Macy Miller
Paul Vernon

Miller, Schipfer, Denison Propel Women's Basketball Runs

1/6/2024 5:00:00 PM

Box Score
Ohio Wesleyan 79, Oberlin 50

Freshman post Macy Miller (Marysville/Fairbanks) scored 9 consecutive points to help Ohio Wesleyan wipe out an 8-0 deficit, and senior guard Kasey Schipfer (Mechanicsburg) and senior guard Lauren Denison (Pataskala/Watkins Memorial) contributed 5 points apiece to a 14-3 run late in the second quarter that helped break open a North Coast Athletic Conference win over Oberlin on Saturday at Branch Rickey Arena.

Oberlin raced to an 8-0 lead behind 3-pointers by Lily Najmulski and Ellie Pollock-Ballar.  Senior point guard Elizabeth Homan (Cincinnati/Anderson) split a pair of free throws and Miller followed with a lay-in to make it 8-3, but another Pollock-Ballar 3-pointer restored the 8-point Yeowomen lead.

Miller knocked down a pair of jumpers, then followed with a fast-break lay-in for a burst of 6 points in 34 seconds.  After Miller split a pair of free throws, sophomore guard Mia Guscoff (Canton/Massillon Perry) followed with a fast-break lay-in and a 3-pointer and Homan added a jumper from the lane to close out a 14-0 run that gave the Bishops a 17-11 lead with 1:26 left in the opening period.

Oberlin's Katherine Csiszar converted a 3-point play to bring the visitors within 26-20 midway through the second quarter, but Ohio Wesleyan took off on a 14-3 run, getting 5 points apiece from Schipfer and Denison and 4 more from junior post Alyssa Griner (Delaware/Hayes) to go up, 40-23, during the final minute of the half.

Najmulski hit a 3-pointer early in the third quarter as Oberlin closed to within 44-31, but that 13-point margin was as close as the Yeowomen would come.

Schipfer posted a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds.  Griner finished with 14 points, Miller added 13, and Homan added 11 points a team-high 9 assists.

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