The Case Western Reserve University women's basketball team (2-2) got back to .500 for the season with its second straight win, a 64-56 win over Adrian College (1-2) in Adrian, Michigan, on Saturday.
Stats & Standouts
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Senior Mya Hartjes finished with 20 points for the second consecutive game, connecting on five three-point shots and leading the team with five assists and two steals.
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Senior Maura Schorr added 14 points and eight rebounds on a seven-of-15 shooting performance.
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CWRU forced 23 turnovers in the game and finished with a 20-11 edge in points off turnovers.
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The Spartans shot 39.0% overall and 36.7% from three-point range.
First Period
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CWRU led 13-11 with 4:03 left following a three-point shot by junior Lauren Ludwig.
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The Bulldogs answered by ending the frame on a 9-0 run, its largest run of the game, to take a 20-13 lead into the second period.
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Senior Jordyn Call hit a pair of threes in the period to lead the team with six points after the first 10 minutes.
Second Period
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Adrian took a game-high nine-point lead, 24-15, with 8:19 left in the half.
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The Spartans ate into the lead with Schorr connecting on baskets on back-to-back possessions with 6:01 left, and graduate student Tyler Hormazabal made a three-pointer with 3:58 on the clock to cut it to a one-point game.
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CWRU took the lead back on a layup by Schorr with 2:41 left in the half, and went up by three with two minutes to go on a layup by Hartjes.
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Adrian connected on a three with 34 seconds left in the period to knot the score at 31-31 going into halftime.
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Schorr's eight points in the frame led the team.
Third Period
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CWRU took the lead on a pair of free throws from senior Biz Watson with 9:27 to go in the third and never trailed again in the game.
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For the second straight game, Hartjes caught fire in the second half, making four three-pointers and scoring 15 points in the third quarter alone to help CWRU build a six-point lead, 52-46, by the end of the third.
Fourth Period
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CWRU built its largest lead of the game with 4:42 left in the contest when a steal by Ludwig set up a fast break layup from first-year Lyla Jablon to put the Spartans in front 59-51.
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The Bulldogs scored five straight points to make it a one-possession game with 3:46 to play, but Schorr connected on a layup and Ludwig made a three down the stretch to increase the lead back to eight points in the closing minutes, en route to the win.
Spartan Notes
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Saturday's game was the fourth of seven consecutive games away from home to begin the season for the Spartans.
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The Spartans improved to 3-0 all-time against Adrian. This was the first-ever matchup between the two teams played in Adrian.
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With her 20 points on Saturday, Hartjes is now just 63 shy of reaching the 1,000-point milestone for her career.
Up Next
The Spartans will travel to Alliance, Ohio next weekend for the Mount Union Tournament. The Spartans will face Oberlin at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 20, before facing host Mount Union or fourth-ranked Hope the next day.