Washington & Jefferson 63, Ohio Wesleyan 51

Nov. 17, 2006

Senior wing Rachel Messaros (Reynoldsburg/Bishop Hartley) scored 5 points and sophomore post Laurel Lawson (Navarre/Fairless) added 3 points as Ohio Wesleyan took an early 10-5 lead, but Washington & Jefferson came back late in the first half and withstood a Bishop rally in the second half to take a win in the first round of the Washington & Jefferson Holiday Inn Tournament on Friday in Washington, Pa.

Ohio Wesleyan will face Pitt-Bradford in the consolation game on Saturday. Mount Union defeated Pitt-Bradford, 72-49, in Friday's other first-round game.

The Bishops led, 13-8, on Lawson's 3-point play with 15:34 left in the first half, and took a 22-16 lead on a 3-pointer and a bucket by senior guard Emily Lloyd (Canton/Massillon Jackson) with 10:43 to play in the half.

W&J scored the next 7 points to take the lead, and with the score tied at 28-28, the Presidents went on an 8-1 run that included 3 lay-ins by Jen Rogers and took a 36-31 lead at the intermission.

The Presidents opened the second half with an 11-2 run fueled by a 3-pointer and a basket by Veronica Kust and a pair of lay-ins by Maggie Gibson, stretching the lead to 47-33.

Lloyd buried a pair of 3-pointers to bring the Bishops within 56-51 with 7:48 left in the game, but Ohio Wesleyan did not score during the remainder of the contest.

Lawson led the Bishops with a career-high 16 points, while Lloyd finished with 11 points. Junior post Kelli Lester (Pataskala/Watkins Memorial) grabbed a team-high 6 rebounds.

Kennan Killeen led W&J with 15 points and 6 assists, and Gibson led all players with 16 rebounds.

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