Women’s basketball (2-2) fell 52-40 to Ohio University on Saturday in Athens, Ohio.
The Revs struggled on both ends of the court offensively, making 27 percent of their field goals and only gained one lead throughout the game, three minutes into the first quarter. Senior forward Mariona Planes-Fortuny and junior guard Filipa Calisto dropped 10 and 11 points, respectively, and were the only two Revs scoring in double figures.
The starters struggled with their shooting, connecting on only six of 38 shots. The team as a whole only made four of 14 free throws, their lowest free throw percentage so far this season. Sophomore forward Sara Lewis led the team with nine rebounds, all on the defensive end of the court.
Ohio’s graduate student guard Anyssa Jones made the game’s first point, hitting both free throws at the seven-minute mark. Graduate student guard Makayla Andrews then drained a 3-pointer, giving the Revs the first and only lead of the game and their only 3-pointer of the game. The Revs didn’t score another point until over six minutes into the game, when a layup from Andrews brought the score to 7-5.
Freshman guard Gabby Reynolds struggled with her shooting, going 0-11 on field goals and attempting six 3-point shots. She ended the game with 3 points, all from the free-throw line, where she had six attempts. Reynolds also contributed six assists and five rebounds. In her first three games of collegiate basketball, Reynolds has impressed, averaging 15.7 points per game on 47.1 percent shooting.
Off a Bobcats turnover, Reynolds stole the ball and passed to Lewis for the layup to open the second quarter. Junior guard Filipa Calisto then made a layup in the next offensive possession, bringing the score to 13-11. With just a one-possession margin separating the teams, Ohio went on a 9-0 run to extend their lead to 22-11. Seven GW points to end the half brought the score to 24-18.
GW’s offensive struggles continued into the third quarter, and the Bobcats outscored them 7-1 in the first few minutes of the second half. Turnovers proved to be a key struggle throughout the game, with the team giving up 19 overall, including 12 from the starting lineup.
Going into the fourth quarter, the Bobcats scored 5 points to extend the lead to 14, bringing the score to 46-32, leading Head Coach Caroline McCombs to call a timeout. Off the timeout, the Revs missed on three scoring opportunities, with two offensive rebounds failing to lead to any points. 14 points proved to be too big of a deficit to make up in just a quarter, and the Revs only scored eight overall in the period.
The Revs will return to the Charles E. Smith Center and play at home for their next five games, starting with a matchup against Towson on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
