Along with Graessle, freshman Kristen Richardson had 10 points and junior Tiffany Withers also came off the bench for 10 points to lead Capital to its third-straight win and a 6-3 overall record.
Washington & Jefferson (5-4) got 12 points and a game-high 13 rebounds from Maggie Gibson, while Kennan Killeen had 12 and Stephanie Smith got 11 points as the other double digit scorers.
The Crusaders, who never trailed in the game, led by as many nine, 30-21, when Richardson hit a jumper with 5:17 left in the first half before settling with a six-point lead at the break, 36-30. Capital opened the second half on a 12-4 run capped with a Graessle layup, to make it 46-34, with 15:27 left in the game. The Crusaders stretched the lead to as many as 16 points, before the 73-63 final.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Washington&Jefferson (Pa.) vs Capital
12/18/06 6 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio - The Capital Center
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VISITORS: Washington&Jefferson (Pa.) 5-4
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
10 Kaleigh Bangor...... * 2-6 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 4 4 3 3 0 0 24
20 Veronica Kust....... * 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 13
24 Kennan Killeen...... * 4-16 0-2 4-6 0 1 1 3 12 2 3 0 1 32
33 Maggie Gibson....... * 3-5 0-0 6-12 4 9 13 5 12 2 2 1 0 33
40 Maria Hillenbrand... * 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 11
14 Lindsey Hyre........ 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
15 Emily Hays.......... 4-5 0-0 1-3 1 1 2 4 9 0 1 0 0 12
21 Juliet Sargent...... 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 6
22 Brittany Matta...... 0-2 0-1 0-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 9
23 Stephanie Smith..... 4-8 3-6 0-0 1 1 2 1 11 1 1 0 0 25
45 Jen Rogers.......... 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 1 2 1 5 0 0 9
54 Sarah Hunt.......... 1-4 0-0 2-2 3 5 8 1 4 1 0 1 0 22
TEAM................ 3 2 5 1
Totals.............. 21-53 4-15 17-28 13 26 39 28 63 11 21 2 1 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-24 33.3% 2nd Half: 13-29 44.8% Game: 39.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd Half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 26.7% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 11-16 68.8% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0% Game: 60.7% 7
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HOME TEAM: Capital 6-3
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..... * 3-9 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 3 6 1 1 0 3 19
14 Caitlin Graessle.... * 8-14 3-6 2-2 3 1 4 2 21 1 1 0 0 28
22 Heather McAlpin..... * 2-7 0-3 4-4 4 3 7 3 8 6 4 3 1 33
25 Kristen Richardson.. * 4-6 0-1 2-6 0 1 1 2 10 1 2 0 4 30
30 Caitlin Elsass...... * 4-7 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 4 8 1 0 0 1 14
10 Kyndall Mullikin.... 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
13 Abbey Davenport..... 1-2 1-2 0-1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 5
15 Jenna Algie......... 0-5 0-2 1-2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 16
20 Abbey Winland....... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7
24 Tiffany Withers..... 2-4 0-0 6-8 1 0 1 2 10 0 1 1 2 26
31 Stephanie Harstine.. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
33 Chelsea Ruoff....... 1-3 1-1 1-2 1 2 3 1 4 3 0 0 0 15
34 Emily Hamilton...... 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2
35 Andrea Moore........ 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2
TEAM................ 1 5 6
Totals.............. 25-60 5-16 18-30 15 23 38 20 73 13 14 6 13 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd Half: 12-31 38.7% Game: 41.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 31.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd Half: 11-18 61.1% Game: 60.0% 6
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Officials:
Technical fouls: Washington&Jefferson (Pa.)-None. Capital-None.
Attendance: 784
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Washington&Jefferson (Pa.).... 30 33 - 63
Capital....................... 36 37 - 73
Capital sophomore Caitlin Graeslle (Galloway/Bishop Ready) scores career-high
21 points ... Capital never trailed the entire game ... Capital next plays at
Defiance College on Sat., Dec. 30, at 3 p.m.