FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University women's basketball team opened up the 2022-23 season with an overtime loss to College of the Ozarks (Mo.), 73-67.
The Owls play again on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at Iowa Wesleyan University. Tip-off is slated for 5:30 p.m.
By The Numbers
19 –
Jersee Wren went 8-for-11 from the field to open her collegiate career with 19 points.
17 –
Sydney Booker added 17 points to the board.
16 –
Katie Keilholz hit five three pointers for 16 points.
9 –
Sydney Booker came up just one rebound shy of a double-double with nine.
How It Happened
A three from
Katie Keilholz halfway through the first quarter put the Owls up by three, and a jumper from
Sydney Booker gave the Owls a five-point lead, 11-6. Ozarks took the lead twice afer and held a one-point lead after the first 10 minutes of play, 16-15.
Ozarks extended their lead to seven four minutes into the second period, but the Owls used an 8-0 run with two three-pointers from Keilholz to take a one-point lead, 29-28.
Jersee Wren scored the last points of the half to give the Owls a one-point lead heading into halftime, 31-30.
The Owls put together a 7-0 run to take a six-point lead just three minutes into the second half, 40-34. A traditional three-point play from
Sydney Booker gave the Owls their largest lead of the game, 49-40, but Ozarks cut the game to one over the next two minutes, 49-48. The Owls closed out the third with three points on free throws to take a four-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, 52-48.
The Owls opened up the fourth with an 8-0 run to post a 12-point lead with 7:31 on the clock, 59-48. Ozarks cut the Owls' lead down, and with just over a minute to play they took a one-point lead, 63-62. They went up by three with 12 seconds to play, but a three from Wren with 1.7 seconds to go knotted up the game at 65-65, sending the game into overtime.
The Owls were unable to score much in overtime, ending with a 73-67 loss.
