Megan Woodruff

Lady Quakers drop first of season in shootout

Wilmington, OH (November 30, 2002) -- The Wilmington College Lady Quakers (3-1) dropped their first game of the season in a 105-91 to Case Western Reserve University (3-1).

The Spartans were led by G'Ann Lauder and Jasmine Rowan who scored 29 and 26 points respectively while Megan Woodruff (New Vienna/East Clinton) scored 28 and Tara Rausch (Marysville/Fairbanks) scored 20 points and pulled down 20 rebounds.

The Lady Quakers found themselves down by nine points with 11:18 left in the first half before the Green and White went on a 10-0 run to take a one point lead 8:28 left in the half. The two teams battled back and forth throughout the rest of the half as the Spartans took a five point lead, 48-43, into the locker room.

In the second half the Lady Quakers took a one point lead with 16:04 left in the game, but it would be the last lead the hosts would have, as Case Western ran off to a seven point lead with 11 minutes left and did not look back the rest of the way. The lead would grow to as many as 17, and ended with 14 at 105-91.

The 105 points were the first time an opponent has scored over the century mark against the Lady Quakers since 1992-93 when Rio Grande defeated the Green and White 100-64.

Woodruff scored 28 points while dishing out a game-high seven assists. Rausch scored 20-points in the contest while pulling down a career-high 20 rebounds. Amy Kincer (Englewood/Northmont) scored 14 points while Emily Cummins (Springfield/Northwestern) put up 13 in the loss. Siobhan Zerilla (Cincinnati/Mercy) scored seven points while pulling down 14 rebounds for the Lady Quakers.

Case Western Reserve was led by Lauder and Rowan who scored 29 and 26 points. Keesha Allen scored 19 points while Angie Zeuch had 13 and Amber Hammell had 12. Lauder pulled down a team-high eight rebounds in the win while Zeuch and Allen each dished out six assists.

The next game for the Green and White is set for Saturday, December 7 when the team plays host to conference foe Heidelberg College with tip-off set for 3:00 p.m.