Final Stats

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The Basics:
Score: Illinois 62, Ohio 53
Location: Parkland College â€" Champaign, Ill. 
The Short Story: Despite 18 points from senior Kiyanna Black, the Ohio women’s basketball team fell to Illinois, 62-53, in its 2015-16 season opener Sunday afternoon at Parkland College.

OHIO STARTERS: #4 Kiyanna Black, #5 Quiera Lampkins, #10 Lexie Baldwin, #12 Yamonie Jenkins, #15 Jasmine Weatherspoon
ILLINOIS STARTERS: #0 Sarah Hartwell, #5 Cierra Rice, #15 Kyley Simmons, #25 Kennedy Cattenhead, #32 Chatrice White

How It Happened:
- The Bobcats opened the game on a 7-0 runs through the first two minutes of action.
- Quiera Lampkins opened the game with a made layup and then followed up by making her first two free throws.
- The Bobcats led by as much as 12 points in the first quarter.
- Illinois went on an 11-point run that lasted the final 6:34 of the second quarter to make the game a two-point affair at the half.
- The Bobcats led Illinois 28-26 at the half.
- In the third quarter Illinois tied the game at 28-28 two minutes into the second half, Ohio then went ahead by three, only for the Illini to take a 32-31 lead with 6:17 left.
- The Bobcats battled and retook the lead when Hannah Boesinger hit a jumper, giving Ohio the 33-32 lead with 4:36 left in the third.
- Illinois took the lead again for the final time with 3:38 left in the third quarter.
- Ohio continued to battle throughout the fourth quarter, cutting the Illinois lead to 52-50 with 2:39 left in the game.
- Ohio would battle for the final two minute, however would fall by the final of 62-53.
- In the first half, Kiyanna Black led Ohio with nine points and adding two rebounds.
- Lexie Baldwin was second with six points, making two threes.
- Yamonie Jenkins added five points and three rebounds.
- Jasmine Weatherspoon led Ohio with four rebounds in the first half. She also added a steal and three blocks.
- Overall, Black led the Bobcats with 18 points, shooting 7-of-21 from the field and 4-of-13 from beyond the arc.
- Black also added five rebounds, an assist and two steals in her 35 minutes of action.
- Baldwin finished the game with 11 points.
- Baldwin was 4-of-10 from the field and 3-of-7 from the three-point line.
- Weatherspoon led Ohio with nine rebounds, seven defensive and two defensive.
- Weatherspoon also added six points, one assist, two steals and four blocks for Ohio.
- Jenkins finished the game with five points, five rebounds and one point.
- Overall, Ohio shot 31.1% (19-of-61) from the field.
- The Bobcats were 8-of-32 (25.0%) and 7-of-12 (58.3%) from the free throw line.
- Ohio forced 14 turnovers and scored six points off of those turnovers.
- Ohio also grabbed 33 rebounds.
- Ohio scored 22 points in the paint and capitalized on second chances, scoring 13 points off second chance opportunities.
- For Illinois, Chatrice White had her second double double of the season, scoring 22 points and grabbing 13 boards.
- Kyley Simmons scored 12 points for Illinois.
- Sarah Hartwell was second on the team with eight rebounds.
- Overall, Illinois was 18-of-51 (35.3%) from the field, 3-of-10 (30.0%) from the three-point line and 23-of-30 (76.7%) from the free throw line.
- Illinois grabbed a total of 44 boards and forced 13 turnovers.
- Illinois scored four second chance points and scored six points off of turnovers.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Black’s 18 points now gives her 1,198 for her career, moving her to seventh all-time in scoring in program history.
- The Bobcats and The Illini played at Parkland College on Sunday due to Illinois’ home gym being renovated.
- This is the first time in three seasons that Ohio has dropped its season opener.
- This is the first time under head coach Bob Boldon that Ohio has dropped a season opener.

COMING UP
The Bobcats will head to Akron for the Akron Classic on Nov. 20-21. While there, Ohio will face Florida Gulf Coast on Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. and Winthrop on Nov. 21 at 1 p.m.

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