VIENNA, W. Va. – Kentucky Wesleyan College's women's basketball team rolled out its 10th straight win of the season, opening Great Midwest Athletic Conference Play with a 73-60 win over Ohio Valley University Thursday night.  The Panthers improve to 10-1 overall and 1-0 in the G-MAC while the Scots fall to 4-7 overall and 0-1 in the conference.
 
Ohio Valley took a 6-2 lead less than two minutes into the game, but it was quickly erased by a jump shot in the paint from Jennifer Walker-Crawford and a burst of seven points from Brittany Wells.
 
The Panthers slowly extending their lead in the second quarter, with Walker-Crawford contributing a pair of layups in the closing minutes.  During Kentucky Wesleyan's final possession of the half, Shayla Wright drained a shot from behind the arc with help from Jasmine Shelt to take a 37-27 lead to halftime.  Strong defense in the second quarter held the Scots to just nine points.
 
To open the second half, the Panthers utilized an 11-5 run to take a 52-39 lead.  Sydney Morabito forced a turnover and made a long pass to Wells who made the jumper.  Just two minutes later, a pair of free throws from Walker-Crawford would put the Panthers ahead by 15.
 
Shayla Wright executed a four-point play in the fourth quarter after being fouled on a jump shot.  Both teams scored 15 points in the final frame, allowing Kentucky Wesleyan to hold on for the 73-60 win.
 
The Panther bench outscored the Scots 28-3 and held a slim advantage in points off turnovers, 11-10.
 
Wells led all scorers with 22 points and was four-for-seven from beyond the arc.  This marks the eighth game of the season that the reigning G-MAC Women's Basketball Athlete of the Week has scored at least 21 points.
 
Shayla Wright finished with 16 points while dishing out two assists.  Walker-Crawford scored 15 points while grabbing three rebounds.  Emma Wolfe led Kentucky Wesleyan with three steals.
 
The Panthers will head to Cedarville, Ohio this weekend to take on the Yellow Jackets of Cedarville at 1 pm CT on Saturday.
 
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