The Malone University women's basketball team improved to 3-3 on the season and 1-0 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference after throttling Ohio Valley University 76-51 Thursday night in Osborne Hall. The visiting Fighting Scots dropped to 0-4 on the season and 0-1 in the G-MAC. The loss marked their 38th straight
 
Recap
The Pioneers started slow in the early going, making just one field goal and trailing 13-2 over the first eight-and-a-half minutes of the game.  A three-point basket by Naomi Grandison, however, sparked a 9-0 run that carried into the second quarter as Malone cut the deficit to 13-11. The Pioneers wouldn't take their first lead until the 2:34 mark of the second quarter when a pair of free throws by Sydney Wentling put Malone ahead 25-23. But from there, the Pioneers never trailed again.
 
After going into halftime leading 28-23, Malone outscored the Scots 31-14 in the third quarter as a steal and a fastbreak layup by Robin Campbell on the second-half inbounds ignited the Malone offense. The Pioneers made 12 field goals in the third quarter and scored 11 points off turnovers. The momentum carried into the fourth quarter as the Pioneers outscored Ohio Valley 17-14 on their way to the 25-point victory.
 
Game Highlights
-Ohio Valley committed 26 turnovers in the contest as the Pioneers collected 17 steals. That total marked the most in a game since the team swiped 20 against Carlow in 2004. Malone had exactly 17 steals in its previous five game combined.
-Malone finished with 23 points off of turnovers.
-Ohio Valley managed to out-shoot Malone, making 21-of-52 (40.4%) of its field goals and 7-of-15 (46.7%) three-pointers.
-The Pioneers shot 38.9% (28-of-72) from the field and 25.8% (8-of-31) from three. They were a perfect 12-of-12 at the charity stripe.
 
Malone Individual Highlights
-Senior guard Chrissie Vaughan, who surpassed 800 career points in the victory, finished with a team-high 15 points, four steals, and a block.
-Sydney Wentling added 12 points and two steals.
-Naomi Grandison totaled 10 points and two steals while Madison Hunter tallied 10 points and five rebounds.
-Mikayla Poole (three steals) and Paiten Strother (two steals) each added nine points.
-Robin Campbell handed out a game-high seven assists while Ellen Doyle pulled down a game-high six rebounds. Both chipped in with two steals apiece.
 
Ohio Valley Individual Highlights
-Guard Brittany Hill led the Fighting Scots with 11 points, five rebounds, three steals, and two assists.
-Akiya Brown added 11 points and four rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench.
 
Up Next
Malone will look to make it three straight wins this Saturday, December 1st when it hosts Ohio Dominican in a 1:00 pm G-MAC contest.