Fouls furnish loss for OC

The Lady Cardinals took the court Wednesday night in the Rike Center looking to get back on the winning track after falling Saturday to rival Capital.

     The first half saw both teams come out playing a fast-paced game with sophomore Shea McCoy starting off Otterbein’s scoring with a 3-pointer in the first minute.

     Otterbein kept the Quakers on their toes with quick passes at the top of the key until a pick by senior Allison Huettel stopped them in their tracks, allowing high-scorer Kristi Kotterman two points at the basket.

     Freshman Rachel Snedegar assisted the OC’s 75 percent shooting from the foul line with a shot from the top of the key, giving Otterbein a one point lead, 27 to 26.

     With four seconds left, Kotterman worked her magic and brought out a 3-pointer, leaving Otterbein just under Wilmington at 33-30.

     In the second half, Otterbein came out strong with 3-pointers from both McCoy and Katy Miller.

     Wilmington then made an 8-0 run to help pull away. Sophomore Katy Stallard said, “We definitely gave up the second half, we just lost control.”

     The Lady Cardinals shot 35.2 percent from the field, while 13 player fouls on Otterbein lifted the Quakers to outscore their opponents 43-33 in the second half. “The girls shot very well. They kept on 54 (Kortney Kin) which is what I wanted, but we didn’t cover 21 (Claire Brown) good enough,” coach Connie Richardson said.

     The weekend starts a two-game road trip for the Lady Cardinals, with Muskingum on Saturday and John Carroll Wednesday.

     “You did not see them at their best tonight; we just didn’t shoot the way we wanted to,” Richardson said. t&c