Wittenberg Women's Basketball Back On Winning Track

Tigers find their groove as they take down NCAC rival 75-54.

Tigers get great support from the bench to get back on the winning track. File Photo | Nick Falzerano
Tigers get great support from the bench to get back on the winning track. File Photo | Nick Falzerano
January 9, 2016
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Springfield, Ohio – The Wittenberg University women's basketball team picked up a crucial win on Saturday afternoon against North Coast Athletic Conference rival the College of Wooster, stopping a four game losing streak. The home team was led by sophomore Becca Ziska (Brook Park, Ohio / Berea-Midpark), who has found her stroke coming into conference play, finishing the game with 19 points, just one-point shy of her season high of 20 against the Cardinals of Otterbein.

Wittenberg maintained a strong lead from the opening tip, taking a 19-8 lead after the first quarter and not looking back from there. The Tigers took the final decision by a score of 75-54, moving them back above the .500 mark in the conference play at 3-2 in the NCAC.

GAME BREAKDOWN

  • Ziska was 7-13 shooting on the day, hitting 4-9 from beyond the arc. Along with Ziska in double digits was freshman Sidney Mayle (Powell, Ohio / Watterson), adding 10 points off the bench.
  • Leading the rebounding effort for the Tigers was senior Ali Miller (Cincinnati, Ohio / McNicholas) who grabbed a team leading eight rebounds, while junior Michelle Brunswick (Middletown, Ohio / Madison) and sophomore Haley Dannemiller (Cleves, Ohio / Mother of Mercy) each hauled in six of their own.
  • Wittenberg was able to limit its turnovers to just 10 on the day, including only two thoughout the second half.
  • On a day where takeaways would prove pivotal, the Tigers outreached the Scots by a margin of 10-5, as Brunswick came up with half of the home steals with five of her own on the day.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • The Tiger's bench outscored the visitors 32-19.
  • Wittenberg was able to score 18 points off the Scots 18 turnovers on the day.

KEY STATS

  • Though the Tigers won the inside game, the rebounding margin was a slim victory won on the home side by a decision of 40-39.
  • Wittenberg had their second best day of shooting from the field since they beating Pitt-Greensburg in November, finishing the day 27-62 (43.5%) from the field.

FROM THE BENCH

  • "We are excited by the energy on both ends of the floor that the team had today. With ten different players contributing in the scoring column it provided a lot of versatility on offense–something we have been working toward achieving this season. The things we have been instilling in the team have showed the last couple of games," said Head Coach Jurewicz.

UP NEXT

  • The Tigers are back in action when they travel to Greencastle, Ind. to take on NCAC foe DePauw on Jan. 13.

Written By: AJ Meyer