Crusaders ends Quaker win streak at seven

Streck scores 13 to pace Green and White

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Katie Streck

February 2, 2005

COLUMBUS, Ohio ‹ The Wilmington College Lady Quakers had their seven-game win streak snapped on Wednesday evening at the hands of the Capital University Crusaders by a 62-55 count in Columbus.

Seven Quakers reached the scoring column in the game, with only Katie Streck (Dayton/Carroll) reaching double figures with 13 in the game.

The two teams battled back-and-forth in the first half, with each team holding at least a four-point lead in the half. The Lady Quakers led by six with 7:11 to play in the half when Capital ended the half on a 13-3 run, taking a four-point lead into the locker room at halftime.

The Crusaders struck first in the second half, opening a six-point lead before the Lady Quakers opened a 9-0 run to take a three-point lead with 16:06 to play in the game. The lead would be the last for the Lady Quakers, as Capital responded with a 13-4 run to take a six point lead that they would not give up for the remainder of the game. The Lady Quaker deficit grew to as many as nine in the closing seconds before Sam Hood (Lockbourne/Teays Valley) hit a lay-in as time expired to give the game its 62-55 final score.

Streck scored 13 while Courtney Balser (Pleasant Plain/Little Miami) and Kara Robinson (Zanesville/Bishop Rosecrans) each scored nine and Hood added eight. Siobhan Zerilla (Cincinnati/Mercy) pulled down a team-high nine rebounds, as the Lady Quakers were out-rebounded 42-38 in the game. Hood led the team with three assists while Streck blocked two shots to lead the team.

Kati Todd of Capital scored a career-high 24 points while Sara Heitkamp added 15, including the 1,000th of her career. Jennifer Lilly pulled down a game-high 16 rebounds as Heitkamp dished out seven assists.

With the loss, the Lady Quakers fall to 16-4 on the year and 11-2 in the OAC while Capital improves to 15-4 overall and 9-4 in league play.

The next game for the Lady Quakers is on Saturday, February 5 as the team plays host to the Blue Streaks of John Carroll University with tip-off set for 3:00 p.m. in Fred Raizk Arena.