Women's Basketball: Bison Back in the Win Column after Defeating Fighting Scots, 77-52

Marietta, Ohio – The Bethany College women's basketball team is back in the win column after defeating the College of Wooster, 77-52, inside the Ban Johnson Arena Thursday afternoon.

GAME FLOW

• Freshman Lindsey Garrison scored the first nine points for the Bison.
• The Bison took an 11-3 lead in the first seven minutes of the game.
• The Fighting Scots used an 8-0 run to knot the game at 11-11 with under three minutes to go in the first stanza.
• A pair of Kelsie Meintel free throws gave the Bison back the narrow lead, 13-11.
• The Bison rebuilt their lead to 17-13 after buckets from Ashleigh Wheeler and Kelsie Meintel.
• As time expired in the first quarter, Wheeler nailed a shot from behind half court to give the Bison a seven point lead heading into the second stanza.
• Makenzee Mason ended a Fighting Scot 8-0 run with 5:20 left to go in the half.
• Bethany and Wooster continued to battle in the second quarter. The Bison regained a narrow 36-35 lead after Mason hit 1-of-2 from the charity stripe.
• With under thirty seconds left in the first half, Courtney Walker helped build the Bison lead to 39-35 after completing an old-fashion three point play.
• Bethany held a 39-37 lead heading into the break.
• The Bison extended their lead to 59-46 while outscoring the Fighting Scots 20-9 heading into the final quarter of play.
• The Green and White maintained momentum and a strong lead to seal a 77-52 victory over the Fighting Scots.

IN THE BOX SCORE

• Sophomore Makenzee Mason led the Bison with 18 points. She scored 12 of her 18 points in the second half.
• Freshman Ashleigh Wheeler had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.
• Freshman Lindsey Garrison had 13 points.
• Senior Kelsie Meintel had 9 points and 7 rebounds.
• Senior Taylor Stinnett had a team high 4 blocks.

BY THE NUMBERS

• 50.8 – The Bison shot 50.8 percent from the field (31-61)
• +11- Bethany out rebounded Wooster 45-34. The Bison currently rank second in the PAC in Rebound Margin (4.8).
• 5^th- The Bison currently are 5^th in the NCAA Division III rankings for Free-Throw Percentage (78.7).

UP NEXT 

The Bethany Bison return to PAC play when they travel to Beaver Falls, Pa to face the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes on Tuesday, January 4. Tip-off is set for 5:30 pm.