CASE 70, GROVE CITY 58...
CLEVELAND, OH (December 2, 2006) - Case Western Reserve University senior guard Dana Dempsey (Brooklyn, OH) and junior forward Ashley Horton (Akron, OH-pictured) recorded team highs in points (18) and rebounds (12), respectively, as Case (5-1) defeated Grove City College (0-5) 70-58 tonight at Horsburgh Gymnasium in the Veale Center.
Grove City led 8-6 at the 16:44 mark in the first half, but senior guard Maria Jackson (Middlefield, OH) tied the game at eight apiece with a jump shot nine seconds later. From there, the Spartans went on a 21-9 run and took a 12-point advantage, 29-17, on a three-point field goal by freshman guard Ashleigh Tondo (McDonald, OH) with 5:50 left in the half. Tondo led Case, who forced 13 Grove City turnovers, with nine points in the first 20 minutes. The Spartans led 38-28 at the intermission and Tondo finished the game with 17 points and seven rebounds.
The Wolverines battled back and brought the game within six points, 53-47, when junior forward Rachel McCoy hit a jump shot at the 5:57 mark in the second half. That’s as close as they would get. Case out-rebounded Grove City 26-20 in the last 20 minutes, as Horton grabbed nine of her game high 12. The Spartans also forced the Wolverines to turn the ball over 16 more times (29 for the game). Grove City had three players in double digits led by junior guard Shannon Overdorff’s game-high 21 points.
Case travels to Kenyon College December 6 for a 7:30 p.m. game.
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