Written by Athletic Communications Student Assistant Morgan Massey '26
WOOSTER, Ohio - The No. 9 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace women's basketball team defeated the Grove City (Pa.) Wolverines by a score of 75-57 in the first game of the Nan Nichols Classic hosted by the College of Wooster.
BW (1-1) pulled away thanks to a dominant third quarter. The Yellow Jackets' offense clicked throughout the night, maintaining a double-digit lead in three of four quarters.
BW Leaders (1-1)
- Senior Academic All-OAC forward Brooke Thompson (Maineville / Little Miami) led with 13 points and six rebounds, while going 3-3 from the free throw line
- Senior forward Alyssa Miller (New Philadelphia) was strong on both sides of the ball, recording ten points, and a team-high three steals and six rebounds
- Junior guard Laura McCoy (Newtown Falls / Garrettsville Garfield) gave out a team-high four assists while tallying eight points
- Senior guard Leah Riley (Cincinnati / Sycamore) and junior guard Ava Wilkerson (West Mansfield / Marysville) each recorded nine points
Grove City Leaders (1-1)
- Meredith Sherrerd led Grove City with 13 points
- Reese Hasley recorded two assists and a team-high eight rebounds
- Alexis Hudson finished with nine points
1st Quarter (BW 22-19)
- Wilkerson got the Yellow Jackets on the board, hitting a three to give them an early lead
- Senior guard Kaycie Badylak (Cincinnati/Archbishop McNicholas) led the team with six points
- Thompson collected four rebounds
2nd Quarter (BW 41-30)
- McCoy led the team with five points
- Thompson and sophomore guard Elise Champagne (Columbia Station / Columbia) each went 2-2 from the free throw line
- The Yellow Jackets recorded five steals during the quarter
3rd Quarter (BW 66-37)
- Thompson opened the half with a layup
- BW expanded their lead to points outscoring the Wolverines 25-7
- Halfway through the quarter the Jackets went on a 9-0 scoring run, Miller scoring six of those points
4th Quarter (BW 75-57)
- Junior guard Taylor Bass (Strongsville) went 2-2 from the free throw line
- Champagne and sophomore forward Delaney Garcia (Lakewood) each recorded two points in the quarter
Up Next
- BW will face off against host team Wooster at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 15 at Timken Gymnasium
