SEWANEE, Tenn.–Three Stormy Petrels hit double figures and 10 made it into the scoring column in a lopsided 84-72 win against Sewanee for the Oglethorpe women's basketball team Friday evening on the road. Oglethorpe led by as many as 26 in the second half after a big second and third quarter stretch.

"I loved our unselfish ball movement tonight on the offensive end," said Head Coach Alex Richey. "We were willing to give up good looks for great looks, and to see us execute like we did on the road is a good step forward for our group."

Jessamy Gaetanos, Allison Hoffmann and Keimarya Rivera hit double figures to lead the Petrels in the win. Gaetanos had 13 points, four rebounds and four assists, Hoffman had 13 points, four rebounds and three assists, and Rivera had 11 points and seven rebounds.

Other Petrels part of the scoring action included Carley Bell and Morgan Skipper both with nine, Malia Melton with eight, and Briley Elder with seven.

The game was tied at 7-7 until at 8-0 run from Oglethorpe put the Petrels into the lead the rest of the way. A similar 10-2 run early in the second half saw Oglethorpe expand a 12-point lead into a 20-point lead, then a 9-0 run late in the third quarter helped Oglethorpe extend to its largest lead of 26. Gaetanos scored five of her 13 points on that last run.

Game Notes

• This marked Oglethorpe's third win in the last four games, the one loss coming against Southern Athletic Association preseason favorite Rhodes in overtime.
• Two of the last three games have seen Oglethorpe score 80+ points.
• Oglethorpe scored 20+ points in the first three quarters, including 22 in the second quarter and 26 in the third quarter.
• Oglethorpe leads the all-time head-to-head series with Sewanee 38-25. This includes winning each of the last three and 12 of the last 13 meetings.

Up Next

Oglethorpe heads to Centre on Sunday to wrap the weekend before returning home next weekend for Millsaps and Birmingham Southern.