Lady Quakers use early run to take victory

Four players scored in double figures in win

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Erica Smith

February 9, 2005

WILMINGTON, Ohio — The Wilmington College Lady Quakers used a 29-6 first-half run to give the team a commanding lead that they would not give up for the remainder of the contest in the 71-55 victory over Ohio Northern University.

Four Lady Quakers scored in double figures, with three of them scoring a dozen.

The two teams battled back-and-forth for the first nine minutes of the first half, before the Polar Bears jumped out to a three-point, 17-14 lead with 11:54 to play in the stanza. From there the Lady Quakers opened the floodgates, jumping on a 29-6 run, taking a 20-point lead nine minutes later, cruising to a 45-29 halftime lead.

The Lady Quakers increased their second-half lead to as many as 21 before emptying the bench, as all 20 players in uniform saw action in the contest, in the 71-55 win.

Katie Streck (Dayton/Carroll), Erica Smith (Union/Northmont) and Courtney Balser (Pleasant Plain/Little Miami) each scored 12 points while Kelly Peters (Spencerville/Spencerville) added 10 in the winning effort. Siobhan Zerilla (Cincinnati/Mercy) pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds while Anne Haky (North Olmsted/North Olmsted) dished out eight assists, seven in the first half.

Ohio Northern was led by Jen Hrovat's 12 points while Jenny Beane scored 10 off of the bench.

With the win, the Lady Quakers improve to 18-4 overall and 13-2 in the OAC, while Ohio Northern falls to 11-11 overall and 6-9 in league play.

The next game for the Green and White is on Saturday, February 12 as the team travels to Tiffin, Ohio to take on the Student Princes of Heidelberg College with tip-off set for 3:00 p.m.