Roundup: Tigers Take Two Quick Decisive Wins

The Tiger women's basketball team made it a clean sweep on the hardwood for the week, slowly pulling away from NCAC host Denison University on Saturday for an impressive 85-63 win after defeating Earlham College 71-55 on Tuesday at home in the HPER Center.

December 12, 2001
Stephanie Campbell

Campbell

The Tiger women's basketball teammade it a clean sweep on the hardwood for the week, slowly pulling away from NCAC host Denison University on Saturday for an impressive 85-63 win after defeating Earlham College 71-55 on Tuesday at home in the HPER Center.

Against Earlham, a team Wittenberg had already defeated this season in the consolation game of the Kalamazoo Tip-Off Tournament on Nov. 17, junior center Rebecca Meers (Moline, Ill./Moline) came off the benchto lead the Tigers with 15 points and nine rebounds. She was backed by 10 points and seven boards from junior guard Stephanie Campbell (SouthCharleston, Ohio/Southeastern). They led a balanced offensive attack in which 12 different players made their way into the scoring column and 11 of them pulled down at least one rebound as well.  

The Tigers pulled away early, eventually opening up a 35-18 margin by halftime. From there, Earlham actually outscored the Tigers by a point but never really threatened to take the lead.

Against Denison, Wittenberg got a big game off the bench from junior forward Tiffany Keller (Massillon, Ohio/Tuslaw), who poured in 19 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field and 9-of-10 marksmanship from the free throw line. Keller, who played despite a sprained ankle suffered against Earlham, led three players in double figures, as sophomore forward Geri Woessner (Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood) finished with 15 points and seven rebounds and junior guard Kate Rolf (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Carroll) chipped in with 13 points.

The Tigers, whose only losses this year are to then No. 4 ranked Wisconsin-Oshkosh and then No. 6 ranked Capital (both teams remain in the national rankings but have since been defeated once each), return to action on Dec. 12 at home against Thomas More and then hit the road for a contest at Defiance on Dec. 15.