Case Western Reserve University sophomore guard Mya Hartjes led all players with 23 points and senior forward Evie Miller added 13, both career-highs, to pace the Spartans to a 58-46 win on the road against the University of Mount Union on Tuesday night in Alliance, Ohio.

The win was the second straight for the Spartans who improved to 3-3 on the season. The Purple Raiders fell to 3-2 following the loss.

Hartjes notched a career-high point total for the second time in the last three games, shooting six-of-12 overall, four-of-six from behind the three-point line, and seven-of-eight from the charity stripe. She added five rebounds, four assists, and a steal. Miller hit six-of-nine shots from the floor, including her only three-point attempt, and collected eight rebounds and two blocks.

Sophomore guard Maya Roberts added eight points, eight rebounds, and two steals, while junior guard/forward Emily Plachta contributed eight rebounds with three assists and a steal.

After a tight-played first quarter that featured six lead changes and four ties and ended in a 14-12 Mount Union lead, CWRU pulled away in the second quarter, outscoring the Purple Raiders 20-6 during the period. Trailing 17-16 with 7:29 left in the half, the Spartans went on a 9-0 run to take a 25-17 lead after a layup by Miller with 5:53 on the clock. After a basket by Mount Union cut the lead to six, CWRU closed out the half on a 7-1 run to take a 12-point advantage into the break, 32-20.

CWRU maintained its lead throughout the second half, fending off two Mount Union runs. The Purple Raiders managed to cut the CWRU lead to six with 2:12 left in the third, but the Spartans used another 7-1 run over the final two minutes of the frame to take a 41-29 edge into the final period. Back-to-back threes by Hartjes to start the fourth period extended the Spartans' lead to a game-high 18 points, 47-29, with 9:02 to play, but a 10-2 stretch by the Purple Raiders made it a 10-point game again, 49-39, with 4:13 to go. However, Roberts responded with a three to put CWRU ahead by 13 points with 3:09 left and the Spartans were able to keep a double-digit lead the rest of the contest.

The Spartans shot above 40% for the second-straight game, making 21-of-52 attempts overall (40.4%) and eight-of-25 tries from behind the three-point line (32.0%).

The Spartans will be back in action on Wednesday, December 4 at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

Spartan Notes

• This was the Spartans' third straight win against Mount Union. CWRU improved to 7-15 all-time against the Purple Raiders.

• Hartjes' 23 points are the most in a game this season by a Spartan. Her previous career-high was 18 points against Capital last week.

• CWRU has held its opposition under 50 points in each of the last two games and has allowed 60 or fewer points in five of the team's six games this season.