Megan Woodruff

Lady Quakers win season opener 89-73

Wilmington, OH (November 22, 2002) -- The Wilmington Lady Quakers, behind Megan Woodruff (New Vienna/East Clinton)'s 29 points defeated 24th ranked Bethany College 89-73 in the opening game of the Damon's/Wilmington Inn Tip-Off Tournament.

Helping the cause for the Lady Quakers was Tara Rausch (Marysville/Fairbanks) and Jaime Kautz (Blanchester/Blanchester) who scored 17 and 16 points respectively. Sophomore forward Siobhan Zerilla (Cincinnati/Mercy) missed a triple-double by just two points and an assist as she scored eight, dished out nine assists and pulled down a game-high 16 rebounds.

The Green and White scored first in the contest when Zerilla hit a layup off of an Amy Kincer (Englewood/Northmont) assist, giving the Lady Quakers a lead that they would not relinquish for the remainder of the contest. The visiting Bison kept the game close, keeping the Quakers to a three-point lead with 10:19 left in the first half. The Lady Quakers then outscored Bethany 22-12 in the next eight minutes, to take a 16 point lead before the Lady Bison cut the lead to 11 going into the locker room.

The Green and White increased the lead to 16 just two minutes into the second half while the Lady Quakers and held on to the double-digit lead for the remainder of the contest.

Woodruff had a career and tournament record-tying 29 points, including going 12-of-13 from the free throw line

With the win, the Quakers go to 1-0 on the season while Bethany falls to 0-1.

In the second semi-final action Thomas More defeated Guilford by an 88 to 74 score. Holly Roberts led the Saints with a game-high 27 points while teammates Ashley Will and Jodi Schroeder chipped in with 18 and 17 points respectively. Guilford was led by Jennifer King who scored 19 points while A.J. Robertson and Jennie Keicjline scored 12.

The next game for the Green and White is on Saturday at 4:00 in the championship game of the Damon's/Wilmington Inn Tip-Off Tournament when they face off against Thomas More. The consolation game will feature Bethany and Guilford and will tip off at 2:00 p.m..