Two days after scoring 79 points while shooting a season-high 54.0% in a win over Tiffin, the Malone University women's basketball team couldn't find a rhythm in a 75-42 loss to Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (GLIAC) opponent Ohio Dominican University Saturday in Osborne Hall.
 
An early three-pointer by Pioneer freshman Chrissie Vaughan gave Malone its only lead of the game at 3-2. The Panthers responded with a 15-1 run before closing the first quarter up 21-10.
 
Layups by Bri Libertore and Rachel Goddard would cut the Ohio Dominican lead to nine on two separate occasions early in the second quarter, but the Pioneers would not come within single digits for the remainder of the game.
 
The Panthers led 40-22 at halftime before securing the 75-42 final. The 42 points for the Pioneers tied a season-low and their 26.9% (14-52) from the floor was their second-worst shooting percentage of the season. With the loss, Malone dropped to 7-17 on the season and 4-15 in GLIAC play while Ohio Dominican improved to 19-6 overall and 14-5 in the conference.

Malone Individual Highlights:

• Rachel Goddard scored a team-high 13 points
• Chrissie Vaughan added six points and five rebounds
• Alahna Singleton posted five points, five boards. and two blocks in 21 minutes off the bench

Ohio Dominican Individual Highlights:

• Guard Darian Rose hit 4-of-6 three point attempts and recorded a game-high 16 points and three steals
• Guard Lauren Bates chipped in with 10 points
• Forward Melissa Scherpenberg contributed eight points and a game-high 12 rebounds 

Game Highlights:

• Ohio Dominican outrebounded Malone 45-30 and outscored the Pioneers 28-12 in the paint
• The Panthers' bench outscored Malone's bench 30-10
• ODU shot 9-of-18 (50.0%) from three while the Pioneers were just 5-for-22 (22.7%)

Up Next:

• Malone (7-17, 4-15 GLIAC) welcomes Wayne State University (MI) (10-15, 5-14 GLIAC) on Thursday, February 18th for a 6:00 pm showdown.