ALLIANCE, Ohio -- No. 7 ranked Mount Union put an exclamation point on the 2011-12 regular season with a 90-58 rout of Heidelberg Saturday at the McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex in Alliance.
Junior point guard Rosa LaMattina (Westlake/Westlake) had 18 points, freshman center Aly Daniel (Willard/Willard) had a career-high 15 off the bench while seniors Kori Wiedt (North Olmsted/North Olmsted) and Amanda Rose (Green) each had 14 and 13 respectively to lead the Purple Raiders, who never trailed in the contest.
Wiedt and Rose along with fellow senior Kelly Evans (Twinsburg/Twinsburg) andErin Schmidt (Akron/Walsh Jesuit) were honored before the game.
The Purple Raiders finish the regular season with a 24-1 overall record with 19 consecutive wins and 21-straight home court victories.
Jordan Ickes was one of three in double figures to lead Heidelberg (4-12, 1-17 OAC).
Earlier in the week, Mount Union locked up its second-straight Ohio Athletic Conference regular season title and the No. 1 seed in next week's OAC Tournament. The Raiders are the two-time defending tournament champs and this year get a double-bye to the semifinals. Mount Union will host one of the semifinal games Thursday, February 23 at 7:30 pm in Alliance. The game will also be broadcast locally on the radio on WDPN 1310 AM and WRMU 91.1 FM and simulcast online.
Newspaper Box Score
Heidelberg vs Mount Union
02/18/12 3 pm at The MAAC - Alliance, Ohio
MOUNT UNION 90, HEIDELBERG 58
HEIDELBERG (4-21, 1-17 OAC)
Jordan Ickes 7-13 3-5 18; Molly Schriber 3-10 4-4 11; Paige Ricketts 2-9 6-710; Emily Giel 1-5 2-2 5; Erika Jordan 1-6 2-2 5; Jazmine Shaw 1-3 2-2 4;Megan Miller 1-8 1-1 3; Kathleen Phillips 1-2 0-0 2; Kyra Dorney 0-0 0-0 0;Jessica Simpkins 0-2 0-0 0; Abbey Geraghty 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-59 20-23 58.
MOUNT UNION (24-1, 17-1 OAC)
Rosa LaMattina 6-8 2-2 18; Aly Daniel 6-10 3-3 15; Kori Wiedt 5-12 1-2 14;Amanda Rose 4-9 5-6 13; Nancy Osborne 2-2 0-0 5; Marybeth Leitch 1-3 2-2 4;Amanda Tamerlano 1-3 2-2 4; Erin Schmidt 1-5 1-2 3; Amanda Turner 1-1 0-0 3;Tierney Allen 1-3 1-2 3; Maggie Miller 1-2 0-0 2; Olivia Holt 1-1 0-0 2;Kensie Kimble 1-1 0-0 2; Bridget Lyons 1-1 0-0 2; Kelly Evans 0-3 0-0 0;Emily Albanese 0-3 0-0 0; Chandler Moore 0-0 0-0 0; Allie Fritsch 0-0 0-0 0;Megan Saunders 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-68 17-21 90.
Heidelberg.................... 23 35 - 58
Mount Union................... 45 45 - 90
3-point goals--Heidelberg 4-19 (Erika Jordan 1-5; Emily Giel 1-5; JordanIckes 1-1; Molly Schriber 1-2; Megan Miller 0-5; Paige Ricketts 0-1), MountUnion 9-20 (Rosa LaMattina 4-5; Kori Wiedt 3-6; Nancy Osborne 1-1; AmandaTurner 1-1; Erin Schmidt 0-2; Maggie Miller 0-1; Kelly Evans 0-2; EmilyAlbanese 0-2). Fouled out--Heidelberg-None, Mount Union-None.Rebounds--Heidelberg 31 (Molly Schriber 8), Mount Union 51 (Erin Schmidt 7).Assists--Heidelberg 6 (Emily Giel 2; Jordan Ickes 2), Mount Union 22 (MaggieMiller 5). Total fouls--Heidelberg 17, Mount Union 18. Technicalfouls--Heidelberg-None, Mount Union-None. A-718
2012 OAC Basketball Tournament
First Round: Monday, February 20
#8 Marietta plays at the #5 Baldwin-Wallace
#7 John Carroll plays at the #6 Wilmington
winner of the #7/#6 game plays at the #3 Otterbein
Third Round: Thursday, February 23
winner of the #8/#5 vs. # 4 bracket plays at the #1 Mount Union, 7:30 pm
winner of the #7/#6 vs. #3 bracket plays at the #2 Ohio Northern
at the highest remaining seed, 3 pm
**Game Times-TBD**