Allegheny (Pa.)  84, Waynesburg (Pa.) 74 Box score

ALLIANCE, Ohio—The No. 13 ranked Mount Union women's basketball team defended its home court with a 76-53 victory over Manchester (Ind.) in the championship game of the M Club Shootout. The Purple Raiders (5-0) remain undefeated and extend their regular season winning streak over non-conference opponents to 21 games.

Manchester took an early 6-5 lead, but the 22-4 Mount Union run that ensued allowed the Raiders to lead 37-21 at halftime. Junior Rosa LaMattina (Westlake/Westlake), who was named the Tournament's Most Valuable Player, scored seven points and senior Erin Schmidt (Akron/Walsh Jesuit) scored five points during the run.

LaMattina scored 17 points to go with three rebounds, four assists, four steals, and three three-pointers on the night. Senior Kori Wiedt (North Olmsted/North Olmsted) led all scorers with 19 points.

Junior Tierney Allen (Alliance/Alliance) scored four points, grabbed six rebounds, had three assists and had five steals on her way to also earning all-tournament honors for the Raiders. Allen scored a team-best 13 points in a rout of Allegheny on Friday night.

Erynn Meiklejohn and Becki Lowden were named to the all-tournament team for Manchester. Meiklejohn scored a team-best 12 points against Mount Union and had eight points and nine rebounds Friday against Waynesburg. Lowden scored a team-best 10 points against Waynesburg and had two points against Mount Union.

In the consolation game, Allegheny defeated Waynesburg, 84-74. Heidi Goeller (24 points, 18 rebounds), Erica Restich (24 points), and Daryl Ford (20 points) paced Allegheny. For Waynesburg, Jessi Drayer scored a game-high 28 points.

Mount Union travel to Otterbein next Saturday to open Ohio Athletic Conference play.

MOUNT UNION 76, MANCHESTER (IND.) 53

MANCHESTER (IND.) (3-1)

Meiklejohn, Erynn 5-8 2-2 12; Mello, Laine 5-7 0-0 11; Honn, Kailey 4-10 0-2
8; Childress, Jaimie 2-7 0-1 5; Lang, Abby 1-3 2-2 5; Starkey, Alexandra
2-10 0-0 4; Lowden, Becki 1-3 0-0 2; Hamilton, Jocelyn 1-2 0-0 2;
Schweitzer, Abby 1-3 0-0 2; Moss, Janelle 1-5 0-0 2; Ailor, Caitlyn 0-0 0-0
0; Hammond, Alyssa 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-58 4-7 53.

MOUNT UNION (4-0)

Kori Wiedt 8-17 0-0 19; Rosa LaMattina 4-6 6-6 17; Amanda Rose 3-8 4-5 10;
Erin Schmidt 2-4 4-6 8; Aly Daniel 3-3 0-0 6; Tierney Allen 2-8 0-0 4; Megan
Saunders 2-3 0-2 4; Amanda Tamerlano 0-2 2-2 2; Olivia Holt 1-2 0-1 2;
Marybeth Leitch 1-2 0-0 2; Maggie Miller 0-1 2-3 2; Amanda Turner 0-0 0-0 0;
Kensie Kimble 0-0 0-0 0; Kelly Evans 0-0 0-0 0; Bridget Lyons 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 26-57 18-25 76.

Manchester (Ind.).............   21   32  -   53
Mount Union...................   37   39  -   76

3-point goals--Manchester (Ind.) 3-15 (Lang, Abby 1-3; Mello, Laine 1-1;
Childress, Jaimie 1-5; Lowden, Becki 0-1; Hamilton, Jocelyn 0-1; Starkey,
Alexandra 0-2; Honn, Kailey 0-2), Mount Union 6-19 (Kori Wiedt 3-8; Rosa
LaMattina 3-4; Erin Schmidt 0-2; Tierney Allen 0-2; Amanda Tamerlano 0-1;
Maggie Miller 0-1; Amanda Rose 0-1). Fouled out--Manchester (Ind.)-None,
Mount Union-None. Rebounds--Manchester (Ind.) 33 (Starkey, Alexandra 4;
Meiklejohn, Erynn 4; Lowden, Becki 4), Mount Union 41 (Amanda Rose 6;
Tierney Allen 6). Assists--Manchester (Ind.) 9 (Starkey, Alexandra 5), Mount
Union 14 (Amanda Rose 3; Rosa LaMattina 3; Tierney Allen 3). Total
fouls--Manchester (Ind.) 19, Mount Union 13. Technical fouls--Manchester
(Ind.)-None, Mount Union-None.