The women’s basketball team continued its losing streak on Saturday against Kenyon College in Timken Gymnasium in spite of its excellent outside shooting and a strong defensive performance in the second half. The Fighting Scots (2-16, 0-8 NCAC) nailed 10-18 shots from three-point range, including three apiece from Karley Walker ’14, Taylor Keegan ’11 and Suvi Puripattarapan ’14, but a first-half run from the Ladies (11-8, 5-3 NCAC) provided enough separation to keep them ahead the rest of the game.
Kenyon had an 18-16 lead with under 10 minutes left in the first half, but the Ladies closed the half on a 22-8 run, during which Kayla Ernst scored eight points in a row on her way to leading all scorers with 21.
Although the Scots made six three-pointers in the first half, Kenyon made 5-8 while knocking in nine shots from inside. Wooster went just 2-11 from two-point range in the half, which played a big role in Kenyon’s 40-24 halftime lead.
The Scots’ defense locked down in the second, holding the Ladies to 1-10 in three-point shooting and less than 30 percent from the field. Wooster pulled to within eight points with five minutes left in the game, as Walker made it 54-46, but they had put itself in too big of a first-half hole to dig out of and lost 66-54.
The loss extended the Scots’ losing streak to six games. Wooster played Hiram College (11-7, 6-4 NCAC) on Wednesday after press time. They will host first-place Denison University (19-0, 8-0 NCAC) tomorrow in Timken Gymnasium at noon.
The men’s team kept another streak going on Jan. 26óits 19-game winning streak. The Scots (19-0, 10-0 NCAC) had an offensive explosion on the road against Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio on its way to a 103-67 rout. Guards Nathan Balch ’11 and Ian Franks ’11 had 22- and 20-point outings, respectively, but they were only two of the five Wooster players to get into double-digits. Starting forward Bryan Wickliffe ’11 scored 12, while Jake Mays ’13 scored 12 and Ryan Snyder ’14 got 10 off the bench.
The Lords (8-11, 4-6 NCAC) played it close for the first 13 minutes, down only 27-20 with under seven minutes to play in the first half. Unfortunately for Kenyon, they melted down at that point as the Scots closed the half on a 20-10 run to take a 47-30 lead into the locker room after shooting 51.6 percent from the field. Wooster never looked back in the second half as they continued their hot shooting. The Scots also took 26 trips to the free throw line in the second half, converting 22 shots.
Wooster played at Hiram (9-9, 3-6 NCAC) on Wednesday after press time. Their next game is against NCAC third-placeWabash College (16-3, 8-3 NCAC), as Timken Gymbasium at 2 p.m.