Hot shooting helps Lady Quakers to victory

Balser scores 18 in victory

[Box Score]

FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Wilmington College Quakers picked up their sixth straight win with an 84-69 victory over Ohio Dominican University in the second game of the Raymond James Financial Shootout hosted by Franklin College.

The Lady Quakers hit 33-of-59 shots in the game for a blistering 55.9%. Courtney Balser (Pleasant Plain/Little Miami) scored a game-high 18 points for the victors.

The Lady Quakers never trailed in the game, as they opened an 11-point lead six and a half minutes into the game and grew to as many as 16 in the half, as the Green and White went into the locker room with an 11-point, 40-29 lead.

In the second half Ohio Dominican closed to within single digits once, but the Lady Quaker attack was too much in the 15-point win.

Balser led the way with 18 points while Katie Streck (Dayton/Carroll) scored 11 and Shawna Thomas (Middletown/Middletown) added 10. Siobhan Zerilla (Cincinnati/Mercy) pulled down 14 rebounds for the team while Sam Hood (Lockbourne/Teays Valley) dished out six assists.

Ohio Dominican put four players in double figure scoring, led by Krissy Haines’ 12 points while Brandy Caldwell and Tristin Miracle each scored 11 and Kelly Zunkiewicz scored 10.

With the win, the Lady Quakers improve to 8-1 overall while Ohio Dominican falls to 8-5.

The next game for the Green and White is tomorrow, as the team faces off against Franklin College in the final game of the Raymond James Financial Shootout with tip-off set for 3:00 p.m.