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Quakers
rebound with win over Methodist
(WC Press Release)
Wilmington, OH (November 22, 2003) Following their 79-75 loss
to Thomas More on Saturday, the Lady Quakers rebounded with a 65-46
win over Methodist College in the consolation game of the Damonšs/Wilmington
Inn Tip-Off Tournament.
Tara Rausch
(Marysville/Fairbanks) led all scorers with 17 points on 7-14 shooting
from the field while pulling down a team-high nine rebounds. In
the two-day tournament, Rausch averaged 24 points per game en route
to earning All-Tournament honors.
Also contributing
for Wilmington was senior Emily Cummins (Springfield/Northwestern)
who scored eight points including six from behind the arc, and freshman
Kelly Peters (Spencerville/Spencerville) who finished with nine
points and seven boards.
Poor shooting
doomed Methodist as they shot just 29% from the floor, including
14% from three-point range in the second half. Jennifer Dollyhigh
led the Monarchs with 16 points on 6-17 shooting from the floor.
Center Meg Coe also chipped in with four points while grabbing a
game-high 14 rebounds.
In the game,
Wilmingtonšs defense forced 22 turnovers while out rebounding the
Monarchs 50-42. With the win, the Lady Quakers improve to 1-1 on
the season while Methodist falls to 0-2.
The next game
for Wilmington is scheduled for Tuesday, November 25 when the Lady
Quakers take on the College of Mount St. Joseph. Tip-off is set
for 7:30 p.m. at Fred Raizk Arena.
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