By Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Toledo, Ohio---The No. 4 Owens Community College women's basketball team stifled Kellogg Community College defensively, while pouring it on offensively in a 101-35 win at the Student Health and Activities Center (SHAC) tonight.

Defensively, Owens forced more turnovers (36) than points allowed (35) while holding Kellogg to a 13-for-55 (23.6 percent) finish from the field. Furthermore, the visitors finished just 3-for-18 (16.7 percent) from the 3-point line.

Offensively, all five Owens starters reached double figures in scoring, while the four players off the bench combined for 24 points. Lakyn Gulley (South Side/Fort Wayne, Ind.) led all scorers with 19 points on 7-for-10 shooting (5-for-8 from 3-point range).

Aside from Gulley, Briana Williams (Stebbins/Dayton, Ohio) and Aysah Ingram (Trotwood-Madison/Dayton, Ohio) each added 18 points. Tatyana Reynolds (Rogers/Toledo, Ohio) added 12, and Jeryn Reese (Mansfield/Mansfield, Ohio) had 10.

Off the bench, Owens got a career best night from Mikayla Ward (Ann Arbor Huron/Ypsilanti, Mich.). The sophomore center produced 10 points, 16 rebounds (five offensive), four blocks, two assists and one steal.

Ingram and Reese added nine and eight rebounds, respectively. Williams and Ariel Bethea (Huron/Ann Arbor, Mich.) added eight and seven assists, respectively. Bethea contributed nine points, five rebounds and a team-high four steals, too.

As a team, Owens had 33 offensive rebounds with four players totaling at least five apiece. They also only had nine turnovers offensively.

The game itself saw Owens jump out to a 28-7 lead through one period. They closed the first 10 minutes on a 24-3 run. Gulley led all scorers with 10 points in the period, while Ward and Williams each had six points up to that point.

The second period saw Owens only hold a two point advantage, but Kellogg had more turnovers than points through most of the first half.

In the third period, Owens opened with an 18-2 run and held a 63-24 lead with 3:57 left. They also scored seven of the next eight points and led 70-25 following back-to-back field goals from Bethea and a 3-pointer from Williams.

Owens also started the fourth period on a nice run by scoring the first 12 points to lead 86-30 with 7:45 left in the game. A pair of free throws from Reynolds with 21 seconds left put Owens over the century mark for the first time since March 18 of last season.

In the second half alone, Owens outscored Kellogg 56-13. They held Kellogg to eight and five points, respectively, in the third and fourth periods.

Kellogg (1-2) was led in scoring by D'Erika Vaernhorst, who totaled eight points, six rebounds, four blocks and two steals.

Owens is now 4-1 this year entering a tough weekend in the Sodexo Classic hosted by Vincennes University. On Saturday, the team will take on Vincennes University (5-1 overall) at 3 p.m. before playing Olney Central College (2-1 overall) at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Both opponents play at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I level.

Notes

Ward reached double figures in scoring for the first time in her career, while her 16 rebounds broke her previous career-high of 10 set Jan. 28 of her freshman year.

Owens is now averaging 97.5 points over the past two games.

Tonight was the 46th straight regular season home win for Owens.