ALLIANCE, Ohio — The University of Mount Union upset No. 23 Marietta College 82-60 Wednesday (Jan. 31) evening in Ohio Athletic Conference women's basketball action. The loss drops Marietta to 17-3 overall and 10-3 in the OAC. The Purple Raiders improve to 11-9 overall and 8-5 in the OAC.
Amisha Herd (Zanesville, Ohio/West Muskingum) was the lone Pioneer in double figures with 10 points. She also posted four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Laura Pullins (Long Bottom, Ohio/Reedsville Eastern) added nine points, while
Brooke Borich (Beverly, Ohio/Fort Frye) finished with eight.
Corrie Burkhardt (Zanesville, Ohio/Philo) and
Marlo Taylor (Kimbolton, Ohio/Cambridge) each grabbed five boards for the Pioneers.
Rachel Tinkey led the Purple Raiders with 17 points and eight rebounds. Casey Morrissette notched 13 points.
A layup from
Jo Herd-Middlebrooks (Columbus, Ohio/DeSales) gave Marietta an eight-point lead, 27-19, with 3:02 left in the second quarter. But Mount Union finished the period on a 9-1 run to knot the game, 28-28, at halftime.
The Purple Raiders opened the second half with 14-2 run to go in front by 12 points, 42-30. The lead stayed in double figures for the duration of the game.
For the game, Marietta shot 30.5% (18-of-59) from the floor, 20.0% (4-of-20) from three-point range and 76.9% (20-of-26) at the line. The Purple Raiders were 29-of-56 (51.8%) from the floor, 6-of-16 (37.5%) behind the arc and 18-of-23 (78.3%) at the line.
The Pioneers edged Mount Union on the glass, 38-37. Each team committed 21 turnovers in the game.
Marietta returns home to host Heidelberg University on Saturday (Feb. 3). Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.
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