Lady Quakers erupt in second half for 15-point win

Courtney Balser paces four Lady Quakers in double figures with 17

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February 12, 2005

Sam Hood

TIFFIN, Ohio ‹ The Wilmington College Lady Quakers used a 29-8 run over a ten minutes span of the second half to turn a 10-point halftime deficit into a double digit lead of their own, as they never trailed again in the game.

Courtney Balser (Pleasant Plain/Little Miami) led four Lady Quakers in double figures with 17, while Siobhan Zerilla (Cincinnati/Mercy) recorded her 11th double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

The two teams battled for the first three minutes of the game, with the Lady Quakers holding onto a 5-4 lead before Heidelberg opened a 15-4 run to take a 10-point lead that they would not give up for the remainder of the half.

The Lady Quakers cut the deficit to as few as six with 4:30 to play, before the Student Princes went on an 8-0 run to increase the lead to double figures, taking a 10-point, 36-26 lead into the locker room for halftime.

The Lady Quakers scored the first three points of the second half, cutting the deficit to seven before a 5-2 run gave Heidelberg a 10-point lead with 17:15 to play in the game.

The Lady Quakers then took charge in the game, opening a 29-8 run over the next ten minutes, increasing their lead to 11 when Sam Hood (Lockbourne/Teays Valley) hit a three-point basket with 7:02 to play in the game.

Heidelberg was able to get within eight, but an 8-1 run to end the game gave the Lady Quakers the 15-point, 72-57 victory.

After being held to 26 points in the first half, the Lady Quakers put up 46 in the second stanza, shooting 43.8% from the field in the period.

Balser led the way with 17 points while Zerilla scored 15, freshman Katie Streck (Dayton/Carroll) scored 12 while Hood chipped in 10. Kara Robinson (Zanesville/Bishop Rosecrans) was just off of the double figure pace with eight points.

Zerilla pulled down 11 rebounds, as the Lady Quakers out-rebounded the Student Princes 44-40 in the contest. Hood dished out a game-high seven assists, while picking off three steals to pace the squad.

Heidelberg was led by Amanda Campbell, who scored 17 points, whie Rachel Babione scored 14 points, 11 of which came in the first half. Sharonda Willis pulled down eight rebounds, while Babione and Campbell each dished out four assists to pace the team.

With the win, the Lady Quakers improve to 19-4 overall and 14-2 in the OAC, while Heidelberg falls below .500 at 11-12 on the season and 5-11 in league play. The Lady Quakers remain in a two-way tie for first place in the league, as Baldwin-Wallace picked up a victory over Muskingum this afternoon.

The next game for the Lady Quakers is on Wednesday, February 16 as the team plays host to conference rival Otterbein College.