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Danbury
2001

Coverage of the women's Final Four

Sectional semifinal game stories

Friday, March 9, 2001

Ohio Wesleyan 71, Centre 64
BEREA, Ohio — Ohio Wesleyan advanced to the Sectional Championship with a 71-64 win against Centre. OWU will make its first trip to the Elite Eight.

In the first half, the biggest lead that either team had was six points when Centre led 31--25 with 2:14 remaining. At halftime, the Centre led 33-30.

In the second half, Centre builts its lead to as many as eight points. Ohio Wesleyan battled back and took the lead for good with 8:51 left when Talia Brader nailed a three-pointer to give the Bishops a 51-48 lead. The Bishops led by as many as seven points on three occassions with the last time being at the final buzzer.

The Bishops improve to 24-6 overall. Jessica Viertlboeck led OWU with 19 points. Leslie Welsh and Anissa Haynes each had 14 points and Katy Sturtz had 13 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.

In defeat, the Colonels finish the season with a 22-6 record. They were led by Sarah Green with 19 points. Jennifer Patterson had 14 and Molly Alvey had 10.

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