a perfect 3-of-3 shooting from beyond the arc on Saturday. She also tallied a career-high for minutes played with 15.
ABOUT MALONE
Coming into the first month of the new year, Malone sits just outside of a tournament position in seventh place in the conference. The Pioneers return to action following a weekend series in which they went 1-1, splitting with the University of Findlay and Hillsdale College. MU is led once again by mainstay Holly Groff. The graduate student paces the Pioneers with 14.7 PPG. Robin Campbell also is an offensive threat, averaging 13.9 PPG.
ABOUT WALSH
Walsh University is in the midst of a strong 2021-22 campaign. The Cavaliers sit in fourth place in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Standings with a 10-3 overall record and 5-3 conference record. The Cavs come into the weekend on the heels of a 103-64 victory against Hillsdale College and a 72-59 victory against the University of Findlay. Sha Carter leads Walsh in scoring with 18.5 PPG and is trailed by Mayci Sales who enjoys a 14.8 PPG.
The action begins Thursday evening, with tip-off scheduled from Alumni Hall at 5:30 PM.
Contact: Ralph Schudel
schudelr@ohiodominican.edu
