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Women’s Basketball This Week: Crusaders Prep for OAC Tournament in Final Week

Feb 11, 2026

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The Capital University women's basketball team looks to end its regular season on a high note with a pair of road games this week before starting Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament play next week Monday.

The Crusaders (13-10 overall, 8-8 OAC) visit Muskingum Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in a possible preview of an OAC Tournament first round match-up. Capital takes on league champion Ohio Northern on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Ada.

The Crusaders have clinched at worst a No. 6 seed in the tournament, which means a first-round game at the Capital Center next Monday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m.

Last week, Capital suffered a pair of losses, including a gut-wrenching 54-53 home defeat against Marietta last Wednesday. Senior forward Stacy Timmerman (New Bremen, Ohio), who along with classmate Rebekah Will (Millbury, Ohio) was recognized following her last regular season contest at the Capital Center, reached 1,000 career points on a lay-up with 16:15 left in the first half. Timmerman (pictured above, with family), who is the 19th player in program history to reach the milestone, led the Crusaders with 20 points, eight rebounds and three steals in the affair. The back-and-forth game featured 12 ties and 18 lead changes.

On Saturday, Capital forced 23 turnovers but shot just 31.4 percent in a 74-58 defeat at cross-town rival Otterbein. Junior guard Cookie Geroski (Fostoria, Ohio) led the Crusaders with 22 points, all in the second half, to go along with a team-high nine rebounds. Timmerman added 14 points and seven rebounds, while freshman guard Simonne Gage (Dayton, Ohio) posted 13 points and three steals.

Muskingum (7-16, 2-14) enters the week following a 78-75 defeat at Heidelberg on Saturday. Hannah Nelson (21 points) and Tori Jarrett (19 points, eight rebounds) led the Muskies.

Nelson leads Muskingum with 17.2 points per contest along with a team-best 7.4 rebounds per game. Both marks rank among the top five in the conference. The Muskies rank eighth in the league in scoring offense (61.8 ppg) and ninth in scoring defense (69.1).

Capital knocked down 8-of-10 free throws in the final 2:23 of overtime to defeat Muskingum 70-64 on Jan. 9 in Columbus. Timmerman totaled 19 points, seven rebounds and three steals for the Crusaders, who have defeated the Muskies three straight times dating back to last season.

Ohio Northern (22-1, 16-0) enters the week ranked fourth in the country in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll. The Polar Bears defeated then-No. 22 Mount Union 71-53 on Saturday to clinch the conference regular season title outright. Four players scored in double figures for ONU, including Cenzie Yoder, who paced the team with 17 points.

Ohio Northern leads the OAC in a number of statistical categories, including scoring offense (70.8) and scoring defense (52.6). Yoder (14.8 points per game), Joanna Snyder (13.7) and Morgan Dumbaugh (11.9) all rank in the top 10 in the league in scoring. Yoder is second in the conference with 7.5 rebounds per affair.

Capital and Ohio Northern last met on Jan. 12 in Columbus, when the Polar Bears took a 25-point halftime advantage en route to a 61-47 defeat of the Crusaders. Geroski led CU with 12 points and seven rebounds.