By: Athletic Communications Student Assistant Morgan Massey '26

BEREA, Ohio – The No. 18 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University women's basketball team defeated La Roche (Pa.) University by a final score of 70-62 in a non-conference game on Scott Lang Court inside the Kerr Sport and Fitness Center.

BW (4-1) earns their fourth straight win despite a strong second half from La Roche (3-2). With the victory, Head Coach Cheri Harrer ties the Ohio Athletic Conference All-Time Head Coaching Wins record as the Yellow Jackets conclude the non-conference portion of the 2024-25 schedule.

BW Leaders 

• Senior All-OAC guard Emily Irwin (Pickerington/Pataskala Watkins Memorial) had a team high 26 points and went 3-3 on three-point shots 
• Junior guard Alyssa Miller (New Philadelphia) led the team with four assists and a 100% FG percentage for nine points
• Sophomore guard Taylor Bass (Strongsville) totaled a team-high two blocks and added two defensive rebounds 
• Sophomore guard Kayla Jones (Grove City) and senior All-OAC forward Caely Ressler (Napoleon) both totaled six points 
• Senior OAC forward and OAC Player of the Week Bella Vaillant (Perrysburg) led the team with six rebounds
• Sophomore guard Laura McCoy (Newton Falls/Garrettsville Garfield) had a career-high 12 points and two blocks 

La Roche Leaders

• Freshman guard J'La Kizart led with 16 points and five steals 
• Senior forward Dasja Anderson had 14 points, two steals, and one block 
• Junior guard Jazmine Dunn had 15 points and went 3-3 on free throws

1st Quarter BW (12-10)

• McCoy went 2-2 on free throws and grabbed a defensive rebound 
• Miller had three assists and a steal

2nd Quarter BW (30-19)

• Jones went 2-2 on free throws and added an assist 
• Bass had two defensive rebounds and an assist

3rd Quarter BW (48-40)

• Vaillant had two defensive rebounds 
• Freshman forward Maddy Stumpf (Johnstown/Big Walnut) had one block 

· 4th Quarter BW (70-62)

• Irwin went 4-5 on free throws 
• Ressler had two assists

The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Wednesday, December 4 as they travel to Ada to take on Ohio Northern University in the Ohio Athletic Conference opener at 7 p.m. inside the ONU Sports Center.