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Women's Basketball

Kilgore Doubles Up Again as #7/9 Women's Hoops Wins at Capital

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Brittany Kilgore (Northfield/Nordonia) recorded her second straight double-double, finishing with 13 points and 10 rebounds, as Mount Union's nationally-ranked women's basketball team defeated Capital, 65-44, on Saturday.

Katie Crider (Brunswick/Brunswick) added 12 points for the Purple Raiders while Amanda Rose (Uniontown/Green) and Kayla Rossman (Olmsted Falls/Olmsted Falls) cashed in nine points apiece.

Kori Wiedt (North Olmsted/North Olmsted) and Rose grabbed nine and seven rebounds, respectively.

Mount Union's largest deficit was four points when it trailed, 13-9. At that point, the Raiders (6-1, 2-1) went on a 12-point run, led by Rose's six. Wiedt ended the run, nailing a three-pointer, to give the visitors a 21-13 advantage.

The outburst was part of a stretch in which the Raiders outscored Capital, 25-4. Mount Union tacked on a 10-0 run -- highlighted by two Crider treys -- to push its lead to 34-17 before taking a 34-19 score into halftime.

The Crusaders (4-2, 1-1) closed their deficit to 11 points in the second half and trailed 45-34 before Mount Union pulled away.

Elizabeth Ladrach was Capital's leading scorer with 10 points.

The Purple Raiders, who are ranked seventh on the D3Hoops.com poll and ninth by ESPN/USA Today, will return to action next Saturday with a 2 p.m. matchup at Wilmington.

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Players Mentioned

Katie Crider

#32 Katie Crider

G
5' 5"
Senior
Brittany Kilgore

#42 Brittany Kilgore

C
5' 10"
Sophomore
Amanda Rose

#23 Amanda Rose

F
5' 10"
Junior
Kayla Rossman

#21 Kayla Rossman

F
5' 11"
Sophomore
Kori Wiedt

#24 Kori Wiedt

G
5' 8"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Katie Crider

#32 Katie Crider

5' 5"
Senior
G
Brittany Kilgore

#42 Brittany Kilgore

5' 10"
Sophomore
C
Amanda Rose

#23 Amanda Rose

5' 10"
Junior
F
Kayla Rossman

#21 Kayla Rossman

5' 11"
Sophomore
F
Kori Wiedt

#24 Kori Wiedt

5' 8"
Junior
G