BEREA, Ohio – A fourth straight 20-point effort from Bri O'Connor was not enough to push the Capital University women's basketball team over the hump on the road at the No. 7 ranked Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets. O'Connor nearly scored half the Comets' points in the eventual 65-50 loss.

The loss pegs Capital back to 10-5 overall and an even 4-4 in the OAC. BW on the other hand improves to 14-1 overall and 7-1 in the OAC. 

Despite O'Connor's continued form, the Yellow Jackets – who were coming off their first loss of the season at No. 18 Ohio Northern earlier this week – were looking to get back to their winning ways against CU and did just that. 

Both teams came out of the gates slow as the score sat at just 9-6 after the first quarter. The two teams combined for just seven field goals in the first 10 minutes of play. 

After the slow start, the second quarter saw a slight pick-me-up in offense, but ended with just nine made field goals between the sides. This relatively tame first half led to a 26-18 halftime score that favored Baldwin Wallace. 

Out of the intermission, the Yellow Jackets did what they do best and utilized a balanced offense and strong defense to blow the game open and take a 20 point lead into the fourth. 

In that fourth quarter, the Comets immediately started chipping into the BW lead, but after a five-point cut into the advantage, the Yellow Jackets hung in there for what would eventually end in a 15-point win. 

THE NUMBERS
Bri O'Connor once again stuffed all areas of the box score as she did everything she could to help swing the momentum in favor of the Comets. At the final buzzer, the sophomore guard finished with 21 points on 8-for-15 shooting, six rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block. Her 21 point scoring outing was the sixth time this season she had scored 20 or more points. She now extends her lead on the OAC scoring chart as she averages 17.2 points per game, almost a full three points per game more than her closest competitor. 

Maddi Weiland finished with seven points, three rebounds, two steals and a block in her time on the floor. 

Samaree Perkins ended with six points, three assists, two steals and game-high nine rebounds. She sits third in the OAC with 7.6 rebounds per game. 

Laney Murphy, Nicole Flock, Maddie Dougoud and Jenna Horsley combined to end the game with 16 points. 

THE OPPONENT
Points - Bella Vaillant (11)
Rebounds - Bella Vaillant (8)
Assists - Emily Irwin (4)
Blocks - Kira Philpot/Sylvie Sonneman (1)
Steals - Irwin/Caely Ressler (3)

UP NEXT
Capital will finally return home for their next two games, first hosting Marietta on Wednesday, January 18th at 7 p.m. 

The next contest after the tall order of Marietta will be a 5 p.m. tipoff with crosstown rivals Otterbein on Saturday, January 21st. That much anticipated affair will serve as the annual Battle for the Oar presented by Byers Airport Subaru.