BEREA, OHIO -- Senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference center Ariel Brough (Powell/ Olentangy Liberty) and junior All-OAC guard Amanda Schroeder (Columbus Grove) each scored 18 points as the Baldwin Wallace University women's basketball team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference rival Muskingum University, 65-52, today (Saturday, February 13, 2010) in the Muskingum HPER Center in New Concord.
With their win, the Yellow Jackets improve to 17-6 overall, 13-3 in the OAC and end a brief, two-game losing streak. With their loss, the Fighting Muskies fall to 8-15 overall and 3-13 in the OAC.
In addition to Brough and Schroeder for BW, freshman guard Olivia French (Bucyrus/Colonel Crawford) chipped in with 12 points and junior guard Ali Stack (Vermilion/ Firelands) had 10. Muskingum was led by sophomore forward Hannah Nelson with a game-high 32 points.
In the first half, the Fighting Muskies jumped out to a 5-0 lead at the 18:45 mark when Nelson made a jump shot. The Yellow Jackets then outscored Muskingum 13-8 to tie the game at 13-13 with 10:07 left when Brough made a layup. After the score was tied at 15-15, Muskingum regained a four-point lead at 19-15 with 8:33 left before the intermission when sophomore center Amanda Dobbins made a layup. The remainder of the half was all BW as the Yellow Jackets outscored the Fighting Muskies 18-8 to take a 33-27 lead at halftime.
In the second half, BW increased its lead to 10 points at 37-27 when Brough made a jumper. The lead grew to 16 points at 52-36 with 9:35 left when French made a jumper. The closest that Muskingum would get after that point was 10 points on two separate occassions.
BW is back in action on Wednesday, Feb. 17 when it hosts Ohio Northern University on Senior Night in the Ursprung Gym at 7:30 p.m. Prior to the game, BW will honor Ariel Brough, its lone senior, along with her parents. That game also is Think Pink Night with the BW Sport Management Club hoping to raise awareness about Breast Cancer. For tickets, please call Meg Carney in the Athletic Department at 440-826-2140.
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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