Women's Basketball Suffers Heartbreaking loss against Baldwin Wallace in Final Seconds

Women’s Basketball suffered a heartbreaking loss in the final seconds of its first Ohio Athletic Conference game this season, as a last-second three-point shot to tie the game just missed.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (3-3, 0-1), Baldwin Wallace (4-2, 1-0)
• Location: Steele Center – New Concord, Ohio
• Attendance: 157

How It Happened

• The Muskies trailed by 11 points early in the first quarter but used a balanced attack to claw back to a two-point game by the end of the quarter
• Muskingum took their first lead of the game with 5:40 to go in the second quarter on a Taylor DeMassimo three-point shot.
• Muskingum and Baldwin Wallace would go back-and-forth and end the first half at a four-point game, with Baldwin Wallace leading.
• In the third quarter, both teams continued to trade baskets resulting in a one-point Muskie lead.
• With 6:45 to go in the fourth quarter, the Yellow Jackets and Muskies would be tied at 49 points each.
• Both teams would lock in defensively, resulting in Muskingum giving up only six points, and Baldwin Wallace only allowing two points in the last 6:45 of the fourth quarter.
• The Muskies had the chance to tie the game or take the lead with 11 seconds left in the game, but a Claudia Harrington layup fell off the rim and into the hands of Baldwin Wallace’s Caely Ressler.
• Muskingum would foul Ressler and send her to the line where she would make only one-of-two free throws.
• With seconds left on the clock, Halle Morehead would dribble up the floor and get a deep three-point shot up to tie the game. The shot would ultimately fall just short and bounce off the front of the rim.

Inside The Numbers

• Muskingum shot 21-of-53 (39.6%) from the field, 5-of-14 (35.7%) from beyond the arc, and 4-of-4 (100%) from the free throw line.
• The Muskies combined for 27 rebounds, 13 assists, eight steals, five blocks, and 14 turnovers.
• Sophomore Claudia Harrington led the Muskies with 17 points on 7-of-15 (46.7%) shooting, four rebounds, and two assists. Harrington also tallied two blocks in the contest.
• Junior Caitlyn DeMassimo helped fuel the Muskies with 11 points and five rebounds. Defensively she grabbed two steals and one block.
• Senior Taylor DeMassimo notched nine points on 3-of-4 (75%) shooting, six rebounds, and three steals.
• Sophomore Tori Jones went 3-of-3 (100%) from the field, scoring seven points.
• Junior Halle Morehead scored five points and recorded four assists.
• Sophomore Lizzy Allen had four assists and grabbed three rebounds. Allen also tallied two blocks, and one steal defensively.
• Sophomore Abby Boeing scored two points and grabbed three rebounds.
• Baldwin Wallace shot 19-of-57 (33.3%) from the field, 8-of-23 (34.8%) from behind the arc, and 8-of-13 (61.5%) from the free-throw line.
• Baldwin Wallace as a team recorded 41 rebounds, 10 assists, two steals, two blocks, and 19 turnovers
• Bella Vaillant scored 13 points on 5-of-10 (50%) shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Yellow Jackets.

Next Up

• Muskingum will be back on the court on Wednesday, December 6, when they travel to Alliance, Ohio to take on the Mount Union Purple Raiders. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.