Ohio Wesleyan 71, Earlham 39

Feb. 12, 2005

Senior wing Kelly Heil (Sylvania/Southview) had 13 points as Ohio Wesleyan opened the game with a 23-1 run and never looked back on the way to a North Coast Athletic Conference win over Earlham on Saturday at Branch Rickey Arena.

Heil finished with a team-high 19 points, raising her career total to 2062 and making her the NCAC's all-time leading scorer. She surpassed the mark of 2053 points compiled by Allegheny's Kim Huber from 1992-96.

Heil opened the game's scoring with a lay-in and after a 5-second violation by the Quakers, senior post Erica Brizendine (Grove City) added a lay-in just 9 seconds later. Senior post Shelby Larson (Arlington Heights, Ill./Rolling Meadows) added a jumper before buckets by Heil and Brizendine gave the Bishops a 10-0 lead with 16:29 left in the first half.

Earlham got on the scoreboard when Lisa Vanderkolk hit 1 of 2 free throws at the 16:09 mark, but the Bishops reeled off the next 13 points, which included a total of 3 3-point plays by Heil. The last of the 3-point plays came with 9:03 on the clock and not only gave the Bishops a 23-1 lead but moved Heil into the top spot on the conference's career scoring list.

The Quakers rallied by scoring the next 9 points, getting baskets by Guin Summerton, Chelsea Caywood and Vanderkolk before Summerton converted a 3-point play to make it a 23-10 game with 6:43 left in the half, and Summerton's subsequent 3-pointer brought the Quakers within 25-13 with 4:39 to go in the first half.

Earlham was still within 37-24 on Summerton's bucket with 13:17 left in regulation time, but a pair of 3-pointers by junior guard Amanda Nanney (Cincinnati/Mother of Mercy) and another by freshman guard Kathleen Cooper (Columbus/Upper Arlington) hiked the Bishop lead to 20 points at 46-26, effectively sealing the win for Ohio Wesleyan.

Heil led the Bishops with 19 points, while Brizendine finished with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Sophomore guard Emily Lloyd (Canton/Massillon Jackson) led the Bishops with 3 assists.

Summerton led Earlham with 16 points. Caywood had a team-high 7 rebounds and Whitney McBurrows had 2 assists for the Quakers.

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