UOlivet topped by Trine, 82-45

OLIVET, Mich. – The University of Olivet women's basketball team suffered an 82-45 loss to Trine (Ind.) University in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) contest today at the Cutler Event Center.

THE BASICS

• Final Score: Trine 82, Olivet 45
• Location: Cutler Event Center; Olivet, Michigan
• Records: Olivet 1-6 overall, 0-3 MIAA; Trine 6-1 overall, 2-0 MIAA

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Thunder put the first 16 points on the scoreboard. The Comets dented it for the first time with 4:21 showing on the clock when junior Kaylee Bush split two free throws. Trine led 26-10 after the first quarter, 40-24 at halftime and 65-35 at the end of the third quarter.

FOR THE COMETS

• Freshman Madelyn Burdis was the only Olivet player in double figures, as she netted a career-high 14 points. Burdis made four three-pointers in the first half.
• Bush and freshman Reese Gohsman each scored seven points.
• Gohsman, junior Christina Malackanich and freshman Alexis Woodbeck grabbed five rebounds apiece.
• Malackanich blocked three shots to raise her career total to 66. She needs only six blocks to move into fifth on the all-time UOlivet list.

UP NEXT

• The Comets are off until next Saturday and Sunday, December 20-21, when they are in Angola, Indiana, for the Trine Holiday Classic. Olivet plays Hanover (Ind.) College on Saturday at 3 p.m. and University of Wisconsin-Platteville on Sunday at 1 p.m.