Lady Quakers upset 8th ranked Crusaders

Zerilla records double-double with 14 points and 17 rebounds

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January 19, 2005

WILMINGTON, Ohio – The Wilmington College Lady Quakers picked up an upset Wednesday evening with a nine-point victory over eighth ranked (USA Today/ESPN/WBCA coaches poll) Capital University, by a 65-58 count.

Senior forward Siobhan Zerilla (Cincinnati/Mercy) recorded a double-double in the game with a team-high 14 points and a game-high 17 rebounds.

Capital started the game with a 7-0 run over the game’s first two minutes, before the Lady Quakers started chipping away, taking a one-point, 16-15 lead with 8:37 to play in the half. The first-half lead grew to as many as five before Capital cut the deficit to three, 31-28 heading into the locker room at halftime.

In the second half the Lady Quakers stretched their lead to eight with 12:19 to play in the game before the visitors opened a 9-0 run to take a one-point lead, their last lead of the contest. The two teams were knotted at 49 with six and a half minutes to play before the Green and White started to inch their lead, outscoring the Crusaders 13-2 over the game’s final five minutes.

Zerilla scored 14 while Courtney Balser (Pleasant Plain/Little Miami) added 13 in the victory. Erica Smith (Union/Northmont) and Shawna Thomas (Middletown/Middletown) each scored eight for the victors. Zerilla’s 17 rebound led all players in the game, as the two teams had 46 rebounds apiece. Sam Hood (Lockbourne/Teays Valley) dished out five assists for the Quakers.

Sara Heitkamp led three Crusaders in double figures with 17, while Kati Todd and Jennifer Lilly scored 11 and 10 points respectively. Lilly pulled down a team-high 13 rebounds in the loss, while Todd dished out five assists.

With the win, the Lady Quakes improve to 12-3 on the season and 7-1 in the OAC while Capital falls to 11-3 overall and 5-3 in league play.

The next game for the Green and White is on Saturday, January 22 as the team plays for first place in the OAC with a match-up with first place Baldwin-Wallace College starting at 3:00 p.m.