CWRU Wins Big over Thiel, 91-50

CWRU Wins Big over Thiel, 91-50

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The Case Western Reserve University women's basketball team posted a season-high point total on Saturday afternoon at Horsburgh Gymnasium in Cleveland in a 91-50 victory over Thiel College.

The Spartans improved to 4-1 overall with the win, while the Tomcats dropped to 2-3 following the setback.

Stats and Standouts

  • CWRU had its best shooting day of the season on Saturday, finishing the contest with a 43.8% (32-73) from the floor and 36.1% (13-36) from three-point range. The Spartans outrebounded the Tomcats 49-37 and forced 23 turnovers while committing just 15.

  • Sophomore guard/forward Lauren Ludwig came off the bench to lead all Spartans with 18 points in the game, shooting six-of-seven overall and making all four of her three-point attempts.

  • Senior guard/forward Emily Plachta added 14 points, seven rebounds, two assists, three steals, and two blocks.

  • Junior forward Maura Schorr filled up the box score with 13 points, eight rebounds, two assists, three steals, and three blocks.

  • Junior guard Mya Hartjes finished with 12 points and dished out a career-high nine assists, just one shy of the program's single-game record.

  • Junior guard Jordyn Call was also in double-figures for the Spartans on Saturday, scoring 13 in the game. 

First Period

  • Call gave the Spartans a 6-4 lead with a three-pointer with 7:46 left in the first period, and CWRU would not trail again for the remainder of the game.

  • Call's three started a 14-0 run for CWRU that allowed the squad to grab a 17-4 advantage on a layup by Schorr with 2:45 left in the frame. 

  • CWRU ended the period with a 12-point lead, carrying a 19-7 edge into the second quarter.

Second Period

  • Hartjes connected on a layup with 5:29 left in the second to push the team's lead to 20 points, 30-10, for the first time.

  • The Spartans' lead ballooned to as many as 26 points in the period following a free throw from first-year guard Abby Sirois with 49 seconds in the period, and CWRU took a 42-22 lead into halftime.

  • Ludwig scored eight points during the second, making all three of her shot attempts during the period, including a pair of threes.

Third Period

  • Schorr connected on a three-pointer and Plachta followed with a fastbreak layup on the team's next possession to give CWRU a 56-25 advantage with 8:07 left in the third.

  • A 10-0 run over a two-minute, six-second stretch, capped off by a layup from first-year Christen Banks with 4:12 on the clock, put the Spartans ahead 70-28.

  • The Spartans took a game-high 47-point lead, 77-30, with 1:27 left in the third and ended the period ahead 78-34.

  • Ludwig scored 10 points in the third period, Call added eight during the frame, and Hartjes assisted on six baskets over the third stanza.

Fourth Period

  • The Spartans' lead climbed back to 47 following baskets on back-to-back possessions from sophomore guard Mila Rossini for four of her team-leading nine points during the period.

  • CWRU led by at least 38 points the rest of the way, en route to the 41-point win.

Spartan Notes

  • The Spartans improved to 7-4 all-time against Thiel. Saturday's game was the first meeting between the two teams since CWRU bested the Tomcats 71-59 during the 2018-19 campaign.

  • Ludwig's 18 points surpassed her previous career high of 14, set last season against Pitt.-Greensburg.

  • Twelve different players saw time on the court for the Spartans on Saturday, with 10 recording at least one point in the game.