String of four road contests over for Quakers

For Immediate Release:
Jan. 28, 2006

WOOSTER, Ohio — A four-game stretch of road games for the Earlham College women’s basketball team ended Saturday with a 68-47 loss to the College of Wooster at Timken Gymnasium.

Earlham started the North Coast Athletic Conference game an early lead. First-year Tasha Merrill (Cedar Grove, IN/Franklin County) gave the Quakers 3-1 advantage with 18:01 left in the first half. Moments later the Scots tied the game at 3-3 before sophomore Chelsea Caywood (Richmond, IN/Richmond) nailed a 3-pointer to put the Quakers in front 6-3 with 17:15 on the clock.

Wooster, however, took the lead for good at 7-6 with 15:33 remaining in the first half. The Scots out scored the Quakers by 17 points the rest of the half to lead 34-16 at intermission. The Scots would maintain their advantage in the second half and put the game away.

Sophomore Samantha Lurie (Lansing, MI/J.W. Sexton) led the Quakers with 12 points off the bench, while Merrill added 11 points and five rebounds.

First-year Janee’ Covington (Indianapolis, IN/Arlington) added six points, while Caywood and senior Lauren Herrmann (Bloomington, IN/North) tossed in five points each. First-year Tracy Hill (Copley, OH/Cuyahoga Valley Christian) grabbed five rebounds.

Earlham (4-15, 3-7) is back home Tuesday on Schuckman Court in the Athletics and Wellness Center against Ohio Wesleyan University. The NCAC contest begins at 7:30 p.m.
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