BEREA, OHIO -- Junior All-Ohio Athletic Conference forward Amanda Schroeder (Columbus Grove) scored a game-high 22 points as the Baldwin Wallace University women's basketball team defeated 15th-ranked and previously unbeaten Mount Union College, 65-53, tonight (Wednesday, January 6, 2010) in the McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex in Alliance. The victory was the fourth straight for the Yellow Jackets, now 9-4 overall and 5-1 in the OAC, while the Mt. Union, now 12-1 overall and 5-1 in the OAC, lost for the first time this season after its best start ever.
In addition to Schroeder for BW, sophomore forward Nancy Coulter (Washington Court House/ Miami Trace) scored a career-high 15 points. Katie Crider came off the bench to lead Mt. Union with 12 points.
In the first half, BW jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead at the 17:54 mark when Schroeder made a three-pointer. Mt. Union then outscored BW 6-0 to close to 7-6 with 16:47 left when freshman guard Rosa LaMattina made a layup. BW then outscored the Purple Raiders 20-11 to lead by 10 points at 27-17 and for the first of three times in the first stanza when Schroeder made two foul shots. The Jackets also led at halftime, 34-27.
In the second half, BW increased its lead to 11 points at 38-27 with 19:05 left when Coulter made a jumper that was assisted by Schroeder. The lead grew to a high of 14 points at 47-33 with 11:35 remaining when Schroeder stole the ball and made a layup. Mt. Union then outscored BW 15-5 to get as close as 52-48 with 5:32 left when sophomore guard Kori Wiedt made a three-pointer. But BW pushed the lead back t 12 points by the final buzzer.
This Saturday, January 9, the BW women are back in action versus Muskingum University in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in the Lou Higgins Center at 3:00 p.m. This Saturday's game will be taped by S&S Video Productions and telecast on SportsTime Ohio. Times of the broadcasts on STO are on Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m., on Jan. 10 at 5:00 a.m. and again at 12:00 noon and on Jan. 11 at 7:00 a.m. In addition, BW's Jan. 16 contest versus Otterbein College will be 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.
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.
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 BW 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.
