UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS – The Heidelberg University women's basketball team took to the road for their first OAC contest of the season, falling to John Carroll by a final score of 72-46. The host Blue Streaks took an early lead and never looked back as the Student Princes were unable to mount a comeback.

KEY STATS

Carli Patrick scored 10 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.

JCU shot 50.9% from the floor compared to just 26.8% for the Berg.

46 of John Carroll's 72 points in the game were scored in the paint.

FIRST HALF

John Carroll (6-0, 1-0 OAC), fresh off an upset victory over #16 Ithaca, jumped out to a quick 7-0 advantage less than three minutes into the game.

A layup and free throw by Patrick at the 16:48 mark ended the run, making the score 7-3.

That lead ballooned for the Blue Streaks from there as they went on a 26-5 run, taking a commanding 33-8 lead with 3:42 left to play in the first half.

A 3-pointer by Jackie Abrecht at the buzzer made the score 37-19 in favor of JCU entering halftime.

SECOND HALF

The two teams traded buckets to open the second period as a pair of free throws by Marisa Liburdi made the score 43-25 at the 16:39 mark.

Heidelberg (1-3, 0-1 OAC) was unable to chip away at the deficit from there on out, as JCU closed out the 72-46 win in the conference-opener for both teams.

UP NEXT

The Student Princes will be on the road again this weekend on Saturday, December 6th, when they face Muskingum. That OAC contest is scheduled to tip off at 3:00 p.m. in New Concord.