Ohio Wesleyan 67, Wooster 62

Jan. 3, 2004

Freshman post Tifini Ray (Hilliard/Davidson) scored 8 consecutive points during a second-half run that helped Ohio Wesleyan overcome a 15-point deficit and senior guard Krystal Sensabaugh (Wapakoneta) made a couple of key plays in the closing seconds as the Bishops rallied to defeat Wooster in North Coast Athletic Conference action on Saturday at Branch Rickey Arena.

The win moved the Bishops to 4-0 in the league, keeping them a half-game ahead of Wittenberg, which defeated Hiram on Saturday to go to 3-0 in the NCAC.

With the Bishops holding on to a 63-59 lead with less than 2 minutes left in regulation time, Wooster closed to within 63-61 on Lindsay Schaaff's lay-up with 1:33 left and had a chance to tie the game when Carly Loehrke was fouled with 1:12 remaining. Loehrke hit the front end of the one-and-one but missed the second shot, leaving Ohio Wesleyan ahead by a score of 63-62.

After the teams traded scoreless possessions, Ray was fouled and sank both ends of a one-and-one with :25 remaining. On Wooster's ensuing possession, Sensabaugh tied up Schaaff in the Fighting Scot backcourt and Ohio Wesleyan was awarded possession. Sensabaugh then hit a pair of free throws with :14.6 remaining to account for the 67-62 final.

Wooster seemed poised to run away with the game during the first half.

After Ohio Wesleyan took a 9-8 lead on a basket by junior post Erica Brizendine (Grove City), the Bishops encountered a drought of nearly 11 minutes, scoring only one basket during that stretch. Meanwhile, Wooster got 6 straight points from Sara Perry to highlight a 15-2 run that gave the Scots a 23-11 lead with 4:59 left in the first half.

Junior wing Kelly Heil (Sylvania/Southview) finally ended the Ohio Wesleyan dry spell with a 3-point play with 3:44 remaining, but Wooster went into the locker room with a 32-20 lead and increased its lead to 39-24 on Schaaff's 3-pointer with 16:55 left in regulation time.

Wooster still led, 42-28, after Schaaff's 3-pointer with 15:33 remaining before Ohio Wesleyan came back.

Ray hit 4 baskets in a row, 3 coming on fast breaks, as the Bishops closed to within 42-36 in less than 90 seconds. The Scots got free throws from Mary Bell, Schaaff and Michelle Hall to make it 48-41, but Ohio Wesleyan came back with a Heil 3-pointer and a Brizendine lay-in to close to within 48-46 with 9:02 to play.

Jen Flavin scored on a nifty scoop shot from along the right baseline, ending Wooster's stretch of nearly 7 minutes without a basket, but the Bishops stormed back again, getting a Ray bucket, a pair of free throws by Heil and a Brizendine lay-in to tie the game at 52-52 with 6:50 left.

Heil then drilled a 3-pointer to put Ohio Wesleyan ahead to stay, then Brizendine and Heil took turns keeping the Bishops ahead going into the final 3 minutes of regulation time.

Brizendine, who went 6-for-8 from the field during the second half, and Heil led the Bishops with 21 points apiece. Ray, who was 6-for-6 from the field during the second half, finished with 14 points. Brizendine led Ohio Wesleyan with 12 rebounds and Heil grabbed 11 boards. Sensabaugh led all players with 8 assists.

For Wooster, Loehrke led the way with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Schaaff added 10 points and Perry led the Scots with 3 assists.

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