The Malone University women's basketball team dropped to 5-12 on the year and 2-10 in the GLIAC after coming up short at Ohio Dominican 82-59.
 
Malone began the game red-hot from the field, knocking down 9 of their first 12 shots and leading by as many as 11 points midway through the first quarter.  But after being down 17-6, Ohio Domincan responded with a 33-10 run, reversing an 11 point deficit into a 12 point edge going into halftime. The Pioneers finished 11-of 21 from the floor in the first two quarters including 5-of-10 from three but turned the ball over 17 times, leading to 21 ODU points.
 
Trailing by as many as 17 points early in the third, consecutive threes by Chrissie Vaughan, Alaina Schwarz, and Tara Schaffter helped Malone trim the Ohio Dominican lead to as little as eight but the Pioneers failed to narrow that margin for the remainder of the game. Cutting down on the turnovers, the Pioneers outscored the Panthers 24-22 in the third frame, but still trailed 61-51 heading into the final frame.
 
The 4th quarter belonged to Ohio Dominican as the Panthers' transition and interior offense proved to be too much for the Pioneers who managed just eight points. ODU rolled to an 82-59 final score and their 14th victory of the year.

Malone Individual Highlights:

• Chrissie Vaughan led Malone with 14 points including four treys to go along with 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks, and 2 steals
• Coming in ranked 3rd in the GLIAC with 70 assists, Rachel Goddard tallied 8 more assists in addition to her 11 points
• Tara Schaffter finished with 10 points in just 19 minutes
• Bri Libertore added 8 points and a team-high 7 rebounds

• Lauren Bates finished with a game high 18 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 steals
• Melissa Scherpenberg added 15 points, 9 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals
• Megan Eyre contributed 11 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals in 22 minutes off the bench

• The Panthers collected 17 steals and forced Malone into a season-high 24 turnovers
• Ohio Dominican turned the 24 turnovers into 29 points
• ODU held a 39-26 rebounding edge, a 46-16 advantage in points in the paint, and a 24-0 upper hand in fast break points
• Despite starting 9-of-12 (75%) from the field, Malone finished 22-of-51 (43.1%)
• The Pioneers connected on 10-of-24 three pointers (41.7%)

• The Pioneers will be back on the road Thursday, January 28th when they travel to Detroit to meet Wayne State for a 5:30 pm tip.