Women's Basketball: Bethany falls to Muskingum in home opener

BETHANY, W.Va. – The Bethany College women's basketball team opened the 2022-23 season against Muskingum University inside Hummel Field House Friday evening. The Fighting Muskies used a strong start to defeat the Bison, 82-54.  

GAME FLOW

• Muskingum went up 9-0 in the opening four minutes of play.
• Bethany's Lindsey Garrison scored the Bison's first points of the season on a layup to cut the lead to seven, with 6:01 left in the first quarter.
• The Bison were held scoreless until 3:21 mark after Samaria Murry scored her first points of the season.
• Bethany went on an 8-3 run to close out the first period, trailing 18-10.
• Francesca Mulas scored off of a Muskies turnover cutting the deficit to six to start the second quarter.
• The Fighting Muskies would go up by 16 points in the second quarter. Bethany trailed 36-22 at the halftime intermission.
• Muskingum continued to keep momentum into the second half expanding their lead to 60-40 heading into the final quarter of play.
• In the fourth quarter, the Fighting Muskies continued their dominance over the Bison, extending their lead. The Fighting Muskies outscore the Bison 22-14 in the fourth quarter.  

IN THE BOX SCORE

• Junior Makenzee Mason and sophomore Lindsey Garrison led the Bison with 11 points each.
• Mason led the Bison with seven rebounds and three steals.
• Ashleigh Wheeler added eight points followed by Samaria Murry's six and Alexis Heap's five.
• The Fighting Muskies shot a hot 51.6% from the field while the Bison were held to 32.7%
• The Bison finished the match shooting 16.7% (3-for-18) from behind the arc
• Muskingum out rebounded the Bison 34-29 with 11 offensive rebounds.

RECORDS

Bethany College – 0-1 (0-0 PAC)

Muskingum University – 1-0 (0-0 OAC)

UP NEXT

Bethany will begin Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at Washington & Jefferson College. Tip-off is set for 6 pm.