MARIETTA, Ohio – The Marietta College women's basketball will be in action Tuesday (March 2) when they travel to play the University of Mount Union, in the quarterfinals of the Ohio Athletic Conference tournament, with tip off scheduled for 5 p.m. This is the fifth consecutive OAC tournament appearance for the Pioneers.
Marietta finished the season 6-6 overall and 6-6 in OAC play to earn the fifth seed in the OAC tournament. The Purple Raiders closed the season with a record of 8-4 overall, and 8-4 in OAC to earn the fourth seed in the tournament.
With fan attendance limited to family members of the participating athletes, Pioneer fans can watch the game online
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Marietta has been led by sophomore forward
Erin Hahn (Louisville, Ohio/Louisville). She averages 10.3 points per night, and pulls down 8.5 rebounds per game. Hahn ranks third in the OAC in rebounds. Freshmen
Olivia Gribble (Irwin, Pa./Norwin), and
Hannah Schill (Rootstown, Ohio/Archbishop Hoban) provide the fire power, as they are tied for the team lead in scoring with 11.3 points per game. Both Gribble and Schill shoot over 40 percent from behind the arc. Rounding out the projected starting five will be senior forward
Luce Duritza (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler Area), and junior guard
Jill Congrove (Circleville, Ohio/Logan Elm). Duritza is a force on the defensive end, with 1.4 blocks per night, which is second in the OAC. Congrove adds 6.8 points per game, and pulls down 1.2 rebounds per game.
The Pioneers have faced off with the Purple Raiders twice this season, and lost both meetings. Both games were close, Marietta fell 74-68 at home and lost on the road, 73-66.
A win would advance the Pioneers to the OAC semifinals, which will be played on Thursday (March 4). Marietta is a tough out in the OAC tournament, they have advanced to the OAC semifinals in each of the last four seasons.
The tournament format this year includes reseeding after each round. Therefore, Thursday's semifinal pairings will be determined following Tuesday's games. The highest remaining seed will host the lowest remaining seed; the second highest will host the second lowest; the third highest will host the third lowest and then the fourth highest will host the final remaining team.
Fans can follow all of the Pioneer teams all year long at
pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on Twitter and Instagram.
