BEREA, OHIO -- Baldwin Wallace University freshman guard Jessica Carpenter (North Canton/ Hoover) canned a game-winning three-pointer with 14.85 seconds as the Baldwin Wallace University women's basketball team defeated Loras (Iowa) College, 64-62, today (Wednesday, December 30, 2009) in the Championship Game of the BW Holiday Tournament in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea.
The Yellow Jackets were led by senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference center Ariel Brough (Powell/ Olentangy Liberty) and junior All-OAC guard Amanda Schroeder (Columbus Grove) with 14 points each and sophomore forward Nancy Coulter (Washington Court House/ Miami Trace) with 12 points. The Duhawks were led by senior guard Lindsay Bava with a game-high 16 points. Schroeder was named as the tournament's Most Outstanding Player and joined on the all-tournament team by Brough, Coulter, Bava, Manchester's (Ind.) Kailey Honn and Albion's (Mich.) Keigan Edwards.
With its win, BW is now 7-4 overall while Loras drops to 6-5 overall. BW next plays on Saturday, January 2, 2010 against Ohio Athletic Conference rival Marietta College in Berea at 3:00 p.m. Media and fans can listen LIVE to all Yellow Jacket men's and women's basketball games on campus radio station WBW, 88.3 FM, and via the Internet at www.wBW.com.
In the first half, Loras jumped out to a 7-2 lead at the 18:04 mark when Bava made a three-pointer. After the Duhawks has four more leads of five points with the last at 17-12 with 10:11 left, BW went on an 8-0 run to take a 20-17 lead with 7:31 left when Schroeder made two foul shots.
Following Marietta game on Jan. 2, BW then travels to Alliance, Ohio to play OAC arch-rival Mount Union College at 7:30 p.m.
In addition, the upcoming January 9, 2010 game between BW versus Muskingum University and its Jan. 16 contest versus Otterbein College will be taped by S&S Video Productions and telecast on SportsTime Ohio.
Also, the Jan. 16 game also is the Second Annual Take a Kid to the Game Day. For more information on the Take a Kid to the Game Day, please call Meg Carney in the BW Athletic Department at 440-826-2140 or visit the Take a Kid to the Game web site at www.bw.edu/athletics/takeakid10.
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