COLUMBUS, Ohio – Not all wins are pretty, but at the end of the day, a win is a win – and that is just what the Capital University women's basketball team got tonight in the form of a 48-38 win over Olivet College.
In what is believed to be the first ever women's sporting event in Capital history to feature two teams both named the Comets, Capital utilized a 19-5 run in the fourth quarter to swing what had been a narrow game up to that point.
In the end, Capital got points from just their five starters and shot a meager 24.6% from the floor in the game. Despite this, a huge scoring difference was Cap's 16 made free throws to Olivet's two. At the end of the day, the Purple and White did enough to move past their final non-conference opponent of the season and move ahead to 8-2 on the year – a continuation to their best start to a season since 2015-16.
The main story for Capital was a 19-5 run in the fourth quarter to swing the game in their favor. Through that stretch, CU scored four baskets and converted nine free throws to put the game away. On the other end of the floor, Olivet was just 1-for-11 from the floor in the quarter.
THE NUMBERS
Laney Murphy led all scorers with 15 points. She added eight rebounds, an assist and two steals.
Bri O'Connor was next with 14 points, seven boards, an assist and three steals.
Samaree Perkins scored 13 points, thanks to a 9-of-12 effort from the charity stripe. She added six rebounds, an assist and a career-high three blocks.
Demi Brewer scored only two points, but was efficient defensively with six steals and four rebounds.
Maddi Weiland was the other Capital player to score with four points. She added a team-high nine boards as well.
THE OPPONENT
Points - Courtney Balazs (14)
Rebounds - Kinsley Hatfield (10)
Assists - Lily Connelly/Kinsley Hatfield (2)
Blocks - Three Players (1)
Steals - Courtney Balazs (2)
UP NEXT
Capital will hit the road for their next contest at Ohio Northern University this coming Saturday, December 17th. From the beginning of the season, the Polar Bears have been receiving votes in the D3Hoops.com national rankings. Tipoff in Ada is slated for 4 p.m. or approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the Cap vs. ONU men's game which will begin at 2 p.m.
