Wilmington extended a 37-28 halftime lead to 13 points, 54-41, on a pair of Kelly Peters free throws with 7:36 left in the contest. Capital rallied outscoring the Quakers, 16-7 over the next six minutes when a pair of Chelsa Ruoff brought the Crusaders to with four points, 61-57, with 1:24 remaining. The Quakers converted 3-of-4 free throws in the final minute to cement the win.
The win keeps Wilmington, ranked No. 16 in the nation, undefeated at 6-0 (2-0 OAC), while Capital is 3-3 overall and 0-2 in the OAC.
Sophomore Heather McAlpin had a season-high and game-best 15 points, while fellow sophomore Caitlin Elsass posted a double-double with 10 points and game-high 11 rebounds to lead Capital.
Wilmington got 11 points each from Kelly Peters and Katie Streck.
Capital comes home Saturday at 3 p.m. for an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup with John Carroll University.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Capital vs Wilmington
12/6/06 7:30pm at Wilmington College - Fred Raizk Arena
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VISITORS: Capital 3-3, 0-2 OAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
05 Daniele Manalac..... * 3-6 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 4 6 1 2 1 4 16
12 Ralphie Beal........ * 3-10 0-2 0-2 0 3 3 3 6 6 1 0 2 24
22 Heather McAlpin..... * 5-8 4-5 1-2 1 2 3 2 15 0 2 0 3 31
25 Kristen Richardson.. * 2-5 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 4 5 1 1 0 0 27
30 Caitlin Elsass...... * 5-11 0-0 0-0 6 5 11 5 10 0 8 0 5 38
13 Abbey Davenport..... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
14 Caitlin Graessle.... 2-6 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 17
15 Jenna Algie......... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7
20 Abbey Winland....... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6
24 Tiffany Withers..... 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 19
33 Chelsea Ruoff....... 2-4 0-0 3-4 0 2 2 2 7 1 1 0 1 12
TEAM................ 1 5 6 1
Totals.............. 23-56 6-12 5-10 10 24 34 21 57 10 19 2 16 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd Half: 11-27 40.7% Game: 41.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 50.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 50.0% 2
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HOME TEAM: Wilmington 6-0, 2-0 OAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
03 Sam Hood............ * 2-2 1-1 4-9 0 4 4 1 9 6 2 0 1 29
12 Jackie Hauke........ * 1-7 1-4 2-2 0 2 2 2 5 1 2 0 0 23
15 Kelly Peters........ * 4-8 0-0 3-5 2 3 5 2 11 1 5 2 1 32
30 Erica Smith......... * 2-5 2-4 3-3 1 0 1 0 9 0 5 0 0 21
40 Katie Streck........ * 4-10 0-1 3-4 0 7 7 2 11 3 4 0 4 30
05 Gina Hyle........... 3-5 1-2 0-0 2 1 3 3 7 0 0 0 0 16
10 Marianne McGoron.... 0-4 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 21
34 Anne Haky........... 2-5 2-5 0-0 0 2 2 0 6 4 1 0 0 11
44 Steph Prechtel...... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
54 Kortney Kin......... 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 3 3 1 4 0 0 0 1 14
TEAM................ 4 4 8
Totals.............. 20-49 7-21 17-25 9 27 36 13 64 15 21 2 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-27 48.1% 2nd Half: 7-22 31.8% Game: 40.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% 2nd Half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 33.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 12-17 70.6% Game: 68.0% 4
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Officials: Ref Tim Carr, Umps Jim Vastine and Dave Torres
Technical fouls: Capital-None. Wilmington-None.
Attendance: 611
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Capital....................... 28 29 - 57
Wilmington.................... 37 27 - 64