The Case Western Reserve University women's basketball team returned to action after a layoff of over three weeks to defeat Oberlin College 68-55 behind a career-high 25-point effort from junior guard Mya Hartjes at the Baldwin Wallace Holiday Classic in Berea, Ohio, on Monday afternoon.

The win ended a stretch of back-to-back losses for the Spartans, who improved to 6-3 overall, while the Yeowomen dropped their second-straight game to fall to 4-6.

Stats and Standouts

• Hartjes' 25 points came behind a nine-of-15 shooting effort overall, including a career-best seven made three-pointers on 10 attempts. She also led the team with nine rebounds and added an assist, a steal, and a block with just one turnover.

• Senior guard/ forward Emily Plachta was the only other Spartan to score in double figures on Monday, finishing with 16 points. Plachta collected five rebounds, two assists, a steal, and three blocks.

• Junior forward Biz Watson came off the bench to score six points with six rebounds, three assists, two steals, and two blocks in a well-rounded effort.

• CWRU finished the game shooting 32.8% (22-67) overall, 31.6% (12-38) from long range, and 80.0% (12-15) from behind the free throw line. Oberlin shot 34.5% (20-58) overall, 40.0% (6-15) on three-point attempts, and 81.8% (9-11) from the free throw line.

• The Spartans finished the game with a 13-4 edge in steals, a 9-4 edge in blocks, and outscored Oberlin 21-9 off turnovers.

First Period

• CWRU scored the first four points of the game before the Yeowomen answered with four straight to tie the score with 6:38 to play in the period.

• The Spartans answered with a 6-0 run, capped off by a layup from Plachta, to go ahead 10-6 with 3:37 on the clock.

• Plachta added her team-high seventh point of the period, a three with 2:20 to go in the first, to set the score at 13-8, before Oberlin took its first lead of the game behind a 7-0 run.

• Hartjes hit a three with 36 seconds left in the period to give the Spartans a 16-15 advantage after the first frame.

Second Period

• CWRU maintained a lead through the early part of the period, going ahead by as many as five points, before Oberlin was able to knot the score at 27 points with 3:56 left in the stanza.

• The Spartans answered, regaining the lead on a three by Hartjes and a layup by junior guard Jordyn Call on the next two possessions. Another three from Hartjes, her fourth of the half, pushed CWRU's lead to 25-27 with 2:27 remaining in the second. Call added a three of her own with 1:46 left in the period to cap off an 11-0 run and give CWRU a 38-27 edge.

• Hartjes added another three in the final minute to give her a game-high 17 points over the first 20 minutes and hand the Spartans a 43-29 lead heading into halftime, the team's largest lead of the half.

• CWRU shot 47.4% (9-19) as a team during the second quarter, including 42.9% (6-14) from long range.

Third Period

• The Spartans led by double digits throughout the third quarter, pushing their lead to over 20 points with an early 10-0 run.

• Plachta connected on a layup with 4:43 left in the third to give CWRU a 22-point advantage, 56-34, and the Spartans closed out the period with an 18-point lead, 56-38.

Fourth Period

• Hartjes connected on a three with 7:58 left in the game to push CWRU's lead to 21, 59-38.

• Oberlin would not get any closer than 13 points for the remainder of the game as the Spartans were able to maintain a double-digit lead the rest of the way to complete the 68-55 victory.

Spartan Notes

• Hartjes recorded her third 20-point effort of the season and the fifth of her career on Monday. The 25 points were the most in a game by a Spartan since Sarah Mitchell scored 27 against Carnegie Mellon on February 25, 2024.

• Hartjes became just the third player in program history to make seven or more three-pointers in a game, joining former Spartans Isabella Mills and Mary Herendeen. Mills holds the program record with 10 made three-pointers in a game against WashU on January 20, 2023.

• Monday's game was the Spartans' first contest in 23 days and marked the beginning of a stretch of three games over the next six days.

• CWRU now stands at 3-0 in neutral-site games this season.

• The Spartans improved to 33-17 all-time against Oberlin. Monday's game was the first meeting between the two teams since a 74-73 overtime win for CWRU during the 2016-17 season.

• With seven points on Monday, junior forward Maura Schorr reached 300 points for her career.

Up Next

The Spartans will conclude play at the BW Holiday Classic on Tuesday, December 30, against host and 23rd-ranked Baldwin Wallace University at 3:00 p.m. in Berea.