Ohio Wesleyan 66, Allegheny 39

Jan. 27, 2007

Senior guard Emily Lloyd (Canton/Massillon Jackson) scored 8 points as Ohio Wesleyan closed the first half with a 12-3 run and pulled away during the second half to take a North Coast Athletic Conference win over Allegheny on Saturday at Branch Rickey Arena.

The 39 points surrendered by the Bishops marked the best defensive effort in the 52-game series. Previously, the fewest points allowed by Ohio Wesleyan in a game against Allegheny was in a 72-44 victory at Branch Rickey Arena during the 1992-93 season.

Defensive intensity was the name of the game during the first half. After senior wing Rachel Messaros (Reynoldsburg/Bishop Hartley) opened the game's scoring with a 3-pointer exactly 2 minutes into the contest, the Gators scored 5 straight points, breaking a 3-3 tie on Jennifer Latronica's lay-in with 16:21 remaining in the first half.

Afer a Messaros free throw, the Bishops took the lead for good when sophomore post Katie Hamilton scored on a putback at the 13:52 mark, then increased the lead to 8-5 on another Hamilton putback on Ohio Wesleyan's next possession.

Allegheny came back within 12-11 on a pair of free throws by Latronica with 6:08 left in the half when Lloyd started to heat up.

Lloyd and Messaros hit 3-pointers to give the Bishops an 18-11 lead with 3:22 to play, and after Katie Kestler's putback brought the Gators within 18-13, Lloyd scored on a steal and lay-in and followed with a 3-pointer to give the Bishops a 24-14 halftime lead.

During the first half, Allegheny shot 17.9 percent from the field, making 5 of 28 field goal attempts.

The Gators came back to within 25-17 on another Kestler follow shot early in the second half, but Ohio Wesleyan scored the next 14 points to put the game out of reach, with junior post Kelli Lester (Pataskala/Watkins Memorial) scoring 8 points and Hamilton contributing 4 points during that run.

Messaros led the Bishops with 16 points, while Lloyd and Lester finished with 10 points apiece. Sophomore post Laurel Lawson (Navarre/Fairless) grabbed a team-high 8 rebounds and Lloyd led the Bishops with 3 assists.

For Allegheny, Latronica led the way with 14 points and 7 rebounds. Maggie Mucha had 3 assists for the Gators.

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