Big 2nd Half Helps Oilers to 78-57 Win Over Storm

Box Score

The University of Findlay women's basketball team defeated Lake Erie College by a score of 78-57 on Feb. 14 in Croy Gymnasium. The win gives the Oilers a 13-10 record on the season with a 9-10 mark in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC).

The Oilers went up 38-36 at the half and then blew the Storm out in the second half, out-scoring Lake Erie by a 40-21 margin.

Findlay shot 50 percent (27-of-54) from the floor in the win and held the Storm to a mere 28.8 percent (17-of-59) shooting clip. They also drained 10-of-27 (37%) attempts from three point range and held a 40-32 advantage on the boards in the game.

Sophomore guard Karli Bonar splashed home five three pointers and ended the game with 17 points while junior forward Margaret Wuebker came off the bench to provide 17 points and six rebounds in only 21 minutes of work.

Senior guard Nikki Gunning provided some more scoring punch off the pine with 13 points while junior forward Kelsey Lewis nearly had a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.

Senior guard Kristin Klausing stuffed the stat sheet with seven points, five assists and four rebounds to aid the Oilers in their win as well.

The Oilers will be back in action again on Feb. 19 when they host Walsh University at 5:30 p.m. in Croy Gymnasium.