KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Kalamazoo College women's basketball team dropped a 77-46 decision to the visiting Oberlin College Yeowomen Wednesday night at Anderson Athletic Center.
The Yeowomen jumped out to an early lead, scoring the first 11 points of the game before Laila Vincent's three-point basket put the Hornets on the scoreboard with 6:57 remaining in the first quarter. Oberlin stretched the lead to 16-3 before the Hornets closed out the quarter on a 7-4 run.
Oberlin seized control of the game with a 19-4 second-quarter advantage, then tallied the first nine points of the third. The run was stopped with 8:21 remaining when Kaytlyn Tidey's three-pointer found the bottom of the basket and brought Kalamazoo to within 48-17.
Oberlin registered its largest lead of the game, 63-21, with 1:45 remaining in the third. The Hornets (3-12) did manage to outscore the visitors 21-14 in the fourth quarter, which saw Tidey tally five of her team-high 13 points.
Vincent stuffed the stat sheet with 12 points, five rebounds, three blocks, and a steal, while Kaelyn Arlington paced the Hornets with seven rebounds and Kylah Davis dished a team-high three assists. Haley Huckleberry scored eight points and had a pair of steals.
Oberlin shot 41% from the field compared to K's 25% and had advantages in rebounds (53-34), assists (19-8) and steals (9-5). Kalamazoo swatted five blocked shots to Oberlin's one.
The Hornets will conclude their homestand when they host Alma College on Saturday for a 1 p.m. tipoff.