GAMBIER, Ohio — The Kenyon College women’s basketball team concluded its 2024-25 season with a hard-fought battle against Oberlin College, falling to the Yeowomen (14-11, 8-6 NCAC) 62-39 in a home contest in Gambier. Despite the final score, the Owls (2-21, 0-13 NCAC) showed resilience and determination, particularly during a compelling first-half run that brought them within striking distance.
The game’s most exciting sequence began late in the first quarter when Grace Murphy, who would finish as the Owls’ leading scorer during the run with seven points, connected on two crucial free throws with 1:54 remaining, cutting into a 15-4 Oberlin advantage. Those free throws sparked what would become a 13-6 run for Kenyon, culminating in a momentum-shifting jumper by Alyssa Horsley with just over five minutes left in the second quarter. Horsley’s basket brought the Owls within four points at 21-17, marking their closest margin of the contest.
Horsley led all Kenyon scorers with 12 points, shooting an efficient 5-for-11 from the field. The first-year grabbed a team-high eight rebounds (two…
