BEREA, OHIO -- Sophomore Amanda Schroeder (Columbus Grove) and senior Rachel Quiring (Brunswick/Parma Heights Holy Name) scored 14 and 13 points, respectively, as the Baldwin-Wallace College women's basketball team defeated Heidelberg College, 74-60, tonight (Wednesday, February 4, 2009) in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea. The victory was a season-high 11th straight for the Yellow Jackets.
In addition to Schroeder and Quiring, B-W was led by junior center Ariel Brough (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) with seven points and a game-high nine rebounds. Heidelberg was led by a game-high 23 points from Brittany Skolnicki.
With its win, B-W improves to 15-5 overall and 10-3 in the OAC and entered the game tied for second place with Muskingum College and one game back of league-leader Capital University. With its loss, Heidelberg is now 5-15 overall and 2-10 in the OAC.
In the first half, Heidelberg jumped out to an 11-6 lead at 14:47 following three straight baskets from Skolnicki. B-W cut its deficit to one on three separate occasions before "The Berg" built a 23-19 lead with 8:42 left in the period. The Jackets rallied with a 12-0 run over the next 3:38 culminating in a three-pointer from sophomore guard Courtney Ritzler (Fostoria/Hopewell-Loudon) with 5:04 remaining before the break. The Yellow Jacket lead grew to 10, at 37-27, following a layup from junior forward Serena Farage (Medina/Buckeye) with 2:05 left on the first half clock. The Student Princes were able to end the half on a 5-2 run to bring the score to 39-32 at the break.
In the second half, B-W's lead grew to nine points, at 46-37, following a Ritzler jumper at the 16:14 mark. Heidelberg kept it close with a hot shooting hand and cut the Jacket lead to three, at 52-49, with 8:42 remaining. B-W got a key three-pointer from Schroeder and a pair of buckets from freshman forward Nancy Coulter (Washington Court-House/Miami Trace) to move ahead 61-53 with 5:09 left to play.
The Yellow Jackets wouldn't allow their lead to slip below seven the rest of the way en route to the 74-60 win.
The Yellow Jacket women return to action on Saturday, Feb. 7 when they travel south to Wilmington, Ohio to play the Wilmington College Quakers at the Fred Raizk Arena at 3:00 p.m.
All women's basketball games are broadcast by campus radio station WBW. The away games are available on the radio at 88.3 FM and via the WBW Internet web site at www.wBW.com. Home games are available only via internet.
Also, the BW versus Muskingum College game on Saturday, Feb. 14 will televised on a delayed basis by SportsTime Ohio (www.sportstimeohio.com) on Feb. 14 at 7:00 p.m., on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 12:00 noon and on Monday, Feb. 16 at 6:00 a.m. Previous B-W women's basketball games broadcast on STO can be viewed at www.bw.edu/athletics/video/
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