BEREA, Ohio – The Capital University women's basketball team (9-2, 3-1 OAC) opened up their 2025 slate against No. 15/20 Baldwin Wallace (10-1, 4-0 OAC) on Saturday. The Comets played a highly competitive game against the reigning OAC Regular Season Champions but would ultimately come up just short, with a game-tying three-point effort from Bri O'Connor falling offline, ending in a 64-67 loss for CU.

The game was close throughout, starting with the teams separated by only two points after the first quarter, 17-19 in favor of the hosts. The Purple and White would battle back in the second quarter, outscoring the Yellow Jackets 15-12 to take a 32-31 lead into the halftime break. The third quarter was more of the same as BW would pull back even with a 17-18 quarter for CU, making it all square at 49-49 heading to the fourth. The teams again went shot-for-shot in the final 10 minutes, ending with a last-second three-point attempt falling offline for the Comets, leaving Capital three behind at the final buzzer, 65-68.

THE NUMBERS
Bri O'Connor led the Comets with 28 points, going 10-for-11 from the free throw line, with six steals, four rebounds, two assists, and one block.

Laney Murphy finished with 12 points, four rebounds, three steals, and one block.

Samaree Perkins put up nine points with six rebounds, and one block.

Jenna Horsley had nine points and two steals.

Maddi Weiland ended up with four points, five rebounds, one block, and one steal.

Kya Jordan scored two points with two rebounds, and one steal.

UP NEXT
The Comets will be back at home at The Capital Center on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. for their first matchup of the season with Muskingum.