Wisconsin Oshkosh at the Rockford (Ill.) Tourney
BEREA, OHIO — The Baldwin-Wallace College women's basketball team lost 74-59 today (Dec. 29) to third-ranked Wisconsin Oshkosh in the first round of the Rockford College Tournament in Rockford, Illinois.
With its loss, B-W fell to 6-4 overall and its third straight game to a nationally-ranked opponent. The Yellow Jackets will face the loser of the host Rockford and Fransiscan (Iowa) game at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday (Dec. 30). Wisconsin-Oshkosh improved to a perfect 12-0.
In the first half, the two teams traded leads for the first 10 minutes before B-W led by as many as seven points on two separate occassions with the last one being at 31-24 with 2:37 left before halftime when sophomore forward Michelle White (Hudson) scored on a three-point play. The Titans then scored the next seven points to tie the score at 31-31 with 44 seconds remaining. A Jenn Neal (Mentor) three-point play wth 25 seconds left in the first stanza gave B-W a 34-31 lead at the intermission.
In the second half, there were two ties and three lead changes in the first 10 minutes with the final one coming on a three-pointer from junior guard Kelly O'Keef to give the Titans a 52-49 advantage just before the 10 minute mark. UW-Oshkosh would not trail the remainder of the contest as they went on to win by 15, its biggest lead of the game, 74-59.
Baldwin-Wallace was led by White with 12 points. Junior forward Jessica Latimer (Brooklyn) grabbed a game-high eight rebounds and scored four points. Neal and White each had six boards.
UW Oshkosh was led by junior forward Brittany Herrick with a game-high 17 points. Junior guard Shannon Eggers and senior guard Michelle Rosicky chipped in with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Herrick also had a team-high seven rebounds.
Following its appearance in tomorrow's consolation game, the Yellow Jackets return to Ohio Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, January 5 when they travel to Alliance and play OAC-rival Mount Union College at the Timken Physical Education Center at 7:30 p.m.
FOR MORE INFORMATION on B-W women’s basketball or other athletics, please contact 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.
Game Notes vs. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
The BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE YELLOW JACKET women's basketball team will be in tournament play as they travel to play the Univeristy of Wisconsin Oshkosh Titans in the opening round of the Rockford College Holiday Tourament on December 29, 2004 at 5:00 pm in Seaver Gym in Rockford, Illinois.
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. The pregame show begins 15 minutes prior to tipoff.
BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE
LOCATION : Berea, Ohio
NICKNAME: Yellow Jackets
CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic
2004-2005 Record: 6-3
OAC RECORD: 3-1
LAST GAME: Lost to Albion (Mich.),67-62, on Dec. 20 in Albion (Mich.)
HEAD COACH: Cheri Harrer
B-W RECORD: 284-111
YEAR AT B-W: 15th
CAREER RECORD: same
LAST MEETING: First Meeting
SERIES STREAK: First Meeting
SERIES BEGAN: First Meeting
SERIES RECORD: First Meeting
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH
LOCATION: Oshkosh, Wisconsin
NICKNAME: Titans
CONFERENCE: Wisconsin Intercollegiate
2004-2005 Record: 11-0
WIAC RECORD: 4-0
LAST GAME: Beat St. Norbert (Wisc.), n/a, on Dec. 22 in New Orleans, La.
HEAD COACH: Pam Ruder
U/W Osh. RECORD: 192-40
YEAR AT U/W Osh.: Ninth
PREGAME NOTES -- The Baldwin-Wallace College women's basketball team will look to get back on the winning strack when it travels to Rockford, Illinois to play the seventh-ranked University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in the opening round of the Rockford Tournament on December 29. Rockford (8-2 overall) plays host to Fransiscan University of Iowa in the other game. The consolation (2:00 p.m. EST) and championship (4:00 p.m. EST) games will be played on Dec. 30.
The Yellow Jackets enter this game with a 6-3 overall and 3-1 Ohio Athletic Conference record following their 67-62 loss to Albion College of Michigan on December, 20 in Albion, Michigan. The loss was B-W's second straight defeat.
The Titans enter this game with an 11-0 overall and 4-0 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference record. UW-Oshkosh played and won twice in a tournament in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 20-22. The Titans beat both Eastern (Pa.) University and
The Baldwin-Wallace versus Wisconsin Oshkosh (Wis.) All-Time Series Information -- This is the first meeting between Baldwin-Wallace College and University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in women's basketball.
The Yellow Jacket Probable Starters and Banch Players -- The B-W Probable Starters -- Look for Yellow Jackets Head Coach Cheri Harrer to start 5'7" junior point guard Nikki Altenweg (Perry), 5'10" freshman guard Ashley Westenbarger (McComb) in the backcourt. Look for 5'9" sophomore Michelle White (Hudson), 5'10" freshman Cara Shiplett (Canal Fulton/ Northwest) and 6'0" junior Jenn Neal (Mentor) to start on the inside.
Altenweg tops the team in scoring at 10.7 points-per-game, assists with 43 and steals with 28. Shiplett is second in scoring at 10.4 ppg., leads the team in rebounding with 5.8 rpg. and is second in steals with 12. Westenbarger is scoring 6.7 ppg. and is second with 19assists and also has nine steals. Neal is scoring 6.7 ppg. and grabs 2.3 rpg. and tops the team with nine blocked shots. White scores 7.7 ppg. and is second with 5.2rpg. White is also leading the team in field goal shooting at 50.9 percent on 28-of-55 attempts.
Off the bench, look for Coach Harrer to play as many as nine players, depending on the opponent and matchups. Look for 6'0" junior forward Lindsay Mamula (Clinton/ Massillon Jackson), 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). Mamula is averaging 1.4 points and 1.6 rebounds per game in limited action. Jaworski is third on the team in scoring, averaging 9.6 ppg. and leads the team with 17 three-pointers.
The U/W Oshkosh Starters and Bench Players -- Look for UW-Oshkosh Head Coach Pam Ruder to start the combination of 5'7" senior guard Laurie Turtenwald, 5'6" senior guard Michele Rosicky and 5'11" junior guard Shannon Eggers in the backcourt. The tandem of 6'0" senior forward Abby Holler and 5'11" junior forward Brittany Herrick will get the nod on the inside.
EDITOR'S NOTE (* -- denotes only 9-game stats available at the time of the printing of the game notes.).
The statistics being used for UW-Oshkosh are for nine games. The stats from its last two games in New Orleans, Louisiana were not available at the time of completion of these game notes.
Herrick tops the team in scoring at 12.8 ppg. and rebounding at 6.1 rpg. Eggers is second in scoring at 10.9 ppg. and leads the team with 11 blocked shots and 24 assists. Turtenwald is third in scoring at 9.3 ppg. pulls down 4.2 rpg. and has canned 11 three-pointers. Rosicky scores 8.7 ppg., has canned a team-leading 16 treys and is tied with Eggers for the most assists with 24. Holler scores 5.0 ppg., is second with 5.7 rpg. and also contributes 19 assists.
Off the bench, look for Coach Ruder to play 5'11"senior guard Kelly O'Keef, 5'6" sophomore guard Becky Knapp and 6'0" freshman guard Whitney Tyriver in the bakcourt. On the inside, look for 5'11 junior forward Pam Fehring and 6'1" sophomore forward Kristin Mader to see action. Kanpp scores 7.2 ppg. and shoots 57.4 percent from the floor (27-of-47). O'Keef scores 6.3 ppg., grabs 3.9 rpg. and has canned 11 three-pointers. Mader scores 4.3 ppg.
In B-W's Last Game on December 20, 2004 versus Albion College in Albion, Michigan: Baldwin-Wallace -- 62, Albion -- 67 -- The Yellow Jackets lost their second straight game and dropped to 6-3 overall with a 67-62 loss to host Albion College of Michigan on December 20, 2004 at the Kresge Gymnasium in Albion. Despite the loss, sophomore guard Steffani Jaworski came off the bench to lead the way and score a career and team-high 19 points. Jaworski canned seven-of-11 shots from the floor and made four-of-six three-pointers. The key in the game was Albion outrebounding B-W, 51-34, including 18-12 on the offensive end of the court.
In Wisconsin Oshkosh's Last Game on December 22 versus St. Norbert College in New Orleans, Louisiana -- No details are available from either UW-Oshkosh's Dec. 20 game versus Eastern (Pa.) University or its December 22 game versus St. Norbert (Wisc.) College in New Orleans, Louisiana. Apparantly the host school (Xavier University of La.) did not keep statistics at its tournament.
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OAC Titles and NCAA Excellence --- Last winter, the Yellow Jacket women's basketball team won its fourth OAC regular season title in the past six years. B-W also 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.
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 284 victories. Harrer is 284-111 in her career with a .718 winning percentage 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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