Women's Basketball falls to Bluffton in overtime

The Defiance women's basketball was defeated by HCAC rival Bluffton in overtime 76-71 on Wednesday evening.

The Basics

• Records: Defiance (7-4, 2-3), Bluffton (7-4, 2-3)
• Location: Karl H. Weaner Center - Defiance, Ohio.
• Attendance: 300

Inside The Numbers

• Senior Taylor Day led Defiance with a career-high 22 points off the bench to go along with five rebounds and three steals.
• Junior Taylor Steinbrunner added 14 points and five rebounds.
• Sophomore Cait Good made her first start of the season and tied her career-high in points with 11 while recording five rebounds.
• Junior Lexie Sparks added eight points and tied junior Lauren Criblez for the team lead in assists with six.
• Junior Nicole Sims recorded a career-high 10 assists.
• As a team, Defiance went 28-of-68 (.412) from the field and shot 6-of-15 (.400) from behind the arc.
• Brianna Gillig led all players with 28 points and four steals while also tying Angel Schneider for the lead in rebounds with eight.
• Schneider added 13 points, matching Kayla Prigge for second on the Beavers
• As a team, Bluffton went 29-of-68 (.426) from the field and shot 6-of-17 (.353) from behind the arc.

The Difference

• After Defiance took a 4-1 lead early the Beavers battled back with an 11-0 run that helped them take a 15-13 lead after the first quarter.
• The Yellow Jackets opened the second quarter with a 10-0 run over the first three minutes of the frame and outscored the Beavers 20-11 in the quarter.
• The visitors outscored Defiance 22-13 in the third in a back-and-forth quarter.
• After Bluffton took a late lead the Yellow Jackets tied the game with four converted free throws in the final 30 seconds to force overtime.
• In the extra frame, the Beavers rallied to win by outscoring Defiance 13-8.
• Each team forced 14 turnovers but the Yellow Jackets were able to score 17 points off turnovers while the Beavers only managed five.
• Bluffton outrebounded Defiance 41-36.

Up Next

• The Yellow Jackets will look to rebound from the loss on Saturday when they travel to face conference leader and #4 ranked in the country Transylvania.