Lady Quakers run over Case Western 92-73

Tara Rausch leads four Lady Quakers in double figures with 20

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(WC Press Release) Cleveland, Ohio (January 3, 2004) -- The Lady Quakers avenged one of their three losses from last season with a 92-73 victory over Case Western Reserve on Saturday in the first game of the new year for the Green and White.

Tara Rausch (Marysville/Fairbanks) led four Lady Quakers in double figures with 20 as Siobhan Zerilla (Cincinnati/Mercy), Samantha Hood (Lockbourne/Teays Valley) and Amy Kincer (Englewood/Northmont) each scored a dozen points in the 19-point victory.

The Lady Quakers and Spartans went back and forth throughout the first five minutes of the game, as CWRU held a 16-12 lead with 14:58 to play in the first half. The Lady Quakers then opened up the game with a 22-3 run to take a 15-point lead eight and a half minutes later. The hosts cut the lead to 10 before an 11-2 run gave the Green and White a 19-point lead, as the team went into the locker room leading by 18.

The Lady Quakers kept their lead, and put the game away 15-1 run late in the game, and cruised the rest of the way en route to their 19-point win.

Rausch led all scorers with 20 points while Zerilla, Hood and Kincer each scored a dozen. Erica Smith (Englewood/Northmont) added nine for the visitors while Emily Cummins (Springfield/Northwestern) chipped in seven off of the bench.

Rausch pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds while Zerilla grabbed 10 as the team out-rebounded their opponents 57-43 in the contest. Zerilla and Kincer each dished out three assists, while Hood grabbed four steals.

Case was led by Jasmine Rowan, who scored 16 points while Andrea Haylett and Elizabeth Hahn each scored 10. Keesha Allen scored just seven points, but pulled down 11 rebounds and grabbed a team-best six steals in the defeat.

With the win the Lady Quakers improve to 7-3 overall while Case Western falls to 2-7.

The next game for the Lady Quakers is on Wednesday, January 7 when the team plays host to Muskingum College with tip-off set for 7:30 p.m.