ADA -- The Heidelberg University Women's Basketball team was defeated on the road, falling to Ohio Northern, 66-47  Despite a 13-point effort from Elisha Carter, the Student Princes slipped to 3-4 overall, 0-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference.  

Heidelberg struggled early in the first, unable to find a basket until a Cheyanne Bean free throw three minutes in. The Student Princes would go on a 9-2 run to end the quarter. Jewel Persinger drilled a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left to bring the gap within 10 at 21-11. 

Neither team could find a rhythm going into the second quarter. Emma Keto took the lid off the bucket with a 3-pointer at eight minutes, forcing an ONU timeout. They would respond by outscoring Heidelberg, 13-4, to the end of the half for a 33-18 advantage. 

Morgan Altenburger opened the third quarter with a nice shot from deep, carrying the momentum into the next possession for a layup thanks to a Bean assist. Later, Ashley Ballard hit a 3-pointer as well, followed by an Elisha Carter layup on the fast-break pass from Chloe Gilbert. Carter would hit two more threes in the last three minutes, bringing it back to a seven-point lead. 

Keto and Ballard would both put in two more from deep in the fourth before the Polar Bears ran away with a 66-47 victory. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: 

Carter led all Heidelberg scorers with 13 points on 5-of-10 from the field … Ashley Ballard added nine while Keto added six … The hosts out-rebounded HU 47-34 … Heidelberg went 4-of-5 (80%) from the charity stripe while the Polar Bears went 9-of-14 (64.3%)

UP NEXT: 

Heidelberg returns to the court on Saturday when they host Otterbein.  Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m.