BEREA, OHIO -- Senior forward Caitlin Elsass scored a game-high 24 points as the Capital University women's basketball team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference rival Baldwin Wallace University, 76-59, today (Saturday, February 6, 2010) in the Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea. The loss snaps BW's 12-game win streak and gives Capital possession of first place in the OAC.
With the win, the Crusaders improve to 15-6 overall, 12-2 in the OAC, and sweep the regular season series with the Yellow Jackets. BW falls to 16-5 overall and 12-2 in the OAC.
In addition to Elsass for Capital, Kristen Richardson scored 22 points. BW was led by junior guard Amanda Schroeder (Columbus Grove) with 17 points.
For the game, the Crusaders forced the Yellow Jackets into a season-high tying 26 turnovers.
In the first half, Capital jumped out to an 8-2 lead with a Kristen Richardson layup at the 17:42 mark. BW answered with a 7-0 run ending in a three-point play by Schroeder that made the score 9-8 at 16:27. Capital regained the advantage for the next four and a half minutes until BW moved back ahead 18-17 at 11:56 when freshman point guard Rachel Rossman (Olmsted Falls) drove for a layup, was fouled, and hit the charity shot for a three-point play.
The two sides then went back and forth until Capital broke a 26-26 tie with a 13-2 run ending in a Richardson fast-break layup with one second left in the period, making the score 39-28.
In the second half, BW was never able to get its deficit below nine. Capital's largest lead was 20 on four separate occasions, the latest coming at 76-56 with 14 seconds left to play.
BW is back in action on Wednesday, Feb. 10 when third-place Mount Union College visits Berea and the Ursprung Gym for a 7:30 p.m. game.
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.
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