The Case Western Reserve University women's basketball team nearly pulled off the early-season upset over Washington & Jefferson, which entered the season receiving votes in the D3hoops.com Top-25, but a game-ending 14-0 run proved to be the difference, as the Spartans (0-2) fell to the Presidents (2-0) 65-59 at the Coach Vicki Staton Tipoff Classic in Washington, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.

Stats & Standouts

• CWRU led for over 35 minutes and trailed for less than three in Saturday's contest.

• Senior Maura Schorr was named to the All-Tournament Team after finishing a rebound shy of her second double-double of the year, recording 20 points, nine rebounds, an assist, a steal, and a block.

• Senior Mya Hartjes added 10 points with three assists and four steals.

• CWRU finished with a 42-41 edge in rebounds and shot 33.3% overall (24-72) and 25.0% (7-28) from three-point range.

First Period

• The Spartans jumped out to an 11-4 lead in the game, going ahead by seven on a three by senior Jordyn Call with 6:43 left in the first.

• The Presidents answered with a 10-2 run to take their first lead of the contest with 3:37 left in the first, but CWRU was able to close out the opening period strong and led 22-18 after the first 10 minutes of the game.

• Schorr finished the opening period with 10 points and four rebounds, and CWRU shot 50.0% (8-16) as a team in the first frame. 

Second Period

• Junior Lauren Ludwig's second three of the period gave CWRU its largest lead of the game, 34-22, with 5:09 to go in the half.

• Washington & Jefferson closed the gap to just two points in the final two minutes of the period, but a jumper by senior Biz Watson made it 38-34 going into the break.

Third Period

• CWRU led until the 5:51 mark in the third, when the Presidents took the lead back, 42-41.

• However, the Spartans launched on a 16-4 run over the next four and a half minutes, with a three-pointer from graduate student Tyler Hormazabal putting the Spartans in front 57-46 with 1:15 to play in the third, and CWRU would lead 57-49 going into the final period.

Fourth Period

• Hormazabal made a layup with 9:04 left in the game to give CWRU a 59-51 lead, but that would prove to be the final basket of the game for CWRU.

• The Presidents scored the final 14 points of the game to pull away late for the victory. 

Spartan Notes

• Through the first two games of the season, Schorr is averaging a double-double with 19.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.

• CWRU fell to 5-5 all-time against Washington and Jefferson. This was the first meeting between the two teams since 2019-20.

• With her 10-point effort on Friday, Hartjes is now just 103 shy of reaching the 1,000-point milestone for her career.

Up Next

The Spartans are set to be tested again this week, when the team travels across town to take on 22nd-ranked John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio on, Wednesday, November 11, at 6:00 p.m.