Alma College

 
WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The Alma College women's basketball program was the only unranked opponent to beat Otterbein in 2025-26 and were confident they could pull the upset for the second straight season after outscoring the Cardinals in the second quarter, but the 15th-ranked team in the country shifted into a different gear over the final 20 minutes to pull away for an 80-43 decision.
 
The Basics:

• Score
  • #15 Otterbein – 80
  • Alma – 43

• Records
  • Alma (0-1, 0-0 Michigan)
  • #15 Otterbein (1-0, 0-0 Ohio)

• Location
  • Westerville, Ohio – Rike Center

• Series History
  • Series Tied 1-1 (50%)

• Winning Streak
  • Cardinals (W1) / Scots' Last Win: November 21, 2025 (54-46)

 
How It Happened:
Emmerson Goodin opened the season with a layup to give the Scots its only lead of the evening before OU strung together a 20-2 stretch. Alma would then counter with a run of their own, scoring ten of the final 11 points in the quarter to close the gap to nine, 21-12.
 
The Cardinals stretched their lead back up to 16 points with approximately three minutes remaining but the visitors in black looked ready to mount a comeback, accounting for the final nine points of the second quarter to make OU uncomfortable heading into intermission with the home team up only seven, 35-28.
 
A jumper by Kate Starkey to begin the third quarter kept the pressure on the Cards by dropping the lead down to five, but an ensuing 14-2 surge by Otterbein doused the flames as AC trailed 53-36 after three.
 
The fourth frame was all Cardinals as the homestanding birds protected their nest by logging 27 points to the Scots' seven to conclude the season opener for both teams, 80-43 for OU.
 
Alma just went ice cold from the floor in the second half, shooting just 18.2% (4-of-22) and not connecting on any of their seven three-point tries whereas Otterbein went in the opposite direction, catching fire by making 63.3% of its field goals (19-for-30).
 
Scots' Top Performers:
Makayla Porter set a career-high en route to tying for the team's scoring crown, contributing eight points on 4-for-9 (44.4%) in just 17 minutes as a reserve.
 
Cadence Kaminske was the other student-athlete with eight points to lead the offense, making both of the club's two triples.
 
Molly Deurloo proved that scoring is not the only way to contribute positively in the stat sheet, topping the squad in rebounds (5) as well as assists (4) plus a steal and three of those boards coming on the offensive glass.
 
Megan Leslie spent just three minutes on the floor but made each of them count, swiping multiple steals (2), making her one attempt at a bucket, and securing one of AC's three blocks.
 
Next:
The second straight NCAA Tournament qualifier from a season ago is on tap for Coach Stormont and the ladies as (RV) DePauw welcomes the Scots to Greencastle, Indiana on Sunday for a 1 p.m. tip.
 

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