Oberlin, Ohio – The Oberlin College women's basketball team succumbed to the visiting Trine University Thunder by a score of 77-53 on Tuesday night at Philips Gym.
The Thunder lived up to their No. 9 national ranking as nine players registered five or more points, including Montana Martin who led all scorers with 14 points.
The Yeowomen's turnover struggles also played a factor in the result as they coughed it up 18 times which led to 20 points for the Thunder.
Olivia Canning posted double figures for the third time this season as she paced Oberlin's starting unit with 10 points. The Yeowomen got strong contributions off the bench from
Cheyenne Arthur as she netted a team-high 13 points while
Jasmine Sorrells chipped in with eight points and matched Canning with a team-high six rebounds.
Early in the opening quarter,
Leo Ross cashed in three of her nine points to give the Yeowomen an 8-5 edge but the Thunder would answer back with a 7-0 spurt to claim a four-point advantage. With 70 ticks left on the clock, a 3-pointer from Arthur made it a 14-13 Thunder lead but Trine scored the final four points of the frame to take an 18-13 cushion into the second.
Oberlin had the margin down to three in the early going of the second session, but a 16-3 Thunder burst ballooned the lead out to 34-18 with 3:37 left in the opening half. The margin would increase to as many as 19 but Trine ultimately carried a 41-24 lead into the intermission as Canning beat the buzzer with a layup.
The Yeowomen never threatened in the second half as the Thunder increased their lead out to 31 points going into the fourth quarter.
The Thunder, who moved to 3-1 on the year, shot 48.3 percent from the floor with 28 makes on 58 shots. The Yeowomen, who dropped to 2-2, triggered 11 less shots than Trine, going 20-of-47 for a 42.6 percent clip.
Oberlin will look to get back on track on Saturday afternoon as it welcomes the Muskingum University Muskies to town. Tip-time is set for 1 p.m.
