Ohio Wesleyan 77, Case Reserve 73

Nov. 29, 2003

Junior wing Kelly Heil (Sylvania/Southview) scored 6 of her game-high 28 points during the final :15 as Ohio Wesleyan finished the game with a 12-0 run to defeat Case Reserve in non-conference action on Saturday in Cleveland.

Trailing, 73-65, with just under 2 minutes to play in regulation time, the Bishops got a pair of free throws from junior post Erica Brizendine (Grove City) with 1:55 left to slice the deficit to 6 points. After a Spartan turnover, freshman post Tifini Ray (Hilliard/Davidson) sank 2 more free throws to make it 73-69 with 1:21 remaining.

Brizendine then cleared the rebound of a Spartan miss, and scored on a putback of Ray's missed shot to bring the Bishops within 73-71 with :42 left.

Heil then stole the ball from CWRU's Angie Zeuch and streaked downcourt for a lay-in to tie the game with :12 left. Zeuch was called for an intentional foul on the play, with Heil awarded 2 free throws and the Bishops retaining possession of the ball. Heil hit the first free throw, giving Ohio Wesleyan a 74-73 lead, but missed the second. On the ensuing possession, Heil converted a 3-point play to account for the 77-73 final.

Case Reserve had jumped to an early 8-2 lead just over 2 minutes into the game, but fueled by 3 Brizendine baskets, the Bishops came back with a 9-2 burst of their own to lead by an 11-10 score.

The Spartans defused that rally and broke a 15-15 tie with a 13-3 burst to take a 28-18 lead midway through the first half, with Andrea Haylett scoring 3 baskets during CWRU's spurt. Ohio Wesleyan closed to within 6 points late in the first half, but the Bishops did not come closer than 5 points until the final 2 minutes.

Heil led all players with 28 points and shared the team lead with 8 rebounds, while Brizendine finished with 16 points and 8 rebounds and Ray added 14 points. Junior guard Celina Dopoulos (Strongsville) and senior guard Krystal Sensabaugh (Wapakoneta) shared the team lead with 4 assists apiece.

Haylett and Jasmine Rowan scored 16 points apiece to lead CWRU, while Shawna Dinger and Dana Dempsey each had 10 points. Haylett and Dinger led the Spartans with 7 rebounds each and Zeuch had a team-high 4 assists.

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