Basketball Recap: Wellington Dukes vs. Oberlin The Phoenix
Wellington won the last time they faced Oberlin and Brooke Lehmkuhl did her part to make sure it happened again. The Wellington Dukes sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 41-38 victory over the Oberlin The Phoenix on Wednesday thanks in part to Lehmkuhl, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Wellington's points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Kalynne Pickering, who posted four points along with nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four).
Wellington was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Wellington pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.7 points per game. As for Oberlin, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wellington will host Columbia at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wellington's defense has only allowed 28.5 points per game this season, so Columbia's offense will have their work cut out for them. Oberlin has already played their next contest (against Wellington), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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