WILMINGTON, Ohio -- No. 20 Mount Union handed No. 25 Wilmington its first home loss of the season, 76-55 in a battle of nationally ranked teams in an Ohio Athletic Conference women's matchup Saturday in Wilmington.
Mount Union (8-1, 3-1 OAC) got a game-high 17 points and six rebounds from senior forward Amanda Rose (Green/Green), junior point guard Rosa LaMattina(Westlake/Westlake) had 15 points and six steals while senior guard Kori Wiedt(North Olmsted/North Olmsted) finished with 13 points.
Brianna Peters had 16 points and Shelby Kies had 10 points to lead Wilmington (6-2, 3-2 OAC).
The Quakers held a 6-4 lead before a 12-2 run capped by a LaMattina three-pointer gave the Raiders an 16-8 with 11:43 left in the half. Wilmington would answer with a 9-2 run of its own to get back to within a point, 18-17, before the Raiders doubled up the Quakers the rest of the half outscoring them 23-11 to lead 41-28 at the break.
Mount Union never looked back extending the margin to as many as 26 points before finishing with the 76-55 win.
The Raiders have little time to rest as they fly to Daytona Beach, Fla. Sunday then play games Monday against Bates (Me.) and Tuesday versus Drew (N.J.).
Newspaper Box Score
Mount Union vs Wilmington
12/17/11 3 p.m. at Wilmington, Ohio - Fred Raizk Arena
MOUNT UNION 76, WILMINGTON 55
MOUNT UNION (8-1, 3-1 OAC)
Amanda Rose 6-13 5-8 17; Rosa LaMattina 6-14 1-2 15; Kori Wiedt 5-12 1-2 13;Aly Daniel 3-6 0-3 6; Maggie Miller 2-3 1-1 6; Oliva Holt 2-2 0-0 5; TierneyAllen 1-3 1-2 4; Bridget Lyons 2-2 0-0 4; Kelly Evans 1-3 0-0 2; MarybethLeitch 1-1 0-0 2; Amanda Tamerlano 1-2 0-3 2; Megan Saunders 0-3 0-1 0;Allie Fritsch 0-1 0-0 0; Emily Albanese 0-1 0-0 0; Chandler Moore 0-0 0-0 0;Erin Schmidt 0-3 0-0 0; Kensie Kimble 0-0 0-0 0; Nancy Osborne 0-1 0-0 0.Totals 30-70 9-22 76.
WILMINGTON (6-2, 3-2 OAC)Brianna Peters 7-9 2-2 16; Shelby Kies 4-10 1-4 10; Haley Howard 1-4 4-8 7;Spencer Robles 2-4 0-0 5; Bria Eslick 2-5 0-0 4; Makenzie Wippel 1-3 2-2 4;Chelsie Karling 1-2 0-0 2; Darcie Zirkle 1-1 0-1 2; Karalyne Brown 0-0 2-22; LeAnn Topp 0-1 1-2 1; McKenzie Kilburn 0-1 1-2 1; Emily Zimmerman 0-2 1-21; Courtney Tucker 0-2 0-0 0; Bethany Kincer 0-1 0-0 0; Keya Neeley 0-1 0-00; Danielle King 0-2 0-0 0; Jess Rebert 0-1 0-0 0; Bethany Ahrens 0-1 0-0 0.Totals 19-50 14-25 55.
Mount Union................... 41 35 - 76
Wilmington.................... 28 27 - 55
3-point goals--Mount Union 7-20 (Kori Wiedt 2-5; Rosa LaMattina 2-6; OlivaHolt 1-1; Tierney Allen 1-1; Maggie Miller 1-2; Emily Albanese 0-1; ErinSchmidt 0-1; Nancy Osborne 0-1; Kelly Evans 0-1; Amanda Rose 0-1),Wilmington 3-15 (Shelby Kies 1-3; Haley Howard 1-2; Spencer Robles 1-2;Chelsie Karling 0-1; LeAnn Topp 0-1; Emily Zimmerman 0-1; Courtney Tucker0-1; Danielle King 0-1; Bethany Ahrens 0-1; Makenzie Wippel 0-2). Fouledout--Mount Union-None, Wilmington-None. Rebounds--Mount Union 44 (Aly Daniel8), Wilmington 43 (Makenzie Wippel 10). Assists--Mount Union 15 (RosaLaMattina 5), Wilmington 10 (LeAnn Topp 3; Shelby Kies 3). Totalfouls--Mount Union 19, Wilmington 19. Technical fouls--Mount Union-TEAM,Wilmington-None. A-216