Baldwin-Wallace Cruises Past Centre In Semifinals

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Sophomore All-Ohio Athletic Conference guard Amanda Mondrach scored a game-high 16 points as the third-ranked Baldwin-Wallace College women's basketball team defeated the Centre College of Kentucky, 82-41, today (Friday, December 29, 2006) in the first round of the Wittenberg University Holiday Tournament at the Wittenberg HPER Center in Springfield, Ohio. The win was B-W's eighth straight.

With its victory, B-W is now 9-1 overall and will play either host Wittenberg or Edison State Community College in tomorrow's (Dec. 30) Championship Game at 5:30 p.m. With its loss, Centre is now 3-6 overall and has lost two straight.

In addition to Mondrach, junior guard Selena Eskinazi-Budge and senior Academic All-OAC guard Steffani Jaworski each had 14 points and senior two-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference and two-time Academic All-OAC forward Michelle White had 10 markers. Junior forward Stacia Shrider led the Jackets' in rebounding with eight. Sophomore guard Allison Denbow and junior guard Monica Vonderbrink each had eight points to lead Centre.

In the first half, the Yellow Jackets jumped out to a quick, 8-0 lead at the 16:23 mark when junior guard Selena Eskinazi-Budge made the first of two foul shots. Following Centre's first basket at the 14:39 mark, B-W went on another 12-0 run to lead 20-2 with 10:22 left before halftime when senior two-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference and two-time Academic All-OAC forward Michelle White made a jump shot in the lane. The Jackets' then extended their lead to 32 points at 48-16 with 20 seconds left when senior Academic All-OAC guard Steffani Jaworski canned a pair of foul shots. The score remained that way at halftime.

In the second half, B-W extended its lead to as many as 43 points on two separate occassions with the last one being at 82-39 with 1:46 left in the game when sophomore guard Leah Mottayaw canned a jump shot.

Story Courtesy Baldwin-Wallace Sports Information