BEREA, OHIO — Junior forward Carly Flowers (North Baltimore) sophomore guard Leah Mottayaw (Mansfield/Madison) each scored 15 points as the 23rd-ranked Baldwin-Wallace College women's basketball team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference rival Marietta College, 84-39, today (Saturday, February 17, 2007) in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea. It was B-W's 25th straight victory against the Pioneer women dating back December 19, 1994.
With its win, B-W ends the rgular season at 19-6 overall and 13-5 in the OAC and will be the third seed in the upcoming OAC Tournament and host sixth-seed Mount Union College on Tuesday in Berea at 7:30 p.m. Marietta ends its season at 2-23 overall, 0-18 in the OAC and on a 14-game losing skein.
In addition to Flowers and Mottayaw for B-W, senior forward Jessica Latimer (Brooklyn) scored 12 points. Marietta was led by freshman Shawntae Cline with nine points.
In the first half, B-W jumped out to an 18-8 lead when Mottayaw made a layup at the 11:14 mark. Then the Pioneers went on a 5-0 run to get within five points at 18-13 when junior guard Justine Pagenhardt connected on two foul shots at the 10:07 mark. The Yellow Jackets then built their lead t o 17 points when Latimer hit two foul shots to lead 36-16 with 2:04 left in the half. Freshman forward Jamie Beckett connected on one-of-two foul shots at the the 14 second mark to make the score 36-20. Neither team scored in the final 14 seconds and headed to intermission at 36-20.
In the second half, B-W built their biggest lead of the game at 45 points when Mottayaw connected on three foul shots at the 11 second mark for the final score of 84-39.
The winner of the B-W versus Mt. Union game on Tuesday advances to the semifinals on Thursday, Feb. 22 and will play the winner of second-seed Capital University versus seventh-seed John Carroll University at 7:30 p.m. at the site of the highest remaining seed.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact B-W Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327, by FAX machine at 440-826-2329 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. To contact Head Coach Cheri Harrer , pleace call her in the office at 440-826-3299 or you can reach her via e-mail at charrer@bw.edu.
Baldwin-Wallace College Women host Marietta College
on 2/17/2007; 3:00 p.m. in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea, Ohio
FINAL SCORE: BALDWIN-WALLACE 84, MARIETTA 39
BALDWIN-WALLACE (19-6 overall, 13-5 in the OAC): Quiring 4-5 0-2 8; Jaworski 3-5 0-0 7; Latimer 4-7 4-4 12; Mondrach 3-7 0-0 7; White 2-4 0-0 4; Butzer 01 0-0 0; Shrider 1-2 0-0 2; Busser 1-1 0-2 2; Flowers 7-12 1-1 15; Mottayaw 5-9 3-3 15; Brough 1-5 0-0 2; Arbogast 1-1 2-2 4; Farage 1-1 0-0 2; Altizer 1-4 0-0 2; Watson 1-1 0-0 2; TOTALS: 35-65 10-14 84
MARIETTA (2-23 overall, 0-18 in the OAC): Pagenhardt 3-10 2-2 8; Poling 1-8 0-0 3; Hess 2-10 1-2 5; Cline 3-5 3-3 9; Beckett 1-7 3-6 5; Carraher 1-3 0-0 3; Perkey 1-2 0-0 2; Brothers 1-2 0-0 2; Swain 1-2 0-0 2TOTALS: 14-51 9-14 39
Halftime: B-W, led, 36-20. 3-point goals: B-W 4-11(Jaworski 1-3, Mondrach 1-2, White 0-2, Mottayaw 2-4), MC 2-14(Pagenhardt 0-3, Poling 1-6, Driscoll 0-1, Carraher 1-3, Chadwell 0-1). Rebounds: B-W 40(Shrider, Lattimer 6), MC 33(Hess 8). Assists: B-W 24(Quiring, Jaworski 4), MC 6(Cliine 1). Total Fouls: B-W 17, MUC 12. Fouled Out: none. Technical Fouls: none; Attendance: 496.
Game Notes #25 HOST Marietta College
The Baldwin-Wallace College women's basketball team will host Ohio Athletic Conference rival Marietta College on Saturday, February 17, 2007 in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea at 3:00 p.m. This is the second of two regular season games between the two schools, it is the final game of the 2006-2007 regular season and it is Seniors' Day. The 2007 OAC Tournament begins on Tuesday, Feb. 20.
RADIO -- Select Yellow Jacket women's basketball games, home and away, are broadcast by campus radio station WBWC, 88.3 FM, and via the WBWC Internet Web site at www.wbwc.com. The pregame show generally begins 10 minutes prior to tipoff.
BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE
LOCATION: Berea, Ohio
NICKNAME: Yellow Jackets
CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic
2006-2007 RECORD: 18-6
OAC RECORD: 12-5
LAST GAME: Lost to John Carroll, 61-58, on Feb. 15 in University Heights.
HEAD COACH: Cheri Harrer
B-W RECORD: 346-125
YEAR AT B-W: 17th
CAREER RECORD: same
LAST MEETING: B-W won, 71-53, on Dec. 16 in Marietta.
SERIES STREAK: B-W, 24 straight
SERIES BEGAN: 1981-82, B-W won, 71-48
SERIES RECORD: B-W leads 33-13
NEXT GAME: FEB. 20 HOST MOUNT UNION IN A FIRST ROUND OAC TOURNAMENT GAME AT 7:30 P.M.
MARIETTA COLLEGE
LOCATION: Marietta, Ohio
NICKNAME: Pioneers
CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic
2006-2007 RECORD: 2-22
OAC RECORD: 0-17
LAST GAME: Lost to Mt. Union, 52-45, on Feb. 15 in Marietta.
HEAD COACH: Ted Eskildsen
MC RECORD: 2-22
YEAR AT MC: First
CAREER RECORD: same as above
The Pregame Setup -- The nationally-ranked Baldwin-Wallace College women's basketball team will host the Marietta College Pioneers in the final Ohio Athletic Conference regular season game. The Yellow Jackets also will be seeking a 25th straight victory against the Pioneers.
The Yellow Jackets enter this game with a 18-6 overall and 12-5 OAC record following their 61-58 loss to OAC and Cleveland cross-town rival John Carroll University on Thursday, February 15, 2007 in University Heights. The loss ended B-W's hopes of a fourth straight OAC regular season title.
Marietta enters this game with a 2-22 overall and 0-17 OAC record following its 52-45 loss to Mount Union College on Thursday, Feb. 15 in Marietta. The Pioneers have lost 13 straight games.
The B-W Versus Marietta All-Time Series -- B-W and Marietta have previously met 46 times in women's basketball with the Yellow Jackets leading the all-time series, 33-13, including winning 24 straight games. B-W won the first meeting this season in Marietta on December 16, 2006 by the score of 71-53. The last Marietta win came on December 17, 1994, in Marietta by the score of 64-53. The first-ever meeting was in 1981-82 and B-W won, 71-48.
In the Last B-W versus Marietta Meeting on December 16, 2006 in Marietta: Baldwin-Wallace -- 71, Marietta-- 53-- In the first meeting this season, on December 16, 2006 in Marietta, the Yellow Jackets defeated the Pioneers, 71-53. Leading the way for B-W was 5'10" junior forward Carly Flowers (North Baltimore) with a team-high 15 points, grabbed six rebounds, passed for five assists and made five steals. In addition, 5'5" freshman guard Sandra Busser (Parma/ Padua) came off the bench to score 13 points and 5'8" junior forward Stacia Shrider (Marietta/ Warren Local) had 12 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Marietta was led by 5'9" junior forward Abby Hess' 13 points and eight rebounds and 5'9" freshman forward Jamie Beckett had 12 points and seven rebounds.
B-W Information and Probable Starters -- Look for Yellow Jacket veteran Head Coach Cheri Harrer to count on veteran players to lead the Yellow Jackets. Overall, Harrer goes deep on her bench with a 12-player rotation all seeing double-digit minutes on the floor. Sophomore 5'8" All-OAC guard Amanda Mondrach (Parma/ Holy Name) is expected to start at a wing position with 5'9" senior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC player Michelle White (Hudson). On the inside, look for 5'8" junior forward Jessica Lattimer (Brooklyn) and 5'8'' forward Stacia Shrider (Marietta/Warren Local) to start. Sophomore 5'6" point guard Rachael Quiring (Brunswick/ Holy Name) will run the offense. Mondrach, an All-OAC player and 2005-2006 OAC Freshman of the Year, averages 9.6 ppg. and has 34 assists and19 steals. White, a two-time All-OAC player and Academic All-OAC, scores 7.5 ppg., grabs 3.9 rpg., shoots 48.5 percent from the floor (66-of-136) and second on team with 23 blocked shots. Latimer scores 6.6 ppg., pulls down 4.9 rpg. and shoots 52.0 percent from the floor (52-of-100). Shrider scores 6.3 ppg., leads the team with 6.3 rpg. and has 35 assists and 30 steals. Quiring averages 4.7 ppg., is first the team with 56 assists and has 20 steals.
Off the bench, look for Flowers, 5'5" freshman point guard Sandra Busser (Parma/ Padua), 5'6'' senior Academic All-OAC guard Steffani Jaworski (Parma/ Padua), 5'8" sophomore guard Leah Mottayaw (Mansfield/ Madison), 6'2" freshman post Ariel Brough (Powell/ Olentangy Liberty) and 5'6" sophomore guard Jessica Butzer (Orrville) all to see action. Jaworski averages 3.7 ppg. and is third with 15 three-pointers. Flowers leads the team in scoring with 10.8 points per game, has a team and OAC-leading 49 steals, grabs 5.0 rebounds per game and shoots 53.2 percent from the floor (109-of-205 attempts). Mottayaw scores 4.1 ppg. and is second on the squad with 18 three-pointers. Busser scores 2.5 ppg. Selena Eskinazi-Budge (Beachwood via Miami of Florida) is out for the season with a knee injury. Butzer has played in 19 games and is scoring 6.1 ppg. and has 36 assists. Brough scores 3.7 ppg., grabs 2.7 rpg. and leads the team with 29 blocked shots.
Scouting the Marietta College Pioneers -- Look for Head Coach Ted Eskildsen to start 5'6" freshman Shawntae Cline and 5'7" junior Justine Pagenhardt in the backcourt, 5'6" senior Katie Chadwell and Beckett at the forward positions and Hess to play inside. Pagenhardt tops the team in scoring at 12.8 ppg. and grabs 3.3 rpg. She has 30 three-pointers and 50 assists. Beckett is second in scoring at 10.3 ppg. and grabs 8.1 rpg. Hess scores 7.7 ppg., grabs 6.0 rpg. and has 48 assists and 36 steals. Cline averages 4.3 ppg., grabs 3.9 rpg. and has 30 assists and 32 steals. Chadwell has started nine games and scores 1.4 ppg.
Off the bench, look for Coach Eskildsen to utilize 5'7" sophomore Amanda Carraher with 6.2 ppg., 5'8" junior Natalie Jackson with 2.1 ppg., 5'2" sophomore Nikki Driscoll with 1.2 ppg. and 5'11" sophomore Lyncee Perkey with 1.7 ppg. to all play.
In B-W's Last Game versus John Carroll on February 15 in University Heights, Ohio: John Carroll -- 61, Baldwin-Wallace -- 58 -- In B-W's last game, a 61-58 loss to OAC and Cleveland cross-town rival John Carroll University on Thursday (Feb. 15) in the Tony DeCarlo Varsity Center in University Heights, the Yellow Jackets were led by Amanda Mondrach with 11 points and six rebounds. Also in double figures were Jessica Latimer and Ariel Brough with 10 points each. B-W led at halftime by 19 points but could not withstand a second half surge by the Blue Streaks, who ended a 30-game losing streak to the Jackets' dating back to December 7, 1993.
In Marietta's Last Game versus Mount Union on February 15 in Marietta, Ohio: MUC -- 52, Marietta -- 45 -- In Marietta's last game, a 52-45 loss to Mount Union College in Marietta on Feb. 15 at the Ban Johnson Arena, the Pioneers were led by Tara Poling with 14 points. She was the only Marietta player to score double figures.
Yellow Jacket Chatter
Seniors' Day -- The B-W athletic department will recognize four outstanding senior members of the Yellow Jacket varsity prior to its game with Marietta. They are three-year captain and Academic All-OAC guard Steffani Jaworski, forward Jessica Latimer, two-time All-OAC and two-time Academic All-OAC forward Michelle White and backup guard Shelly Altizer. The quartet have been responsible for three straight OAC regular season titles, one OAC Tournament title and two straight NCAA Division III Tournament berths, including advancing to the "Elite Eight" a year ago. Entering the Marietta game, the seniors have compiled a 91-21 record with a .689 winning percentage.
The Upcoming OAC Tournament -- The Yellow Jackets have already secured a home site for a first round OAC Tournament game on Tuesday, Feb. 20. The semifinals are on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m., and the 2007 OAC Championship Game is on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 3:00 p.m. Both the semifinals and finals are played at the site of the highest remaining seed.
Current National Rankings -- B-W is ranked 23rd in this week's WBCA (Women's Basketball Coaches Association) Division III poll and listed among the "Others Receiving Votes" in the d3hoops.com Internet Web site poll.
Cheri Harrer is the Winningest Women's Coach in B-W History -- Yellow Jacket veteran Head Coach Cheri Harrer is the winningest women's basketball coach in B-W history with 347 victories. Harrer is 346-125 in her career with a .735 winning percentage and is in her 17th season at B-W.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, Please visit the Baldwin-Wallace Athletics website at www.bw.edu/athletics for up to date results and statistics. For further inquiries, please contact B-W SID Kevin Ruple by phone at (440) 826-2327, by FAX at (440) 826-2329 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. B-W Head Coach Cheri Harrer can be reached by phone at (440) 826-3299, by FAX at (440) 826-2192 or via e-mail at charrer@bw.edu.
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