Box Score
TIFFIN, Ohio- The Otterbein women's basketball team took down Heidelberg in game one of Saturday's doubleheader between men's and women's hoops. The Cardinals, (6-1, 2-0) jumped all over the hosts, (3-4, 0-2) to lead 90 percent of the game, culminating in a 63-53 victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Otterbein got off to a hot start leading by six, 17-11 at the end of the first quarter.
   
• The second quarter was more competitive, with the Cardinals only outscoring Heidelberg 12-11.
   
• Abbie Scholz led all scorers at the break with 10, also adding 3 steals to give Otterbein the 29-22 halftime lead.
   
• Heidelberg made key halftime adjustments and played the Cardinals close in the remaining two quarters.
   
• The hosts were only outscored by three points over two periods, but the Cardinal lead was too much to overcome.
   

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
 

• Otterbein has now defeated Heidelberg for a fifth straight time.
   
• The Cardinals record for most consecutive wins in the series is eight, 2010-2014.
   
• Scholz finished with a game-high 18 points, while collecting seven rebounds and dishing out four assists.
   
• Hailey Bauer scored 14 of her own, while Kathleen DeCarlo and Bryn Mangold each added 10 points to give the Cards four double-digit scorers.
   
• The Cards held the lead for a massive amount of time, playing from ahead for all but a few minutes of game time throughout the day.
   

UP NEXT:

• The Cards will welcome the Marietta Pioneers to the Rike Center on Wednesday night for a 7 p.m. tip-off.