Scots Can't Keep Pace With Oberlin's Red-Hot 3-Point Shooting

WOOSTER, Ohio – Sydney Failing gave The College of Wooster a spark with a career-high 21 points, but it wasn't enough to overcome Oberlin College's 3-point barrage (14-of-28), as the Yeowomen ran away with a 90-55 victory over the Fighting Scots on Friday evening at Timken Gymnasium.

Failing recorded Wooster's (1-6, 0-2 NCAC) first seven points of the game, with a pair of midrange jumpers, and then a 3-pointer that tied the score at 7-7 about three minutes into the action.

Over the next seven minutes, Oberlin (4-4, 1-1 NCAC) went on a 19-3 scoring run, limiting the Scots to just 2-of-15 shooting from the field, to build a seemingly comfortable 26-10 lead.

Wooster didn't go away, instead producing its own 22-8 scoring run, which included eight of Lauren Hancher's 10 points, and culminated with a fast-break lay-up from Rachel Collins that pulled the Scots within two at 34-32.

Over the last three minutes of the first half, Oberlin reestablished itself, sinking two 3-pointers as part of an 11-2 run that made it an 11-point game at the break (45-34).

The second half wasn't as closely-contested, as the Yeowomen hardly missed from behind the arc (7-for-11), while the Scots typically reliable 3-point shooting just wasn't there (1-for-5).

Failing was consistently strong throughout the contest, though, with a perfect 5-for-5 on field goals in the first half, and 4-for-6 in the second half, giving her 21 points on 81.1 percent shooting.

Also on the stat sheet, Collins had 12 points and seven rebounds, Aki Shurelds totaled six boards, two assists, and two steals while starting in place of an injured Rachel Huxhold, and Danielle Besancon tallied five points with a steal and a block in 13 minutes off the bench.

Oberlin had two players reach the 20-point plateau, with Christina Marquette (25) and Lindsey Bernhardt (23) delivering eight of the team's 14 3's.

Next up, Wooster travels to Franciscan University (1-4) on Monday at 6 p.m.