Findlay, Ohio – The University of Findlay women's basketball team hosted the Lourdes College Gray Wolves in an exhibition contest on Saturday, Dec. 30 and came away with an 86-53 victory. Lourdes, which is a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) school that plays in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) has a record of 4-7 this season while Findlay has a record of 5-6. Saturday's game does not impact the record of either team. 

The Gray Wolves jumped out to a 7-2 lead through two minutes of play, but the Oilers would rally to take a 24-15 advantage through ten minutes and did not look back, eventually leading 41-24 at the half. 

In the last 20 minutes, the story was much more of the same with the Oilers bullying Lourdes to the tune of a +18 point differential down the stretch. 

Findlay made 33-of-69 (48%) from the floor while holding the Gray Wolves to just 21-of-61 (34%). The Oilers also connected on 12-of-30 (40%) attempts from deep while dominating on the glass, outrebounding Lourdes 49-to-29. 

Senior Kate Ellis scored 15 points to lead the way for the Oilers while freshman MacKenzie Schulz scored 13 while hitting a perfect 3-of-3 from three-point range. Ellis also grabbed eight rebounds in the game while Schulz had seven.  

Junior Janae Hoying scored 12 points while sophomore Alyssa Ziehler and junior Chloe Callahan each scored ten. Freshman Addisyn Freeman led the team with nine rebounds and tied for the team lead, alongside senior Lauren Hapgood, with five assists.  

The Oilers return to countable contests on January 4 when they play host to Lake Erie College. That game will tip off at 5:30 pm.