CLEVELAND – Senior wing Marissa Miles (McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry) saved her best for last with a career-high 22 points as the Case Western Reserve University women's basketball team ended the 2012-13 campaign with an 88-73 Seniors' Day victory versus University Athletic Association rival Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.) on Saturday afternoon at Horsburgh Gymnasium.

The Spartans end the season at 16-9 overall and 8-6 in the UAA. The 16 victories are the most for the program since the 2001-02 season when the team was 20-9 overall and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. In six years under Head Coach Jennifer Reimer, the Spartans now have five winning campaigns.

With the loss, the Tartans finish at 13-12 (5-9 UAA).

Prior to tip-off, CWRU honored its four women's hoops senior student-athletes Evy Iacono (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame), Erica Iafelice (North Canton, Ohio/Hoover), Miles and Emily Mueller (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair).

Miles' 22 points came via six field goals and a career-best 8-for-8 performance at the line. Overall, the Spartans were a program-best 20-of-20 from the charity stripe.

The three other seniors also didn't disappoint in their final games.

Iacono tied for the game high with 23 points and dished out a game-high seven assists. The two-year captain finishes her career with 1,353 points – good for third all-time in program history. Iafelice scored 14 points and recorded four helpers, adding to her school-record assist total which stands at 374. Mueller just missed a double-double but did finish with 11 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots.  

In the first half, Case built an early 6-2 advantage before CMU went on a 17-2 run to take an eleven-point lead, 19-8, as Gabrielle West converted a three ball with 14:19 on the clock. The Spartans responded with an 11-3 run and cut the deficit to two, at 22-20, after Iacono made a three with 12:18 in the half. During the run, Iacono scored eight of the eleven Spartan points.

The Tartans then went on a 9-2 run of their own to push their advantage to nine, 31-22, with 10:23 left after Liza Otto hit a layup. Case scored the next seven to cut the deficit back to two, 31-29, following a Miles jumper with 6:33 in the half. CMU responded with an 8-0 spurt of their own and restored an eight-point lead, 39-31, with 5:18 remaining after Chandler Caufield knocked down a three-pointer. The Spartans outscored the Tartans 12-6 to close the half and trailed by two at the break, 45-43.

In the second half, the Spartans opened with a 10-0 run and recorded 18 of the first 22 overall to turn a two-point deficit into an 11-point advantage with 13:09 remaining. Miles hit six free throws during the stretch, while Iafelice hit a layup and a triple at the onset.

The closest the Tartans got the rest of the way was seven, 71-64, following an Emily Peel layup with 6:48 left. The Spartans remained in control the rest of the way.

Peel led the way for the Tartans with a game high-tying 23 points and a game-best 10 boards. West (16), Liza Otto (13) and Lindsey Poss (12) also scored in double-figures.