#5 WASHINGTON 85, CASE 57...
CLEVELAND, OH (January 20, 2008) - Case Western Reserve University junior guard Steve Young (St. Louis, MO-pictured) scored a team-high 12 points as Case Western Reserve University lost to No. 5 Washington University, 85-57, in a University Athletic Association contest at the WU Field House in St. Louis, Mo. Young went four-of-seven from long distance.
The Spartans (7-7, 0-3 UAA), who have not played at home since Dec. 1, will host No. 24 Carnegie Mellon University Friday at 8:00 p.m. in Horsburgh Gymnasium and No. 1 University of Rochester on Sunday at 12:00 p.m.
Freshman guard Kevin Herring (Blacklick, OH) gave Case Western Reserve an early eight-point lead, 10-2, with a made three-pointer at 15:42. The Spartans held the lead until junior forward Tyler Nading hit a jumper with 1:47 left in the first half to give the Bears their first lead of the game, 28-27. Washington (12-2, 3-0 UAA) scored the next five points and took a 33-27 lead into the intermission.
The Bears started the second half with five consecutive baskets, three by senior forward Troy Ruths. The fifth basket, a jumper by Nading at 16:36, put Washington up 43-29. Ruth, last year’s UAA Player of the Year, put the game out of reach, 61-31, on a made jumper with 11:50 remaining. He scored 17 of his game-high 25 points in the half to lead the Bears to their tenth straight victory.
Case Western Reserve shot 52 percent from the field in the first half and 30 percent in the last 20 minutes. Washington shot 57 percent from the field in the second half and 31 percent in the first half. Senior center Mason Conrad (Tarpon Springs, FL) had 10 points and six rebounds.
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