The Case Western Reserve University women's basketball team picked up its second conference win of the season on Friday night with a 53-42 win over the University of Rochester at Horsburgh Gymnasium in Cleveland.

CWRU ended a five-game losing streak with the loss, improving to 7-12 overall and to 2-6 in the University Athletic Association. Rochester dropped to 10-9 on the season with a 3-5 conference record.

The Spartans' backcourt of sophomore guards Mya Hartjes and Jordyn Call combined for 38 of the team's 53 points on Friday. Hartjes filled up the boxscore with 21 points on a six-of-18 shooting effort overall and made five-of-11 three-point attempts while collecting nine rebounds and dishing out five assists. Call matched her career-high with 17 points on a six-of-nine shooting performance, including five-of-eight from three-point range. Senior forward Evie Miller added a team-high 11 rebounds in the game and blocked a pair of shots.

With the score tied at 5-5 at the 4:06 mark in the opening quarter, Call hit a three to give CWRU the lead and spur an 11-0 run that saw the Spartans go in front 16-5 with 2:33 left in the period. CWRU closed out the first quarter with a 16-8 lead, but Rochester scored the first four points of the second period to close the gap to just four points by the 7:19 mark. The Yellowjackets eventually cut the Spartans lead to just two points, 18-16, with 4:33 left in the half, but CWRU scored the final six points in the frame and carried a 24-16 lead into the break.

CWRU quickly expanded its lead to 10 points with a pair of free throws from senior guard Nyah Moore to start the third. Rochester trimmed the lead down to five by the 5:46 mark, but four of Hartjes' five threes came in the final 5:30 of the third quarter, including three in the final 95 seconds of the period, helping CWRU lead by as many as 12 during the frame and take an 11-point lead, 41-30, into the fourth. The Spartans led by double digits for most of the fourth quarter and never saw their lead dip below seven points in the frame, before closing out the 11-point win.

The Spartans finished the game shooting 30.4% overall (17-56) and 34.4% from three-point range (11-32).

The Spartans will be back at home on Sunday afternoon to host Emory University at Horsburgh Gymnasium with tip off set for noon. CWRU will once again be wearing their Mather College uniforms as they wrap-up Throwback Weekend. In addition, the team will be celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day during the game.

Spartan Notes

• CWRU has won three of the last five meetings with Rochester and now stands at 18-44 all-time against Rochester.

• The Spartans held Rochester to just one made three-pointer in the game, the first time CWRU has done so against an opponent since December 1, 2023, against Kenyon.

• CWRU's 11 threes made in the game marked the third most in a game this season by the team. It was the sixth time overall this year that CWRU has made 10 or more threes in a game. The Spartans also connected on 11 three-point shots against Rochester last week.

• Miller's two blocks on Friday give her 50 for the year, tying her with Kara Hageman (2016-17) for the third-most in a campaign in program history. She is six away from matching Emily Mueller (2012-13) for the second-most, and 17 shy of Elaine Cotronakis' (1987-88) program record of 67 blocks in a campaign. Her 117 career blocks are the fourth-most in team history.

• Hartjes recorded her second game of 20 or more points this season on Friday. She has now led the team in scoring on seven occasions during the 2024-25 season.