Box Score

The Malone University women's basketball team allowed a two-point halftime deficit to swell to as many as 17 points in the second half as the Pioneers fell on the road to the University of Findlay 67-55 on Saturday night.

Malone (10-8 overall, 6-8 GLIAC) was undone by a six minute and six second scoreless drought from the sixteen minute mark to the ten minute mark of the second stanza. Trailing 56-39, the Pioneers reeled off nine consecutive points to pull within eight at 56-48. However, Findlay's Kayla Brown would stop the bleeding by connecting on a free-throw line jumper to push the Oilers' (14-4 overall, 11-3 GLIAC) lead back to double digits.

Junior Sydnee Penn led Malone in scoring with 16 points followed by junior Deborah Simmers' 10 points. Sophomore Logan Pastor had a solid evening as well, finishing with four points, 12 rebounds and nine assists.

Malone hit 22 of its 50 shots (44%) but committed 32 turnovers leading to 29 Findlay points.

Findlay sunk 23 of its 58 shots (40%) but did a better job of protecting the basketball only committing 18 turnovers.

Malone has a week off before taking on cross-town rival Walsh University at home next Saturday, February 2nd. The game will start at 3:00 p.m.  The Malone Sports Network will provide a live video broadcast of the game at www.malonepioneers.com/showcase.  Live statistics will also be available at http://livestats.prestosports.com/malone/