Box Score

Pasadena, CA – Three players scored in double figures as the Oberlin College women's basketball team downed Caltech, 72-31, on Friday afternoon at the Braun Athletic Center.
 
Sophomore Christina Marquette led the way by eclipsing the 20-point plateau for the fourth straight game while also recording her third double-double of the season. Playing in her home state for the first time in her collegiate career, Marquette dropped in 21 points and added 14 rebounds.
 
Junior Lillian Jahan cashed in a career-high 14 points, while Allison Gannon chipped in with 11. Junior Malisa Hoak also dished out a career-high 10 assists and added eight points of her own in the thrashing.
 
The stiff Yeowomen defense limited the Beavers to just five first-half field goals, which allowed them to claim a 33-12 advantage at the break. Oberlin raced out to a 12-0 lead before Caltech finally got on the board at the 13:30 mark.
 
In the second half it was more of the same as the Yeowomen eventually opened up a 30-point lead, 47-17, with 15:14 left to play and they never looked back. First-year Caroline Hamilton scored her first collegiate points in the half and finished with six in the game. Fellow rookie Katie Lucaites also dropped in seven points in the contest.
 
Oberlin shot 45.2-percent (28-of-62) from the floor and finished 6-of-22 (27.3%) from 3-point land. The Yeowomen's hardnosed defense limited the Beavers to just 24-percent (12-of-50) shooting.
 
With the win, the Yeowomen improved to 3-1 on the year – marking the best start in Head Coach Kerry Jenkins' five-year tenure.
 
Oberlin will be right back in action tomorrow afternoon against Occidental College. Tip-time is set for 3 p.m. PST/6 p.m. EST.