CANTON, Ohio-The Mustangs hit the road for Ohio over the holiday break to participate in the Malone/Walsh Classic on the 29^th & 30^th. Injuries plagued the Mustangs in both games against the NAIA Ohio powers as they dropped both to slide to 5-7 on the season.

In game one, the Mustangs squared off against a struggling Malone University squad. A six point halftime lead would quickly evaporate in the second stanza as Malone pulled off the 71-66 upset over the Mustangs. Maria Martin led the Mustang attack with 15 points, four rebounds and four steals. Jacquis Bullock and Santrea Bush followed in double-figures with 13 and 12 respectively. Bush added 10 rebounds for her first double-double as a Mustang.

Game two of the Malone/Walsh Classic pitted the Mustangs against powerhouse Walsh University. The Cavs got out to a strong start en rout to a lopsided victory over the Mustangs, 86-52. Junior forward Santrea Bush followed up a strong game one performance with a season high 17 points in the loss against Walsh. Freshman forward Keara Marks was the only other Mustang to reach double-figures with 13 points.