{"id":3028,"date":"2023-01-25T21:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T21:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/25\/gests-hot-shooting-helps-owls-handle-hiram-kenyon-college-athletics\/"},"modified":"2023-01-25T21:35:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T21:35:00","slug":"gests-hot-shooting-helps-owls-handle-hiram-kenyon-college-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/25\/gests-hot-shooting-helps-owls-handle-hiram-kenyon-college-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Gest\u2019s hot shooting helps Owls handle Hiram &#8211; Kenyon College Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"sidearm-story-template-text-aside\" aria-label=\"Related Sport Links\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game hide-on-small-down\">\n<div class=\"postgame_1-2_nextgame\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-logo\">\n                \n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent\">\n<h2>Next Game:<\/h2>\n<p>at Denison University<\/p>\n<p>1\/28\/2023 | 2:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postgame_3_nextgame\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-primary\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Jan. 28 (Sat) \/ 2:00 PM&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/athletics.kenyon.edu\/images\/logos\/Denison.png\" alt=\"Denison University\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-text--atVs\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span>Denison University<\/span>&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/athletics.kenyon.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/opponent-history\/denison-university\/12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History <span class=\"sidearm-icon sf-play-by-play-alt-minimal\"\/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>     &#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">GAMBIER, Ohio &#8212; <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.kenyon.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/alyssa-gest\/7290\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"7290\" target=\"_blank\">Alyssa Gest&#8217;s<\/a><\/dfn> jump shot was firing on all cylinders tonight in Tomsich Arena, and the Owls soared to victory behind the first-year&#8217;s sweet shooting. Gest scored a game-high 21 points and did most of her damage from behind the three-point arc, hitting five of seven shots from downtown before icing the game from the free throw line to propel the Kenyon College women&#8217;s basketball team to a 62-57 win against the Hiram College Terriers.<\/p>\n<p>It was Gest&#8217;s second time surpassing 20 points this season, and she did so with incredible efficiency. The Columbus, Ohio, native shot 6-9 overall, 5-7 from three-point range, and a perfect 4-4 from the charity stripe while chipping in a rebound, an assist, and a block for good measure.<\/p>\n<p>Kenyon needed every bit of the first-year&#8217;s hot shooting as the rest of the team shot just 17-44 (38.6%) from the field and 1-12 (8.3%) from downtown, but several other Owls offered significant contributions. <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.kenyon.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/katie-orefice\/6664\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"6664\" target=\"_blank\">Katie Orefice<\/a><\/dfn> stuffed the stat sheet with 17 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists. Down low, first-year <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.kenyon.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/anissa-hardy\/7294\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"7294\" target=\"_blank\">Anissa Hardy<\/a><\/dfn> grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds, one shy of a season-high, while chipping in four points. <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.kenyon.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/claudia-cooke\/6661\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"6661\" target=\"_blank\">Claudia Cooke<\/a><\/dfn> also did damage inside, scoring 11 points to go with four boards.<\/p>\n<p>Gest was feeling it from the word go as she scored the game&#8217;s first bucket on the first shot of the night, a trifecta off an assist from Orefice. The rest of the Owls took a while to find their strokes as Kenyon shot just 2-14 overall and 0-7 from downtown for the rest of the first period, but the home team hung around and was down 11-9 after 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Hiram built a five-point, 18-13 lead with 6:26 left in the half, but that marked Kenyon&#8217;s largest deficit of the game. Gest hit three threes on three attempts to close the half, exploding for a personal 9-3 run that helped the Owls tie things up 26-26 at the half.<\/p>\n<p>The Terriers took the lead to start the third quarter, but Cooke converted an and-one layup that put Kenyon ahead for good. Cooke rattled off seven points over an 11-2 Owls run before an Orefice jump shot gave Kenyon its largest lead of the night at 37-29. Hiram battled back to pull within three, but <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.kenyon.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/megan-lieb\/6668\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"6668\" target=\"_blank\">Megan Lieb<\/a><\/dfn> banked in a buzzer-beating bucket to send the Owls to the fourth up 42-37.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth quarter was a back-and-forth affair that saw each team score 20 points, and the Owls mixed timely makes with timely stops to maintain their edge. Hiram cut the lead to one, 49-48, with 4:30 to play, but <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.kenyon.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/bela-krslovic\/6667\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"6667\" target=\"_blank\">Bela Krslovic<\/a><\/dfn> connected on a crucial three-pointer on the next trip. Gest sealed the deal by scoring Kenyon&#8217;s final six points, boosting the Owls to a 6-12 record and a 2-5 mark against North Coast Athletic Conference foes.<\/p>\n<p>After defending its home court, Kenyon embarks on a three-game road trip, starting with a 2 p.m. matchup against nearby Denison University (7-11, 2-5 NCAC) on Saturday, Jan. 28.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.kenyon.edu\/news\/2023\/1\/25\/womens-basketball-gests-hot-shooting-helps-owls-handle-hiram.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: at Denison University 1\/28\/2023 | 2:00 PM &#13; Jan. 28 (Sat) \/ 2:00 PM&#13; &#13; at\u00a0Denison University&#13; History &#13; GAMBIER, Ohio &#8212; Alyssa Gest&#8217;s jump shot was firing on all cylinders tonight in Tomsich Arena, and the Owls soared to victory behind the first-year&#8217;s sweet shooting. 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