Box Score Ohio Wesleyan 63, Alma 47Sophomore guard Megan Kuether (Osgood/Marion Local) hit a 3-pointer to help Ohio Wesleyan erase an early 8-point deficit, and sophomore post Taylor Dickson (Baltimore/Liberty Union) had 5 points during an 11-0 second-half run that helped the Bishops break the game open in a win over Alma in the first round of the Fred Raizk Memorial Tournament, hosted by Wilmington College on Friday in Wilmington.
Ohio Wesleyan advances to Saturday's championship game against host Wilmington, an 82-67 winner over Penn State-Behrend in Friday's opener.
The Bishops took an early 5-2 lead on a jumper by senior guard Kristin Henning (Beavercreek), but Alma answered with an 11-0 run that included 3 baskets by Reanna Zink and a 3-pointer by a Morgan Henry.
Ohio Wesleyan answered with a 9-1 burst that included a Kuether 3-pointer and lay-ins by Henning and senior guard Sarah McQuade (Dublin/Coffman), with McQuade's basket evening the score at 14 with 10:10 left in the first half.
Senior post LaNiece McRae (Youngstown/Chaney) opened the second half with a pair of free throws that put the Bishops ahead to stay at 28-27, and Ohio Wesleyan would build a 10-point lead when a jumper by junior guard Kelly Still (New Orleans, La./St. Martin's) put the Bishops up by a 45-35 count with 11:10 remaining.
Lay-ins by Lauren Higgins and Zink brought the Fighting Scots within 45-39 at the midway point of the half.
Henning knocked down a 3-pointer to kick off an 11-0 Ohio Wesleyan run, with McQuade following with a free throw and Dickson burying a 3-pointer. Lay-ins by Dickson and McRae extended the margin to 56-39 with 6:31 to play, and the Bishops would lead by as many as 20 points.
McRae led Ohio Wesleyan with 14 points, while McQuade finished with 13 points and a team-best 6 assists, and Henning had 12 points and a team-high 9 boards.
Zink led Alma with 11 points.
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