Mount Union Women Hold Off Baldwin Wallace, 81-78, in Key OAC Match-Up in Berea

Posted: Feb 10, 2010

BEREA, OHIO -- Freshman guard Rosa LaMattina scored a game-high tying 27 points as the 25th-ranked (WBCA) Mount Union College women's basketball team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference rival Baldwin Wallace University, 81-78, tonight (Wednesday, February 10, 2010) in the Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea.

With the win, the Purple Raiders improve to 19-3 overall, 12-3 in the OAC, and move into a tie for second-place in the conference with BW. With the loss, the Yellow Jackets fall to 16-6 overall, 12-3 in the OAC, and split the season-series with MUC.

In addition to LaMattina for Mount Union, Lauren Forquer scored 13 points. BW was led by junior guard Amanda Schroeder (Columbus Grove) with a game and career-high tying 27 points.

In the first half, BW led 8-7 when junior guard Schroeder nailed a three-pointer at 17:46. Mount Union moved ahead with a 13-5 run ending in a LaMattina fast-break layup that made the score 21-12 at the 12:59 mark. The Yellow Jackets answered with a 12-5 run of their own and trailed 26-24 when junior guard Ali Stack (Vermilion) scored on a layup at 9:27. However, the Raiders outscored the Jackets 25-17 over the duration of the half and led 51-41 at intermission.

In the second half, Mount Union built its lead to a high of 13 points on two separate occasions, the second coming when Kelly Evans scored on a layup to make the score 60-47 at the 14:58 mark. BW rallied with a 16-5 run and got to within 65-63 when Schroeder drove the lane for a layup with 8:36 left to play. After the two sides exchanged buckets, the Jackets pulled even closer when senior center Ariel Brough (Powell/ Olentagy Liberty) hit a short jumper to make the score 68-67 with 6:33 remaining.

Both teams then took turns hitting key baskets over the next six minutes before BW once again got to within one, at 79-78, when Schroeder connected on a three-pointer with just under 14 seconds left to play. LaMattina then hit a pair of free throws and the Raiders forced a turnover on BW's final possession to secure the 81-78 victory.

BW is back in action on Saturday, February 13 when it travels to New Concord to play OAC-rival Muskingum University in the Muskingum HPER Center at 3:00 p.m. The final regular season home game for the Yellow Jackets is on Wednesday, Feb. 17 when they host Ohio Northern University on Senior Night in the Ursprung Gym at 7:30 p.m. Prior to the game, BW will honor Brough, its lone senior, along with her parents.

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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