VIENNA, W. Va. — A balanced attack and sharp shooting allowed the Kentucky Wesleyan College women's basketball team to defeat Ohio Valley University 88-59 on Saturday afternoon.  The 88 points mark the second highest point total of the season with the Panthers reaching 89 points in their first two games of the season.
 
A back and forth first quarter saw neither team gain a lead of more than four points.  Wesleyan took a one-point lead at the buzzer after Emma Wolfe took a long pass from Shayla Wright.  The Panthers utilized a 16-6 run in the second quarter to build up an 11-point lead before taking a 40-32 lead to the break.
 
Kentucky Wesleyan shot 50% from the field in the second half, outscoring the Fighting Scots 48-27 in the final 20 minutes.  The Panthers tallied seven points in less than a minute with a fastbreak layup from Lily Grimes, a three pointer from Wolfe, and a fastbreak jumper from Wright.  All three possessions came off of steals.
 
Kelsey Ivers sunk a pair of free throws with less than three minutes remaining, giving the Panthers their largest lead of the game a 32 points.  Ohio Valley scored the final two points of the game with the Panthers taking the contest 88-59.
 
Kaylee Clifford and Shayla Wright both tallied 16 points and two steals.  Clifford grabbed a team-high eight rebounds while Wright dished out a team-high six assists.  Grimes, Wolfe, Ivers and Keelie Lamb all recorded 13 points.  Addie Reimbold led the team with six steals.
 
The Panthers have a busy week ahead with three conference games in six days.  Wesleyan heads to Nashville, Tenn. to take on Trevecca Nazarene on Monday before returning home to host Davis & Elkins on Thursday and Alderson Broaddus on Saturday.

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