COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Capital University women's basketball team rallied from a troublesome first quarter to blow past the visiting John Carroll Blue Streaks and close out their season with a 76-66 win. 

The Comets, with some help elsewhere in the conference, will now enter the OAC Tournament as the No. 3 seed and will host a first round game on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. Capital wrapped up the regular season with a record of 18-7 and a 13-5 mark in the OAC. JCU on the other hand finished their regular season 13-12 overall and 8-10 in the conference. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Capital got behind in a 6-0 hole that caused some early trouble for the team as JCU finished the first frame on the wrong end of an 18-9 scoreline. The second quarter for Capital was much more favorable as the Comets stormed back, eventually taking a lead at 23-21 on a made 3-pointer from Demi Brewer. Despite the run from Cap, JCU closed the half on a bit of a run and carried a 33-29 lead into the locker room. 

After halftime, the Blue Streaks carried the same momentum with them and opened the game up to eight points at 42-34. A quick six points from Capital brought it within two and allowed the Comets to establish their control on the game. Of the final five plus minutes of the frame, Cap ended with a 54-48 lead at the final quarter break. 

Through the fourth quarter, Capital kept their foot on the gas and held off a comeback attempt from the Blue Streaks, eventually closing the game out ahead 76-66. 

THE NUMBERS
Bri O'Connor led the game with 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting. On a pair of free throws late in the third quarter, O'Connor eclipsed the 1,000 point mark for her career, which includes 166 points as a freshman at Tiffin. At Capital, O'Connor now has 842 points in just two seasons. She also added sic rebounds, two steals and one assist. 

Samaree Perkins scored 18 points off the bench and recorded her 13th double-double of the year finishing with 14 rebounds. For the regular season, Perkins finished the season averaging a double-double with 13.0 points per game and 10.1 rebounds per contest. Additionally today, Perkins added two assists and a steal. 

Demi Brewer and Laney Murphy both netted 12 points and combined to add 16 rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal. 

Maddi Weiland had a day cleaning the glass with six boards and adding four blocks. Jenna Horsley scored six points and recorded two boards and two blocks as well. 

SENIOR DAY
Capital honored true seniors Sydney Bourquin, Katie Burke and Maddie Dougoud with a Senior Day recognition prior to tipoff. All three players got the start in the game. 

UP NEXT
Capital will host the first round of the OAC Tournament on Tuesday, February 20th. As the rest of the league settles their final regular season contests, Capital's opponent and game time will be added to athletics.capital.edu as soon as it is made official.