to 15-5 Overall and 11-2 in the OAC
BEREA, OHIO — Junior point guard Nikki Altenweg (Perry) scored 13 points tonight (Saturday, January 29, 2005) as the Baldwin-Wallace College women’s basketball team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference rival Heidelberg College, 72-44, at the Seiberling Gymnasium in Tiffin. The win was B-W’s third straight and ninth in its last 10 games.
With its win, B-W is now 15-5 overall and 11-2 in the OAC and in second place. With its loss, Heidelberg is now 10-9 overall and 5-8 in the OAC.
In the first half, after Heidelberg took a brief 2-0 lead, led by Altenweg, B-W went on a 15-0 run to lead 15-2 with 13:56 remaining before halftime. The Yellow Jackets led in the first half by as many as 27 points at 36-9 with 2:40 left before the intermission when sophomore forward Michelle White (Hudson) capped a 12-0 run with a layup. B-W led at halftime, 40-16.
Heidelberg opened the second half by outscoring B-W 16-6 to get as close as 46-32 with less than 13 minutes remaining in the game, but the Yellow Jackets countered with its own 16-3 run and led by as many as 30 points in coasting to their victory.
Joining Altenweg in double figures for the Yellow Jackets was sophomore guard Steffani Jaworski (Parma/ Padua Fransiscan) with 11 points.
Heidelberg was led by freshman guard Amanda Campbell with 13 points and senior guard Rachel Babione had 11 markers.
B-W next plays on Saturday, February 5 when it hosts OAC-rival and third place Otterbein College in a key OAC game at the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium at 3:00 p.m.
FOR MORE B-W SPORTS 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.
Women's Game Notes #20 vs. Heidelberg
The BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE YELLOW JACKET
women's basketball team will travel to Tiffin, Ohio on Tuesday, February 1, 2005 to play Ohio Athletic Conference rival Heidelberg College in an OAC game at the Seiberling Gymnasium at 7:30 p.m.
RADIO -- All home and away Yellow Jacket women's basketball games are broadcast on campus radio station WBWC, 88.3 FM, and over the College Internet Web Site at www.bw.edu/athletics. Tonight's pre-game show will begin at 7:15 p.m. from Berea.
BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE
LOCATION : Berea, Ohio
NICKNAME: Yellow Jackets
CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic
2004-2005 Record: 14-5
OAC RECORD: 10-2
LAST GAME: Beat Marietta, 68-44, in Marietta on January 29, 2005
HEAD COACH: Cheri Harrer
B-W RECORD: 292-113
YEAR AT B-W: 15th
CAREER RECORD: same
LAST MEETING: B-W won, 80-47, on January 18, 2005 in Berea.
SERIES STREAK: B-W, three straight
SERIES BEGAN: 1965-66, B-W won, 59-37
SERIES RECORD: B-W leads, 33-24
NEXT GAME: February 5: HOST OTTERBEIN; 3:00 p.m.
HEIDELBERG COLLEGE
LOCATION: Tiffin, Ohio
NICKNAME: Student Princes
CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic
2004-2005 Record: 10-8
OAC RECORD: 5-7
LAST GAME: Beat to Ohio Northern, 81-53, in Tiffin, on January 29, 2005
HEAD COACH: Karen McConnell
HC RECORD: 245-196
YEAR AT HC: 18th
CAREER RECORD: same
PREGAME NOTES -- The Baldwin-Wallace College women's basketball team will look to win its third straight game, ninth in its last 10 games and fourth straight over the Student Princes when it travels to Tiffin, Ohio to play Ohio Athletic Conference rival Heidelberg College. The Yellow Jackets are currently in second place in the OAC Standings.
The Yellow Jackets enter this game with a 14-5 overall and 10-2 OAC record following their 68-44 win against Marietta College on Saturday in Marietta. B-W has won two straight games and is one game behind first place Wilmington College (11-1) in the OAC Standings. B-W also is one game ahead of third place Otterbein College (9-3), who comes to Berea on Saturday to play B-W.
The Student Princes of Heidelberg College enter this game 10-8 overall and 5-7 in the OAC following their 81-53 victory against Ohio Northern University on Saturday in Tiffin at Seiberling. The win was Heidelberg's second in its last three games.
The Baldwin-Wallace versus Heidelberg All-Time Series Information -- This is the 58th all-time meeting between B-W and Heidelberg in women's basketball. B-W holds the series lead at 33-24. The Yellow Jacktes won the first meeting of the year, 80-47, in Berea, on January 18, 2005. B-Wwon two of three meetings with the Student Princes a year ago. The Student Princes beat B-W in Tiffin, 82-64, on Jan. 20, 2004, and then B-W beat Heidelberg at the Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea, 66-53, on Feb. 4, 2004 and 84-58, on Feb. 24, 2004 in the quarterfinals of the OAC Tournament. The first ever meeting between the two teams occurred in 1965-66. B-W won that game, 59-37.
The Division III National Rankings -- B-W and Heidelberg are both unranked.
Scouting the Yellow Jackets -- The B-W Probable Starters -- Look for Yellow Jackets Head Coach Cheri Harrer to start 5'7" junior point guard Nikki Alten-weg (Perry), 5'10" freshman guard Ashley Westenbarger (McComb) in the back-court. Look for 5'9" sophomore Mich-elle White (Hudson), 5'10" freshman Cara Shiplett (Canal Fulton/ Northwest) and 6'0" junior Jenn Neal (Mentor) to start on the inside. Altenweg currently tops the team in scoring at 10.5 ppg., assists with 66 and steals with 51. Shiplett is second on the team in scoring at 9.8 ppg., first in rebounding with 4.9 rpg. and is secpond in steals with 22. She is also canning a team-leading .528 percent of her field goals (76-of-144). Westenbarger is scoring 6.1 ppg. and is second with 39 assists and third in steals with 18. Neal is scoring 7.7 ppg. and grabs 4.1 rpg. and tops the team with 18 blocked shots. White scores 7.1 ppg. and is second with 4.7 rpg.
Off the bench, look for coach Harrer to play as many as seven players, depending on the opponent and matchups. Look for 5'6" sophomore guard Steffani Jaworski (Parma/Padua), 5'4" sophomore guard Kelly Williams (Canfield), 5'9" freshman forward Stacia Shrider (Marietta/ Warren Local), 5'10" freshman guard/ forward Alyson Cotter (Salem/ Senior), 5'8" sophomore forward Jessica Latimer (Brooklyn), 5'7" sophomore guard Kristin Matushevski (Hinckley/ Medina Highland) and 5'11" freshman forward Carly Flowers (North Baltimore). Jaworski is third on the team in scoring, averaging 8.3 ppg. and leads the team with 29 three-pointers.
The Heidelberg College Probable Starters and Bench Players -- Look for Heidelberg College Head Coach Karen Mc-Connell to start 5'10" senior Rachel Babione and 5'6" freshman Amanda Campbell in the backcourt. Also look for 5'7" freshman guard Stephanie Tanner, 5'8" freshman guard Steph-anie Sample and 5'10" junior forward Katie Borngen to get the call. Babione is the top scorer at 12.9 ppg. She also grabs 5.4 rpg. and leads the team with 30 treys, 45 assists and 50 steals. Campbell is second in scoring at 12.6 ppg., grabs 7.3 rpg. with 25 treys, 33 assists and 42 steals. Borngen scores 6.7 ppg. and grabs 3.9 rpg. Sample scores 3.1 ppg and Tanner averages 9.0 ppg.
Off the bench, look for Coach McConnell to play 5'9" sophomore guard Kyle Davison, 5'10" freshman forward Hollie Knott and 5'8" freshman guard Brittany Briem. Davison is the top scorer off the bench at 4.3 ppg.
In the First Meeting Between B-W and Heidelberg on January 18, 2005 in Berea, OH: Baldwin-Wallace 80, Heidelberg 47-- In the first meeting between B-W and Heidelberg, on January 18 in Berea, the Yellow Jackets shot 47.7 percent from the field en route to an 80-47 victory in the Ursprung Gymnasium. The Yellow Jackets were lead by freshman forward Cara Shiplett with 18 points and eight rebounds. Junior point guard Nikki Altenweg added 11 points and three assists.
In B-W's Last Game on January 29, 2005 in Marietta, OH: Baldwin-Wallace 68 , Marietta 44 -- In B-W's last game, the Yellow Jackets defeated Marietta College, 68-44, in Marietta, Ohio on Saturday, January 29. The win was B-W's second straight and eighth in its last nine games. Freshman guard Ashley Westenbarger and junior center Jenn Neal each scored 12 points to lead the way. Westenbarger also had a team-high seven rebounds. Freshman forward Cara Shiplett scored 11 points, and freshman guard Alyson Cotter came off the bench to score 10 points.
In Heidelberg's Last Game on January 29 in Tiffin: Heidelberg 81, Ohio Northern 53-- In Heidelberg's last game, the Student Princes defeated Ohio Northern, 81-53, in Tiffin last Saturday. HC was led by freshman guard Amanda Campbell with a game-high 22 points and 11 rebounds. Also, freshman guard Stephanie Tanner had 21 points, junior forward Katie Borngen 10 points and sophomore guard Kyle Davison with 10 points.
Yellow Jacket Chatter
Nikki Altenweg is Among the Top All-Time Assist Markers and Steal Leaders -- Junior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC point guard Nikki Altenweg currently has 216 career assists and 133 career steals to rank 12th in assists and ninth in steals. Next up on the all-time steal list is Holly Koepp (1999-2003) who had 150. She needs 36 more assists to crack the Top-10 on that list.
OAC Titles and NCAA Excellence --- Last winter, the Yellow Jacket women's basketball team won its fourth OAC regular season title in the last six years. B-W won OAC regular season and OAC Tournament titles in 1999-2000, 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. The Yellow Jackets have also advanced to the NCAA Division III National Tournament in seven of the last nine years, including in 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 when it advanced to the "Elite Eight" each year.
Eight Straight 20-Win Seasons -- The Yellow Jackets have eight straight 20-win season. During that time span, B-W is 194-34 with an .850 winning percentage.
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 292 victories. Harrer is 292-113 in 15 seasons 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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