Box Score UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio – The Marietta College women's basketball team closed the season with an 88-65 loss at John Carroll University Saturday (Feb. 22) afternoon. The Pioneers finish with an overall record of 10-15, 4-14 in the Ohio Athletic Conference.
Seniors
Tori Dixon (Londonderry/Vinton County) and
Paige Lamb (Marietta/Marietta) finished their careers in the Navy Blue and White. Dixon ends her collegiate career ranked eighth on Marietta's all-tie scoring list with 1,087 points.
John Carroll (21-3 overall, 15-3 OAC) captured a share of the OAC regular season crown with the victory. It is the first OAC title in the history of the Blue Streak program.
The Pioneers gave John Carroll all they could handle in the first half. A pair of free throws from
Jessica Brogan (Cincinnati/Anderson) at the 7:47 mark gave the Pioneers an eight-point lead, 22-14. Marietta led 36-32 at halftime.
Marietta held on to the lead through the first five minutes of the second half. A layup from
Heather Booth (Newport/Frontier) with 5:10 remaining gave the Pioneers a 42-40 lead. However, John Carroll held Marietta to a single point over the next eight minutes.
The Blue Streaks showed why they are one of the top teams in the region by outscoring the Pioneers 27-1 in those eight minutes. A layup from Beth Switzler with 7:13 on the clock put JCU in front 67-43. John Carroll would lead by as many as 29 points in the final minutes of the game.
Freshman Tristan Toman led the Pioneers with a career-high 14 points. Dixon chipped in with 12 points, while
Candice Alexander (Fairborn/Fairborn) grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds.
Melissa Spahar, the OAC's leading scorer, poured in 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Katlyn Spahar scored 18 points off the bench and Switzler finished with 17 points and 10 boards.
Fans can follow all the Pioneer teams all season long at
pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on Twitter.
