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B-W Women Beat John Carroll, 74-62, in Berea for Ninth Straight Victory and Remain in First Place


Amanda Schroeder hit 4-of-5 three-pointers and
scored a game-high 21 points.

Box Score

BEREA, OHIO --  Junior guard Amanda Schroeder (Columbus Grove) scored a game-high 21 points with four three-pointers as the Baldwin-Wallace College women’s basketball team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference and Cleveland cross-town rival John Carroll University, 74-62, tonight (Wednesday, January 27, 2010) in the Lou Higgins Center in Berea for its season-high ninth straight victory and remain in first place in the OAC.  

The Yellow Jackets are now 14-4 overall, 10-1 in the OAC and tied for first place with Capital University. B-W has now beaten JCU in 35 of the last 36 meetings and leads the all-time series, 40-19. With its loss, JCU falls to 9-8 overall and 6-5 in the conference.

In addition to Schroeder for B-W, senior center Ariel Brough (Powell/ Olentangy Liberty) recorded a double-double with 13 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. JCU was led by Lee Jennings and Caitlin Sureck with 18 and 16 points, respectively.

Keys to the Yellow Jacket victory included holding a 44-25 rebounding advantage and shooting 81.9 percent from the free throw line and 50.0% from the field. 

In the first half, B-W led 20-15 when freshman point guard Rachel Rossman (Olmsted Falls) nailed a long jumper from the corner at the 9:35 mark. The Blue Streaks scored the next 10 points and led 25-20 at 3:55 when Hamilton banked a three-pointer. The Jackets were able to hold JCU to only two points for the remainder of the half as part of a 9-2 run and led 29-27 when Schroeder connected on a free throw with 41 seconds left in the period.

In the second half, JCU scored four quick points and led 31-29 on a Caitlin Sureck layup at 19:03. B-W came right back with a 10-3 run ending in a Schroeder triple at 16:52 that put the Jackets ahead 39-34. The Yellow Jackets increased their lead to 12 at 50-38 when sophomore forward Katie Heinlen (Bucyrus/ Wynford) grabbed an offensive rebound and scored on a layup at 12:35.

B-W’s lead never slipped below seven the rest of the way and reached a high of 16 on a Rossman fast-break layup at 9:33.

B-W is back in action on Saturday, Jan. 30 when it travels to Marietta to play OAC rival Marietta College in the Ban Johnson Arena at 3:00 p.m.

Media and fans can listen LIVE to all Yellow Jacket men’s and women’s basketball games on campus radio station WBWC, 88.3 FM, and via the Internet at www.wbwc.com.

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