MARIETTA, Ohio — Marietta College defeated The College of Wooster by the score of 84-29 Wednesday (Dec. 29) evening in the first round of the 36th annual Jim Meagle Holiday Tournament sponsored by BSN Sports. The Pioneers improve to 8-1 overall, while the Scots fall to 3-8 on the season.
"Our energy was great the entire game. We had everyone that suited up for us score tonight, and a big part of that was their bench energy," Marietta head coach
Kole Vivian said. "We stayed lock in and supported each other. This just shows the depth of our roster."
Marietta scored the first nine points of the game and never looked back. The Pioneers held Wooster to single digit points in three of the four quarters, including just seven total points in the second half.
Jill Congrove (Circleville, Ohio/Logan Elm) nailed a three-pointer with 4:28 left in the first quarter to give Marietta a 12-point lead, 17-5. The Pioneers maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the game.
With all 18 players in uniform scoring at least two points in the game for the Pioneers, Wooster had no answers for Marietta's balanced attack.
Kelly Levering (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty) was the lone Pioneer in double figures with 11 points.
Olivia Gribble (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) and
Makenzie Wilson (Wapakoneta, Ohio/Wapakoneta) scored eight points apiece, while
Morgan Borich (Beverly, Ohio/Fort Frye) and
Haley Ross (Aurora, Ohio/Aurora) scored seven points each.
Marietta totally dominated the glass pulling down 61 rebounds to 36 for the Scots. The Pioneers total domination included a 42-16 margin on points in the paint; 23-3 advantage on points off turnovers; 21-8 on second chance points; and 56-16 advantage on bench points.
In the first game of the day, Carnegie Mellon University downed Bethany College, 65-58. Bethany plays Wooster at 1 p.m. Thursday. Marietta plays Carnegie Mellon at 3 p.m.
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pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
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