Still Chasing History

The Terriers are close to shattering a record

The Hiram women's basketball team is still chasing history with only five games remaining in the season. A win in tonight's game versus Wittenberg would tie the record for most wins in a single season, while two wins out of the remaining five would break the record. The Terriers currently stand at 4-5 at home and 5-3 on the road, for an overall record of 11-9. With both teams coming off of a one game losing streak and Hiram only leading Wittenberg by one game in the NCAC conference standings, this game is crucial for both teams.

Tonight's opponent, Wittenberg, is 3-5 at home and 1-6 on the road, for an overall record of 5-12. In their last appearance, Hiram dominated by a final score of 62-44. In fact, the Terriers jumped out to an early lead and never let up as they scored more points than Wittenberg in all four quarters and shot nearly 50 percent as a team. Mercedes Jones and Kaylee Shockley led the charge for the Terriers with 17 and 16 points respectively. Allison Vannoy was just shy of a triple-double in her last game against Wittenberg with nine points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.

With a win tonight, Hiram will gain a competitive edge over Wittenberg by taking a two game lead over Wittenberg to hold and/or advance from the fifth spot in the NCAC. Both teams still have great opportunities to improve their records though. Hiram has four more conference games and Wittenberg has five more conference games to wrap up their seasons.

There are no signficant injuries impacting tonight's game. Tipoff will be at Wittenberg at 7 tonight.