BEREA, OHIO — Senior forward Stacia Shrider (Marietta/ Warren Local) scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds today (Saturday, January 26, 2008) as the 23rd-ranked Baldwin-Wallace College women’s basketball team defeated Capital University, 58-40, in an Ohio Athletic Conference game in the Capital Center in Columbus.
With its victory, B-W is 15-2 overall and 8-2 in the OAC and has beaten the Crusaders 19 of the past 26 meetings. With its loss, Capital is now 11-6 overall and 5-5 in the OAC and has lost four straight OAC contests. The key to the win for the Yellow Jackets was shooting 51.1 percent from the floor on 23-of-45 attempts while holding Capital to 21.3 percent shooting from the field on 13-of-61 attempts , including 0-of-15 from three-point range.
In the first half, the Yellow Jackets jumped out to an 18-8 lead with 12:05 left when senior guard Selena Eskinazi-Budge (Beachwood) made a jump shot. B-W extended its lead to 13 points at 24-11 with 7:19 left when sophomore center Ariel Brough (Powell/ Olentangy Liberty) made a layup. B-W also led at halftime, 29-20.
In the second half, Capital outscored B-W , 6-5, to get within eight points at 34-26 with 14:49 remaining when sophomore guard Kristen Richardson scored on a layup. B-W then went on a 8-1 run to build its lead to 42-27 with 10:59 left when junior guard Rachel Quiring (Brunswick/ Parma Hts. Holy Name) made two foul shots following a technical foul on the Crusader bench.
Undaunted, the Crusaders went on a 11-0 run to close to four points at 42-38 when sophomore guard Chelsea Ruoff made a jumper in the lane. B-W responded with an 10-0 run to lead by 14 points at 52-38 with 4:20 left in the game on two foul shots by senior forward Stacia Shrider (Marietta/ Warren Local), freshmen Amanda Schroeder (Columbus Grove) and Courtney Ritzler (Fostoria/ Hopewell-Loudon) naled back-to-back three-pointers and Ritzler added another layup. Then Budge scored on a layup with 2:33 left and a pair of foul shots with 20 seconds remaining for the biggest lead of the game at 18 points at 58-40.
In addition to Shrider, Schroeder scored 10 points. Capital did not have a double figure scorer.
The B-W women will be back in action on Wednesday, Jan. 30 when they host OAC rival Mount Union College in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea at 7:30 p.m.
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.
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 . For all of the latest OAC information, please log onto the OAC Web site at www.oac.org.
Game Notes #17 at Capital University
The 23rd-ranked Baldwin-Wallace College women's basketball team will travel to Columbus, Ohio and play Ohio Athletic Conference rival Capital University on Saturday, January 26, 2008 in The Capital Center at 3:00 p.m. This is the 10th OAC contest for the Yellow Jackets and the second of two regular season matchups with the Crusaders.
RADIO -- All 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 at least 15 minutes prior to tipoff.
BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE
LOCATION: Berea, Ohio
NICKNAME: Yellow Jackets
CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic
2007-2008 RECORD: 14-2
OAC RECORD: 7-2
LAST GAME: Beat Marietta, 77-56, on Jan. 19 in Marietta
HEAD COACH: Cheri Harrer
B-W RECORD: 361-128
YEAR AT B-W: 18th
CAREER RECORD: same
LAST MEETING: CU won, 72-64 in O.T., on Dec. 1, 2007 in Berea.
SERIES STREAK: CU, two straight
SERIES BEGAN: 1982-83, CU won 103-50
SERIES RECORD: CU leads, 37-17
NEXT GAME: Jan. 30 HOST MOUNT UNION COLLEGE at 7:30 p.m.
CAPITAL UNIVERSITY
LOCATION: Columbus, Ohio
NICKNAME: Crusaders
CONFERENCE: Ohio 11-5
OAC RECORD: 5-4
LAST GAME: Beat Wittenberg, 85-83 in 2 O.T., on Jan. 21 in Columbus
HEAD COACH: Dixie Jeffers
SCHOOL RECORD: 477-123
YEAR AT SCHOOL: 22nd
CAREER RECORD: 529-144 in 24 years overall
The Pregame Setup -- The nationally-ranked (23rd in the WBCA/ USA Today Women's Basketball Coaches' Association poll and 24th in the d3hoops.com Internet Web site poll) Baldwin-Wallace College women's basketball team will travel to Columbus to play Ohio Athletic Conference arch-rival Capital University.
The Yellow Jackets enter this game with a 14-2 overall and 7-2 OAC record following their 77-56 win against Marietta College on January 19 in Marietta. B-W has won nine of its last 10 gsmes.
The Crusaders enter this game with an 11-5 overall and 5-4 OAC record following an 85-83 double overtime win against rival Wittenberg University on Jan. 21 in Columbus. With its win versus Wittenberg, Capital ended a three-game losing streak, all against OAC foes.
The B-W Versus Capital All-Time Series -- This is the 55th meeting between B-W and Capital in women's basketball with the Crusaders leading the all-time series, 37-17, including two straight wins and including a 72-64 overtime victory in the last meeting on December 1, 2007 in Columbus. Two of the past three contests have gone into overtime. The firstever meeting between B-W and Capital was in 1982-83 and Capital won the contest by a 103-50 score. The last B-W win came on December 2, 2006 in Berea by a score of 53-50. B-W has won 17 of the last 25 contests (a 17-8 record) after Capital started off the series by winning the first 29 games.
In The First B-W versus Capital Game in Berea on December 1, 2007: Capital -- 72, B-W -- 64 in Overtime -- In the first of two regular season matchups this season between B-W and Capital, on December 1, 2007 in Berea, the Crusaders defeated the Yellow Jackets, 72-64 in overtime. Despite the loss, B-W was led by current 5'8" senior guard Selena Eskinazi-Budge (Beachwood) with 18 points and a game-high eight rebounds. Capital was led by current 5'6" sophomore guard Kristen Richardson with 22 points. She had six of Capital's 12 points in overtime.
B-W Information and Probable Starters -- As a team, B-W scores 71.1 points per game and allows 57.2 ppg. to its opponents for a plus 13.8 ppg. differential. The Yellow Jackets grab 41.3 rpg. and allow 35.8 rpg. for a plus 5.6 differential. B-W shoots 42.6 percent from the field (424-of-995), including 33.9 percent from three point range (65-of- 192), and makes 66.9 percent of its foul shots (224-of-335).
Look for Head Coach Cheri Harrer to start 5' 9'' junior 2-time All-OAC player Amanda Mondrach (Parma/ Parma Heights Holy Name) and 5' 6" junior Rachael Quiring (Brunswick/ Parma Hts. Holy Name) in the backcourt along with Selena Eskinazi-Budge. On the inside, look for 5' 8" senior forward Stacia Shrider (Marietta/ Warren Local) to start along with 6' 2" sophomore center Ariel Brough (Powell/ Olentangy Liberty). Eskinazi-Budge scores a team-best 11.3 ppg. and leads in steals with 32. She is also second with 17 blocked shots and third with 28 assists and 4.5 rpg. Mondrach is second in scoring with 8.5 ppg., has canned a team-high 17 three-pointers and is second with 29 assists. Brough averages 7.9 ppg., is second with 4.8 rpg. and tops the team with 27 blocked shots. Quiring scores 7.7 ppg., leads the team with 35 assists. Shrider scores 4.6 ppg. and tops the team with 7.2 rpg.
Off the bench, look for Harrer to use 5' 10" senior forward Carly Flowers (North Baltimore), 5' 10" sophomore transfer forward Sasha Samara (Amherst/ Steele), 5'10" sophomore forward Serena Farage (Medina/ Buckeye), 5'11 freshman forward Amanda Schroeder (Columbus Grove) and 5' 7" freshman guards and twin sisters Carrie and Courtney Ritzler (Fostoria/ Hopewell-Loudon). Flowers leads the bench in scoring with 7.2 ppg. and is third with 19 steals. Courtney Ritzler is sixth in scoring at 6.0 ppg. and second with 20 steals.
In B-W's Last Game at Marietta College in Mariettaon Jan. 19: B-W -- 77, Marietta -- 56 -- In B-W's last game, a 77-56 victory at Marietta College on Jan. 19, the Yellow Jackets were led by Amanda Schroeder with a season and career-high 18 points and five rebounds. Ariel Brough also had 10 points and Stacia Shrider scored nine points and had a game-high 10 rebounds. each added 14 points
Scouting the Capital Crusaders -- As a team, Capital averages 70.4 ppg. and allows 59.5 ppg. to its opponents for a plus 10.9 ppg. differential. The Crusaders grab 41.5 rpg. and allow 35.1 rpg. for a plus 6.4 differential. Capital shoots 43.4 percent from the field (414-of-954), including 33.6 percent (71-of-211) from three point range, and makes 65.6 percent (227-of-346) of its foul shots.
Look for 22nd year veteran Head Coach Dixie Jeffers to start 5' 11" junior guard Heather McAlpin, 5'4" junior Katy Lafferty and 5'7" freshman Tara Harper in the backcourt and 5' 11" junior Caitlin Elsass and 5' 11" senior Tiffany Withers in the post. Elsass is leading the team in scoring at 15.1 ppg. and rebounding with 7.7 rpg. McAlpin is fourth in scoring at 7.8 ppg., second with 6.3 rpg., and leads the team with 61 assists and 22 blocks. Withers scores 5.4 ppg. and grabs 2.8 rpg. Harper made her first career start against Wittenberg on Monday and scores 2.6 ppg. Lafferty also made her first start and scores 2.5 ppg. and has made eight three-pointers.
Off the bench, look for Kristen Richardson, 5' 6" junior guard Caitlin Graessle, 5' 9" sophomore guard Chelsea Ruoff, 5' 10" freshman forward Lindsey Watt and 5'7" sophomore guard Abbey Winland all to see action. Richardson, who has started 15-of-16 games this season, is second in scoring at 15.0 ppg., grabs 4.6 rpg., has passed for 44 assists and made a team-leading 32 steals and has canned 10 three-pointers. Graessle also has started 15-of-16 games and scores 11.1 ppg. and leads the team with 29 three-pointers. Ruoff scores 5.3 ppg. and has eight triples.
In Capital's Last Game versus Wittenberg University in Columbus on Jan. 21: Capital -- 85, Wittenberg -- 83 in O.T. -- In Capital's last game, an 85-83 double overtime win versus Wittenberg University on January 21 at The Capital Center in Columbus, the Crusaders were led in scoring by Caitlin Elsass with a game and career-high 30 points and 11 rebounds. Tara Harper also scored a career-high 17 points, Heather McAlpin had 11 and both Tiffany Withers and Caitlin Graessle each scored 10.
Yellow Jacket Chatter
Catch More Coverage of Yellow Jackets' Basketball on Campus Radio Station 88.3 FM "The Sting" -- Every Tuesday at 8:30 p.m., you can tune into campus radio station WBWC, 88.3 FM, for more coverage of Yellow Jacket basketball. Andrew Middleman and the WBWC sports team will be joined by Men's Basketball Head Coach Steve Bankson and Women's Basketball Head Coach Cheri Harrer to recap the previous week and preview the upcoming week's schedule.
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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