Lady Quakers cruise to 91-68 win over Heidelberg

Hauke ties single-game record with seven threes

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December 10, 2005

TIFFIN, Ohio — Shortly after his squad¹s 85-81 loss to Otterbein College Wednesday night, Wilmington College head coach Jerry Scheve said, "We¹ll be back."

They¹re back.

Fueled by a record-tying shooting performance from sophomore guard Jackie Hauke (Sardinia/Whiteoak), the Lady Quakers ripped Heidelberg College, 91-68, in Ohio Athletic Conference play Saturday.

"I was real happy with how we played today," Scheve said. "Heidelberg has always been a tough trip for us. Every time we come up here we don¹t get off to a good start. Today, I thought we started well and really played probably our best game, overall, for 40 minutes. I don¹t think we ever let up, and I was really pleased with that."

Hauke ripped the nets seven times from three-point country, tying Emily Cummins¹ single-game record. Hauke¹s career-high 21 points also tied her with sophomore forward Katie Streck (Dayton/Carroll) for team-high scoring honors. Junior post Kelly Peters (Spencerville/Spencerville) turned in her fifth double-double of the season, scoring 12 points and collecting 10 rebounds; junior forward Erica Smith (Union/Northmont) scored 13 points and junior point guard Sam Hood (Lockbourne/Teays Valley) handed out 12 assists and scored five points.

Hauke stroked four treys and Smith and Streck hit two each from long distance as Wilmington (6-2, 2-1 OAC) built a 44-31 halftime lead.

Heidelberg (5-2, 1-2 OAC) had its brightest moments early in the second half. After Peters scored to put WC up 46-31, the Berg whittled the Lady Quakers¹ lead to six when Brittany Skolnicki — who scored a game-high 24 points — hit a three-pointer at 15:57. But Hood hit a jumper and Hauke drilled a three and the Lady Quakers were off on a 25-7 run that ended with a 74-50 lead.

Senior guard Shawna Thomas (Middletown/Middletown) led a strong effort by the Wilmington bench. Thomas pulled down seven rebounds and scored two points. Junior Abby Newhouse (Florence, Ky./Boone County) collected six rebounds and scored two points and freshman Natasha Huckleby (Troy/Troy) contributed four rebounds and three points. Wilmington non-starters finished with 19 points and 23 rebounds.

"I thought our bench did a much better job today. I was really happy with their overall performance," Scheve said. "When I said we played well for 40 minutes today, that¹s what you need. We played 12 or 13 kids good minutes, and I think each one of them did well while they were in there."

After seven straight games at Fred Raizk Arena, Saturday¹s contest was the Lady Quakers¹ first road game of the season. Scheve said that even though his team enjoys the friendly home atmosphere, the road trip couldn¹t have come at a better time.

"I was very happy to get on the road," Scheve said. "Being at home has some advantages, but going on the road does too. When you¹re on the road you¹re together longer, you can focus on exactly what you¹re doing, and I think our kids did a great job of doing that today."

The Lady Quakers return to the OAC highway Dec. 17, with a 3 p.m. tip-off at Marietta. The Lady Pioneers fell to 3-6 overall, 0-3 in the OAC, with a 71-39 loss at Ohio Northern University Saturday.