Scot Women Fall to Ohio Wesleyan by 15-Point Margin

DELAWARE, Ohio - Despite double-doubles from Nara DeJesus (Geneva, Ohio / Geneva) and Morgan Ramsdell (Sylvania, Ohio / Sylvania Northview), The College of Wooster fell short in its upset bid against perennial power Ohio Wesleyan University on Wednesday night, falling 76-61 in North Coast Athletic Conference women's basketball action.

In Wooster's first contest in 11 days, DeJesus, a sophomore, racked up 22 points and 10 rebounds in just 29 minutes of action as she was plagued with foul trouble, while Ramsdell, a senior starting her first game since Nov. 24, 1998, complemented her frontcourt mate with 19 points and 13 boards.

However, the battle of the post players was won by Ohio Wesleyan veterans Katy Sturtz and Jessica Viertlboeck, who combined for 61.8 percent of the Battling Bishops' points and 56.4 percent of their rebounding. Sturtz, a junior, had game-highs in both scoring and rebounding with 29 points and 14 caroms, while Viertlboeck, a senior, added 18 points and eight boards.

Wooster was within striking distance of the two-time defending NCAC regular season champions, trailing 45-39 with less than 13 minutes to play. But the Scots went cold shooting the ball, only making one field goal attempt over a 4:38 time period, while Ohio Wesleyan took an insurmountable lead by going on an 11-2 run.

"We played 30 minutes of the game," stated Wooster head coach Lisa Campanell Komara. "Then, our offense broke down when they went into a 2-3 zone. We couldn't get our guards free to get some good shots off."

When the Wooster guards did get their shots off, they had trouble finding the basket, as the Scots' six perimeter players went 5-of-30 on the night from the field, including 1-of-7 from three-point land.

The Bishops backcourt did not fare much better, as their guards combined for a 6-of-20 night from the floor, including 1-of-5 from beyond the arc. However, that did not matter as Sturtz connected on 13-of-16 shots from the field, many of which came off her eight offensive rebounds, and Viertlboeck hit 6-of-12 field goal attempts.

Other than DeJesus and Ramsdell, Campanell Komara did not receive much point production, as sophomore Kristen Rice (Wooster, Ohio / Northwestern) and junior Stephanie Woodruff (Toledo, Ohio / Sylvania Northview) were next in the scoring column with six points apiece.

Also notable, sophomore guard Michaelyn Brunner (Bethel Park, Pa. / Bethel Park) dished out a team-high four assists in her first career start with the Scots.

Wooster, which slipped to 1-2 overall on the year, returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 1, when it hosts the first game of a men's and women's doubleheader against Earlham College, starting at 1 p.m.

The Bishops improved to 3-1 overall on the young season.