TIGERBALL TALLIES SIXTEENTH WIN OF THE YEAR WITH VICTORY OVER CALUMET

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. –  The Olivet Nazarene women's basketball team returned to winning ways after a 131-70 victory over Calumet College of St. Joseph Monday night. Six different Tigers reached double digits in scoring while Caroline Boehne led the way registering her seventh double-double of the season.

The Crimson Wave jumped out to an early 6-2 in the first 2:26 of the first quarter. Kaitlyn Clark's layup midway through the period gave ONU a 12-11 advantage, a lead they would not relinquish for the remainder of the contest. This attributed to a 15-3 run capped off by a Khendel Rolison three-point basket. Olivia Demonthenes drove through the lane and laid in the final bucket of the quarter to reach the first official break up 32-19.

Zanna Myers and Boehne traded buckets attributing to a 9-0 run to open up the second. Demosthenes, Avery Curry, and Jamie Finn combined for 11 points in the quarter off the bench to grow Olivet's lead to 24. ONU went into the locker room after an 8-2 with the comfortable lead.

Halftime: Olivet Nazarene 57, Calumet College of St. Joseph 33

The Tigers shut down the visitors forcing Calumet to turn the ball over 14 times off of 11 steals in the third quarter. This defensive pressure sparked a 22-4 run that spanned the opening three minutes of the half. ONU tallied 43 points in the period, from seven threes and 11 different scorers. CCSJ ended the quarter with a 10-2 run of their own to slow down the home team. The contest headed to the final quarter with ONU leading 100-51.


The Tigers ended the night with their best shooting quarter of the game. Olivet shot 47.8% from the floor and 33% from beyond the arc. Alayha Allen came alive with three rejections, four boards, and four points off the bench. ONU put an exclamation point on the game by ending the game on a 15-2 run.

Game Vitals

Final: Olivet Nazarene 131, Calumet College of St. Joseph 70

Records: Olivet Nazarene 16-9 (CCAC 13-5) | Calumet College of St. Joseph 0-19 (CCAC 0-17)

Location: McHie Arena | Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais, Ill.

Quick Hits

• Alayha Allen grabbed a season-high 9 rebounds on the night to go with 12 points.
• Avery Curry had a career night with 15 points on 5-12 shooting.
• Kennedy Johnson stacked the stat sheet with 8 points, 8 steals, 9 assists, and 4 rebounds.
• Karina Smits led the team in made threes with five.  

The Tigers play host to Judson on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Tip-off at McHie Arena is slated for 5:30 pm CST. Please visit onutigers.com for the must up-to-date links to follow all the action.

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*Contact: Patrick Kaindl, Sports Information Graduate Assistant, pkaindl@olivet.edu