UOlivet loses at Calvin, 69-49

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The University of Olivet women's basketball team lost 69-49 to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) ally Calvin University tonight at Van Noord Arena.

THE BASICS

• Final Score: Calvin 69, Olivet 49
• Location: Van Noord Arena; Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Records: Olivet 2-20 overall, 0-13 MIAA; Calvin 14-9 overall, 9-5 MIAA

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The first quarter was close, as there were four lead changes and four tied scores. The Knights led by four points before a basket by freshman Ava Lord made the score 14-12 at the end of the first stanza. Calvin extended its lead to seven points, 25-18, at the 4:35 mark of the second period. Freshman Reese Gohsman drained a three-pointer before a Knight basket made the score 27-21 at halftime. Lord connected on a three-pointer to begin the third quarter to cut the Comet deficit in half. Olivet did not get any closer for the rest of the game.

FOR THE COMETS

• Lord scored a team-high 14 points. She also had three steals and four assists.
• Gohsman contributed 11 points.
• Senior Kinsley Hatfield grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.

UP NEXT

• The Comets welcome the Hope College Flying Dutch to the Cutler Event Center on Saturday for a MIAA contest, starting at 3 p.m.