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Women's Basketball

#18/19 Women's Hoops Handles Otterbein

Box Score

ALLIANCE, Ohio -- Mount Union's nationally ranked women's basketball team carried a late first-half run into the second period to pull away for a 67-53 victory over Otterbein in Ohio Athletic Conference action at the McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex.

Taylor Hartung (Canton/Massillon Perry) finished with 11 points and three assists while Katie Crider (Brunswick/Brunswick) contributed 10 points for the Purple Raiders, who bridged a 18-2 run across both halves.

Eight different Raiders contributed to the outburst, which began with a 9-2 stretch in the first. Mount Union then started the second, 9-0, to build a 40-24 lead; credit Hartung and Amanda Rose (Uniontown/Green) with four points each during the streak.

The Raiders led by 20 on three separate occasions.

Kori Wiedt (North Olmsted/North Olmsted) led the Raiders on the glass with six rebounds. Rosa LaMattina (Westlake/Westlake) added four steals and three assists while Rose also dished three assists.

Kristi Kotterman had 11 points and four steals to lead Otterbein (6-11, 2-8) while Hannah Day grabbed eight rebounds.

The Purple Raiders (14-2, 7-2), who are rated 18th by ESPN/USA Today and 19th by D3Hoops.com, will return to action with a key matchup at Baldwin-Wallace (13-3, 8-1) on Monday at 7:30 p.m. Mount Union currently sits in second place -- one game behind the Yellow Jackets.

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Players Mentioned

Katie Crider

#32 Katie Crider

G
5' 5"
Senior
Taylor Hartung

#12 Taylor Hartung

G
5' 6"
Senior
Rosa LaMattina

#10 Rosa LaMattina

G
5' 6"
Sophomore
Amanda Rose

#23 Amanda Rose

F
5' 10"
Junior
Kori Wiedt

#24 Kori Wiedt

G
5' 8"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Katie Crider

#32 Katie Crider

5' 5"
Senior
G
Taylor Hartung

#12 Taylor Hartung

5' 6"
Senior
G
Rosa LaMattina

#10 Rosa LaMattina

5' 6"
Sophomore
G
Amanda Rose

#23 Amanda Rose

5' 10"
Junior
F
Kori Wiedt

#24 Kori Wiedt

5' 8"
Junior
G