OBERLIN, Ohio (January 13, 2022) – Playing in its first game in 30 calendar days, the Denison University women's basketball team started off 2022 with a 66-52 loss on the road at Oberlin College on Thursday evening.

The first 3-pointer of the game for the Big Red, a trey by Gabby Elliott, gave Denison its first lead of the game up 19-18 with 7:42 left in the second quarter.

Then after two free throws by Mikaila Carpenter tied the game at 25-25 with 4:11 left until halftime, Oberlin closed out the final four minutes of the first half on a 6-0 run while the Big Red finished the half 0-for-5 from the field.

After hitting only one 3-pointer as a team in the first half, Maddie Goodman connected from deep in the first minute of the second half to get the Big Red to within five at 33-28. However, Oberlin countered by making each of its first four shots of an 11-3 run to go ahead by 13 at 44-31 with 5:40 left in the third quarter.

After trailing by as much as 18 points at 55-37 with less than two minutes left in the third quarter, Denison finished the period with a layup by Ava Warcaba and a second 3-pointer by Goodman to get within 13 at 55-42.

In all, Oberlin outscored Denison 24-17 and shot 55 percent from the field in the third quarter.

The closest Denison would get in the fourth quarter would be to within 11 points at 61-50 following a layup by Carpenter with three minutes left to play. Oddly enough, that would prove to be the final field goal of the game.

Carpenter finished with 18 points and 14 rebounds to record the fourth double-double of her junior season and her third in five conference games. Goodman was next with 15 points while Elliott and Warcaba both finished with a career-high seven rebounds

The Big Red did win the rebounding battle 49-37 overall and 17-12 on the offensive glass as five players had five or more boards, but the Big Red also turned the ball over 21 times compared to only 10 turnovers for Oberlin, leading to an 18-5 advantage on points off turnovers for the Yeowoman.

It was the end of a three-game winning streak for the Big Red, who fell to 5-7 overall and 3-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference while Oberlin improved to an impressive 11-1 overall and 5-1 in the league.

Next up, Denison will look to rebound at home against Allegheny College on Monday, January 17, at 5 p.m. inside Livingston Gymnasium. It will be the Big Red's first home game of 2022 as they look to win their third straight game in their home confines.