Tara Rausch

Lady Quakers advance with convincing 93-69 victory

WILMINGTON -- (February 25, 2003) ­ The Wilmington College Lady Quakers used a convincing 93-69 victory over the Lady Muskies of Muskingum College to advance to the OAC Tournament Semi-Finals, in the hopes of defending their OAC Tournament crown.

Wilmington (23-2) jumped out to an 8-point, 14-6 lead six and a half minutes into the half before the visitors from New Concord clawed their way back, and eventually took a one-point lead at 22-21 with 8:38 to play in the half. Wilmington then opened a 20-4 run to take control of the game, giving the hosts a 16-point advantage. The first half lead grew to as many as 18, as the Green and White went into the locker room up by 18 at 47-29.

In the second half Muskingum (11-15) fell victim to a 6-0 run out of the gate, and were never closer than 21 the rest of the way.

Emily Cummins (Springfield/Northwestern) led the way for the Quakers with a career-high 23 points, including a new school record of seven three-point baskets in a game. The junior hit 8-of-10 shots in the game and 7-of-8 from beyond the three-point arc, including her last seven. Tara Rausch (Marysville/Fairbanks) put up 12 points while Siobhan Zerilla (Cincinnati/Mercy) and Shari Stauffer each chipped in 10. Zerilla pulled down a game-high 16 rebounds while Stauffer had 12 as the Green and White out-rebounded their opponent 55-26 in the contest. Megan Woodruff (New Vienna/East Clinton) dished out a game-high 11 assists while Amy Kincer (Englewood/Northmont) gave out nine scores in the contest.

Muskingum put four players in double figure scoring with Jennifer Huffman leading the way with 17. Jessica Gates scored 16 while Lindsay Mast scored 12 and Leslie Kimble chipped in 11.

The next game for the Green and White is on Friday, February 28 when the Lady Quakers play in the semi-finals of the OAC Tournament against the Purple Raiders of Mount Union College at Baldwin-Wallace College.