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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Capital University women's basketball held off a late surge from Ohio Northern to take down the Polar Bears in back-to-back contests and get back to .500 for the season at 4-4 behind Kaylee Cyphers first career double-double.

EARLY RUNS

• Kaylee Cyphers dropped the first shot of the game, followed by a bucket and foul shot from Brooke Ommert to go up 5-2 at the 6:46 minute mark.
• As the period progressed, each team remained neck and neck, trading the lead all the way down to the final seconds with Capital taking the 12-9 advantage.
• Turnovers and fouls plagued both teams to start the second, but the Crusaders started to settle in around the eight minute mark going on an 8-0 run to build an 11 point lead at 20-9.
• Two shots from Erika Linder and one from Cyphers maintained that 11 point lead for multiple minutes before Ohio Northern made a few late shots to cut the lead to six at the half, 27-21.
• To start the second half, Capital maintained their momentum in the opening minutes, building their lead back up to double figures on a made free throw by Cyphers to make the score 34-24.
• Ohio Northern responded however with a 14-0 run that included three three-point shots to grab the lead and go up by four with 2:40 to play in the quarter.
• Two three-pointers from Allison Roach got the score back to 40-all but two late shots from the Polar Bears took the advantage going into the fourth quarter, 45-41.
• Ohio Northern was able to maintain their slim lead for much of the fourth, making just enough of their shots to stay on top until the 4:18 mark.
• Cyphers ignited an 11-0 run that grabbed the lead back by eight and whittled down the clock to just 50 seconds.
• Playing from behind, the Polar Bears chose to foul late to get more opportunities but Capital was completely unfazed, hitting all of their eight chances from the charity stripe to seal the 61-54 victory.

KEY STATS

• Cyphers led the team in the scoring column, hitting double digits for the second straight contest, with 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to record her first career double-double.
• Ommert was close behind in scoring, adding 15 points of her own to go alongside five rebounds.
• Linder provided a spark off the bench, making 4 of 7 shots, two from three point range, to log 12 points and two assists.
• The team completed the season sweep of Ohio Northern to move to even on the season at 4-4

UP NEXT
The Crusaders suit up for their last series of the season, taking on Marietta in the Capital Center on Friday February 26th at 7 p.m.