Lauren Forquer (North
Canton/Green) scored a season-best and game-high 15 points while
Rosa LaMattina (Westlake/Westlake) scored all 13 of her points in
the second half and Tessa Pohovey (Strasburg/Tusky Valley) had 11
points to lead Mount Union to its first OAC Championship game for
the first time since 2001.
The Raiders will play top-seeded Capital, a 67-59 winner over No.
5 seed Ohio Northern, in Saturday's 3 pm title game with the winner
claiming the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Amanda Schroeder had 14 points and Ariel Brough had 12 to lead
Baldwin-Wallace.
Baldwin-Wallace was in control in the first half leading 31-23 at
the half. Mount Union converted 10-of-35 shots (28.6-percent)
in the period.
Mount Union scored the first eight points of the second half and
the game went back and forth until the decisive run.
2010 OAC Women's Basketball Tournament
Tuesday, Feb. 23
Quarterfinals (at higher seeds)
All games 7:30 pm
No. 1 Capital 68, Heidelberg 45
No. 2 Mount Union 59, No. 7 Otterbein 56
No. 3 Baldwin-Wallace 68, No. 6 John Carroll 65
No. 5 Ohio Northern 77, No. 4 Wilmington 63
Friday, Feb. 26
Semifinals (at The Capital Center - Columbus, OH)
No. 1 Capital 67, No. 5 Ohio Northern 59
No. 2 Mount Union 71, No. 3 Baldwin-Wallace 61
Saturday, Feb. 27
Championship (at The Capital Center)
Mount Union at Capital