COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Dominican women's basketball team fell to Malone University by the score of 72-66 in Great Midwest Athletic Conference play on Thursday evening.

Senior Bailey Williams (Dublin, Ohio) led the charge for the Black and Gold, tallying a career-high 22 points and collecting 13 rebounds. Those figures allowed the senior to claim her sixth double-double of the season. Kennedy Schlabach (Millersburg, Ohio) had another strong performance, scoring 16 points and shooting 43% from the field.

Malone opened the game on a 17-8 run. Emma Kallas was a driving force for the Pioneers start as she tallied seven points in the opening quarter.

ODU limited the visitors to just 10 points in the second quarter. The Panthers went on a 9-2 run to tie the game at 25-25 with 5:46 remaining in the first half. Gabby Stare (Newark, Ohio) was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field and tallied six points as the Black and Gold trailed Malone by just one point at the break.

The Black and Gold began the second half strong, as Williams gave the hosts their biggest lead of the game when she converted a three-point field goal to give the Panthers a 45-40 lead with 3:52 remaining in the third quarter. Malone recaptured the lead at the buzzer as Alexis Hutchison converted a driving layup as time expired.

The Pioneers reclaimed the lead in the fourth quarter on the strength of a period in which they shot 60% from the field. MU extended its advantage to as much as 12 points but the lead was unsteady as timely buckets from freshman Brynn Mullet (Berlin, Ohio) trimmed the lead to just five points. Unfortunately for the Black and Gold time ran out on the comeback attempt as the hosts fell by the score by 72-66.

UP NEXT

ODU heads to Northeast Ohio to battle Walsh University on Saturday, January 15.  Tip-off is scheduled for 1 PM.

Contact: Ralph Schudel
schudelr@ohiodominican.edu