Mount Union (21-4, 14-4 OAC) will be the the No. 2 seed and host
No. 7 seed Otterbein next Tuesday (Feb. 23) at 7:30 pm in an OAC
Tournament quarterfinal game.
LaMattina and Tessa Pohovey (Strasburg/Tusky Valley) each had 14
points while Kori Wiedt (North Olmsted/North Olmsted) had 11 points
to lead the Raiders.
Capital was led by the 1-2 punch of Kristen Richardson, who had a
game-high 25 points and Caitlin Elsass with 20 points.
Mount Union controlled the first half and took a 12-point lead,
40-28 into halftime.
Capital rallied as they opened the second half on a 15-3 surge to
tie the game at 43 with 13:40 to go.
The game was close the rest of the way with six ties before a
LaMattina three-pointer with 26 seconds left gave Mount Union a
64-63 lead.
Capital guard Tara Harper would then drive the lane, hit a layup
and was fouled with 10 seconds left. She converted the free
throw as the play turned out to be the game winner for the
Crusaders.