Despite the loss, the Cardinals, 8-12 overall, remained in seventh place in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) with a 5-8 record. Wilmington improved to 11-9 overall and took over sole possession of fifth place in the OAC at 7-6.

Five minutes into the game, the Cardinals led 13-6 and extended their lead to eight, 17-9, with 11 minutes to play in the first half. The Quakers slowly chipped away at the Otterbein lead, knotting the game at 26 with 4:12 to play, then scored seven of the game’s next 11 points to lead 33-30 at the break.

Both teams were tied at 49 at the 11:17 mark of the second half when Wilmington began to take control of the game, going on a 16-4 run to lead, 65-53, with 6:10 to play in the game. Otterbein could not recover as the Quakers extended their lead to as many as 17 points.

Sophomore guards Kristi Kotterman, with 16 points, and Shea McCoy, with 12, led the Cardinals in scoring. Senior forward Katy Miller added seven points and eight rebounds while sophomore guard Katie Stallard scored eight.

The Cardinals shot just 35.2 percent from the field, including 8 of 27 from three-point range.

Senior wing Claire Brown, making 7 of 10 shots from the floor, scored 19 points to lead the Quakers. She had six rebounds.