Tara Rausch

Lady Quakers overcome sluggish start for a 69-53 victory

Delhi, OH (December 21, 2002) -- The Lady Quakers of Wilmington College overcame 38 percent shooting in the first half to defeat the College of Mount St. Joseph 69-53. Megan Woodruff (Sabina/East Clinton) scored a game-high 22 point to lead the Green and White.

Wilmington (6-2, 2-1 OAC) never trailed in the game, as the team got a jumper from Woodruff to gain a two-point advantage. The Quakers lead would grow to 12 just 12:15 into the contest at 16-4. Mt. St. Joseph (7-2) then scored four straight points to cut the deficit to eight with just under ten minutes left in the half. A three-point basket by Tiffani Glaser (Kettering/Fairmont) and a lay-up from Tara Rausch (Marysville/Fairbanks) helped give the Green and White a 13-point advantage, their largest of the half. The Lionesses scored five straight to cut the lead to seven, the closest they would come the rest of the way before Wilmington scored five straight points to end the half up by 12 at 30-18.

In the first half, the Lady Quakers shot just 37.5 percent (12-of-32) but the defense held Mt. St. Joseph to 8-of-43 (18.6 percent) shooting in the period.

Mt. St. Joseph came out strong in the second half, out-scoring the Green and White 9-4 in the first four minutes of the period before the Lady Quakers went on an 18-4 run to put the game out of reach for the hosts.

Woodruff led the way, scoring 22 points on 6-of-8 shooting, including going 2-for-4 from beyond three point range, and a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line. Rausch scored 18 points for the victors while Siobhan Zerilla (Cincinnati/Mercy) pulled down a game-leading 15 rebounds.

Mt. St. Joseph was led by Tasha Reid who scored 20 points while Emily Day pitched in with 10 points.

The Green and White are set to take a short Christmas break before they face off against Wittenberg College on December 30 with tip-off set for 7:30 p.m. in Fred Raizk Arena.