HANOVER, Ind. – The Baldwin Wallace women's basketball team, led by 37
th-year head coach
Cheri Harrer, earned an opening day win against the Hanover College Panthers by a score of 69-47 inside Collier Arena. This was the team's first victory on opening day since 2023.
Game Recap
First Team All-OAC senior guard
Laura McCoy landed the first basket of the season with a layup, assisted by fellow senior
Ava Wilkerson. After a steal by senior guard
Taylor Bass, Wilkerson scored a fast break layup on the other end to build the lead. BW continued to build onto that lead, as they didn't let Hanover tie them at any point. Their field goal shooting percentage of 50.0% at 10-for-20 laid the groundwork for tonight's victory. The second quarter featured similar dominance, and the Yellow Jackets collected 17 boards compared to the Panthers' nine. BW padded their lead to 22 points going into halftime.
The Panthers outscored the Yellow Jackets in the third quarter 18-14, but they only got as close as 17 points to BW's lead. Junior guard
Elise Champagne sunk a three to start the fourth quarter and hit double digit points in the process. Sophomore guard
Zoey Deligianis also hit a three in her first game in the Brown and Gold, which was her first basket of the night. This bucket gave BW their largest lead of the game at 25 points.
Wilkerson led the Yellow Jackets with 14 points. She was 5-10 from the field and 2-2 from the free throw line.
The starting forward,
Maddy Stumpf, collected eight rebounds to lead the Yellow Jackets.
McCoy made two blocks to bolster the BW defense that held Hanover to 26.9% from the field and 16.7% from three.
Looking Ahead
Baldwin Wallace will host the No. 9 Trine University Thunder inside Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea, Ohio on Wednesday, November 11 at 7:00 p.m.
