With the victory, B-W is now 2-0 overal and Anderson falls to 1-1. A key to the victory was holding Anderson to just 25 percent field goal shooting on nine-of-36 shots, including just two-of-10 from three-point range, and forcing the Ravens into making 20 turnovers.
In the first half, the Yellow Jackets built a lead as large as eight points at 17-9 with 4:15 left when senior forward Carl Flowers (North Baltimore) scored on a layup. B-W also led at halftime, 17-13.
In the second half, B-W kept the lead until the 4:39 mark when Anderson junior forward Kayla Martin made a three-pointer to give the Ravens the lead at 34-31. It was Anderson's first lead since 2-0.
That is when B-W went on an 9-3 run to take the lead for good and win the game
A basket from freshman guard Amanda Schroeder (Columbus Grove) at the 3:43 mark made the score 34-33 and a basket by sophomore center Ariel Brough (Powell/ Olentangy Liberty) at the 2:57 mark gave the lead back to the Yellow Jackets at 35-34. Then a steal by Brough and layup by senior guard Selena Eskinazi-Budge (Beachwood) extended the lead to 37-34 with 2:32 left.
Following an Anderson free throw by junior forward Melenda Hawthorne that made the score 37-35 with 2:15 left, junior point guard Rachael Quiring (Brunswick/ Parma Heights Holy Name) gave B-W a four-point lead at 39-35 with a pair of foul shots with 2:04 left.
Anderson then closed to within 39-37 with 51 seconds to go when Hawthorne made her final basket of the game. A free throw by freshman guard Courtney Ritzler (Fostoria/ Hopewell-Loudon) increased B-W's lead to 40-37 with nine seconds left. A last second three-point attempt by Anderson was off the mark and B-W claimed the tournament title.
The B-W women were led by Brough with nine points and six rebounds and Flowers had eight markers. The dual were rewarded for their efforts as each player was tabbed to the all-tournament team. Freshman forward Sasha Samara (Amherst/ Steele) and senior forward Stacia Shrider (Marietta/ Warren Local) led B-W with seven rebounds each.
Anderson was led by Hawthorne's 14 points.
Yellow Jacket fans are reminded that they can listen to all B-W men's and women's basketball games on campus radio station WBWC, 88.3 FM, or via the Internet at www.wbwc.com.
B-W will return to Berea and begin preparations for a trip on Tuesday, Nov. 20 to University Circle where it will play cross-town rival Case Western Reserve University at 7:00 p.m. B-W's first home game is on Saturday, Nov. 24 against Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) College at 3:00 p.m.
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, please call her in her office at 440-826-3299 or e-mail her at charrer@bw.edu. You can get all of the latest B-W athletics information by visiting our Web site at www.bw.edu/athletics.
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