Box Score Bluffton, OH – The Yeowomen basketball team kept the wins coming as they took down Bluffton University on Saturday night. In the 55-47 victory, Alyson Jefferson and Gina Lombard led the team with 16 and 15 points, respectively. Oberlin moves to 2-0 ahead of their next match with Adrian College.

The Yeowomen got off to a hot start as Lombard drilled a three-pointer to put Oberlin ahead 3-0. The squad kept rolling in the first quarter as Senior Sammy Spanier made field goal before Jaedyn O'Reilly hit a jump shot opening the Yeowomen's largest lead of the quarter. As the clock dwindled down, Mia Woo nailed a three-pointer to secure a 17-11 lead headed into the second quarter.
 
The second period offense was dominated by Jefferson and Lombard. Opening with a three-pointer, Lombard regained the momentum for the Yeowomen. Jefferson gave Oberlin a ten-point advantage as she followed with four-straight points. After multiple missed attempts to find the backboard, Jefferson connected with Lombard for her third three-pointer of the half. Making one final layup, Jefferson gave Oberlin a 29-18 lead headed into the half.
 
The Yeowomen locked down on defense early in the second half, not allowing the Beavers to score until the 7:33 mark. As Bluffton slowly crawled their way back into the game, Oberlin found themselves up by only five points with 4:43 remaining. Seconds later, Lombard managed to poke the ball out of the Beavers' hands and found O'Reilly ahead of her for the layup. The Yeowomen maintained their lead thanks to a pair of free throws in the final seconds.
 
Up 39-33, the Oberlin defense came out strong once again allowing only two points through the first four minutes of action. Lombard and Jefferson combined for a trio of buckets before Lombard knocked down another shot from behind the arc. Bryana Woodard and Spanier got in the scoring action with a pair of layups as the clock hit the one-minute mark. Jasmine Roberts and Jefferson made the final two baskets to give Oberlin the 55-47 win over Bluffton.
 
The Yeowomen hit the court again next Wednesday, November 17 as they host MIAA opponent Adrian College. Tip-off is set for 7pm with the live stream available here and live stats available here.
 
Fans can watch all the home matches live online. Home contests can be accessed on a TV through the official Oberlin College Sports Network app on Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV.