BEREA, OHIO -- Junior guard Amanda Schroeder (Columbus Grove) scored 15 points and the Baldwin Wallace University women's basketball team opened the second half on a 15-2 run on its way to a 70-47 victory versus Ohio Athletic Conference rival Heidelberg University tonight (Wednesday, December 16, 2009) in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea. The victory was the 15th straight for the Yellow Jackets over the Student Princes.
In addition to Schroeder for BW, sophomore forward Katie Heinlen (Bucyrus/ Wynford) totaled eight points and seven rebounds while senior center Ariel Brough (Powell/ Olentangy Liberty) recorded nine rebounds and five blocks. For Heidelberg, Jenny Miller and Lyndsey DaVault each scored in double-figures with 12 points apiece.
With its win, BW is now 5-3 overall and 3-1 in the OAC and next plays on Monday, Dec. 21 when it hosts perennial NCAA Division III power DePauw (Ind.) University in Berea at 5:00 p.m. Heidelberg, now 2-6 overall and 2-2 in the OAC, plays at Mount Union College on Dec. 19 at 3:00 p.m.
Both offenses came out of the gate slow and combined for only six points through the first 7:28 before BW moved ahead 7-2 on a three-pointer from freshman guard Rachel Rossman (Olmsted Falls) at the 12:32 mark. After a Heidelberg basket on its next possession, the Yellow Jackets went on a 12-5 run that ended in a layup from Heinlen at the 7:27 mark.
Heidelberg answered with a 13-4 run of its own and got to within one, at 23-22, following a four-point play from Stacey Barker with 3:19 left in the half. The two sides then exchanged two-point baskets before the Berg went ahead 27-25 on a DaVault three-pointer with 21 seconds remaining in the period.
In the second half, BW opened on a 15-2 run that culminated in a jumper from sophomore forward Catherine Spisak (Sandusky/ St. Mary Central Catholic) to put BW ahead 40-29 at the 13:35 mark. Schroeder scored six points during the run. From that point, the Yellow Jacket lead never fell below nine and grew to as many as 27, at 69-42, when freshman guard Paige Whitaker (Medina/ Senior) nailed a three-pointer with 1:17 left to play.
Following its game versus DePauw on Dec. 21, BW hosts its own Holiday Invitational Tournament in Berea on December 29-30. On Dec. 29, the Yellow Jackets play Manchester (Ind.) College in the first round at 5:00 p.m. with Albion (Mich.) College playing Loras (Iowa) College at 7:00 p.m. The consolation and championship games are on Dec. 30 at 2:00 and 4:00 p.m., respectively. 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 addition, the upcoming January 9, 2010 game versus Muskingum University and the Jan. 16 contest versus Otterbein College will be taped by S&S Video Productions and telecast on SportsTime Ohio. The Jan. 16 game also is the Second Annual Take a Kid to the Game Day. For more information on that game, 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.
FOR MORE SPORTS INFORMATION, please contact Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327 and e-mail at kruple@bw.edu or Assistant SID Jeff Miller by phone at 440-826-2780 and email at jefmille@bw.edu. Fans can access the latest B-W athletics information at www.BWyellowjackets.com and we invite you to join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bwyellowjackets and Twitter at http://twitter.com/bwathletics.
