Findlay, Ohio – The University of Findlay women 's basketball team took on the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers on Saturday, Feb. 15 in Croy Gymnasium, suffering a 77-75 defeat. With that loss the Oilers, which have already clinched a spot in the league's postseason tournament, fall to 19-7 overall and 12-5 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) while KWC improves to 13-9 (9-8 G-MAC) with the win.

Fast forward to the third quarter, a 7-0 run by the Oilers put the home team in front by its' largest margin of the game at 55-46. However, over the next three minutes of play, an 18-4 run by the Panthers was the answer as the visiting team regained the lead at 64-59.

The Oilers battled back and, despite trailing by five points with just 45 seconds to play, would tie the game up at 75 with just under 30 seconds remaining.

KWC would convert on a layup with 2.5 seconds left and, following a timeout, the Oilers failed to get off a shot at the buzzer.

Findlay's kryptonite on Saturday was turnovers, of which they would commit 18, seven in the first quarter. Those miscues led to 22 points off turnovers. The Oilers shot 30-of-64 (47%) from the floor, but struggled from deep, making just 4-of-17 (24%) from beyond the arc. KWC, on the other hand, hit ten triples.

Junior Alyssa Ziehler led the way for UF, scoring a career-high 25 points on 11-of-17 from the floor. She also grabbed nine rebounds and had a pair of assists. Senior Chloe Callahan also reached double-figures with 11 points.

Sophomore Addisyn Freeman led the team with 12 rebounds that went along with her six points.

Next Time Out

Findlay will return to action for its' final regular-season home game of the year on Thursday, Feb. 20 with a game against Hillsdale. That contest will tip off at 5:30 pm.

Fans are encouraged to wear white for the contest in an effort to white out Croy, an event sponsored by the University of Findlay Student Athletic Advisory Committee.