DELAWARE, Ohio – Despite another career performance from sophomore Mikaila Carpenter, Denison women's basketball was unable to avenge their loss from Friday night as they fell to Ohio Wesleyan 57-52 on Saturday afternoon at Branch Rickey Arena.

In a game that saw nine lead changes and 48 combined points off turnovers, both sides played to a 46-46 tie following a pair of made free throws from OWU's Kasey Schipfer with 6:26 left in the game. The Bishops followed the tie with seven unanswered points over the next two minutes of play after Lauren Denison tallied five combined points and Schipfer turned a steal into a transition layup on the other end as Ohio Wesleyan took a 53-46 lead with 4:26 remaining.

With 3:09 to play, OWU's Lauren Campbell attempted to increase the Bishops' lead, but a block from Carpenter led to a rebound for Ann Rafeedie and new life for the Big Red. On the next possession, sophomore Natalie Hutras chipped away at the Denison deficit when she buried one of her two chances at the charity stripe. Less than a minute later, Carpenter added another free throw on the backend to make it a 53-48 game with 2:13 left to play.

Denison's hopes at shifting the momentum stayed alive on OWU's next possession when the Big Red forced the Bishops into a shot clock violation with 1:42 remaining, giving the ball back to DU. Hutras turned the Ohio Wesleyan turnover into two points on the other end as she cashed in on both of her free throws to make it a one-possession game, 53-50.

With a chance to tie the game with 41 seconds to play, sophomore Gabby Elliott was unable to connect from the perimeter for the Big Red, resulting in a rebound for OWU's Hailey MacGregor and a two-point basket from Grace Stoller for the Bishops.

The Big Red looked to trim their deficit on the next possession, but an OWU steal halted DU's comeback as Denison suffered their second-straight loss to start the season.

After setting a new career-high with 16 points on Friday, Carpenter posted another career performance with 17 points on 7-of-11 from the field with six rebounds. Hutras and Isa Contreras each tallied nine points on the day while combining for 11 rebounds. Rafeedie also added eight points and a team-high five assists.

OWU's Schipfer matched her game-high 21 points from Friday night with another strong showing for the Bishops, including a game-best 14 rebounds. Lauren Denison followed with 19 points and Molly Delaney turned in 13.

Denison returns to action next Thursday, Feb. 11 when they welcome No. 6 DePauw to Livingston Gymnasium for a 6 p.m. tip-off.