The Ohio Wesleyan women’s basketball team got back to its winning ways, using a dominant middle two quarters to take care of visiting Wooster 81-43 in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday night at Branch Rickey Arena.
The Bishops (14-4, 5-2 NCAC) struggled to pull away from the Fighting Scots (5-13, 0-7 NCAC) early on, up just 16-12 after a competitive first quarter, but things changed in a hurry once the second got underway.
Kasey Schipfer opened the quarter with a bucket before back-to-back hoops from Alyssa Griner ballooned the lead to 10, 22-12, with a little more than six minutes left until halftime.
Another Schipfer basket extended the lead before Griner put the finishing touches on a 10-0 quarter-opening run.
OWU went on to outscore Wooster 25-6 in the quarter to take control. Any doubts as to the outcome of the game were then erased in the third as the Bishops outscored the Scots 24-15 to all but seal the deal.
Schipfer led a quartet of Bishops in double figures, closing with a game-best 20 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in the win. Other OWU standouts included Griner, who had 13 points and six boards; Macy Miller, who finished with 12 points; and Lauren Denison, who had 10 points.
Wooster got 15 points from Alyssa Chritz and 12 more from Ella Biondi, but no other Scot finished with more than six.
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Jessee Battle scored in the paint to give Ohio Wesleyan a late lead, but JJ Cline answered at the other end and visiting Wooster never trailed again en route to a 76-72 North Coast Athletic Conference win in the second game of a doubleheader Wednesday night at Branch Rickey Arena.
Cline had a big night, finishing with 20 points, six rebounds and six assists. Ashton Price and Nick Everett also finished in double figures for the Scots (11-8, 7-3 NCAC), chipping in 14 and 11 points, respectively.
Henry Hinkle poured in a game-high 22 points for the Bishops (7-12, 4-6 NCAC), who suffered their second straight setback.
Tony Carter backed Hinkle with 19 points while Battle finished with 12.
