DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- On the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, the No. 20 ranked Mount Union women's basketball team overwhelmed Bates (Me.) with a 14-2 run to open the second half on its way to a 76-55 win Monday at the Daytona Beach Shootout in Florida. 

Senior guard Kori Wiedt (North Olmsted/North Olmsted) made 7-of-13 shots, including five three-pointers, on her way to a game-high 19 points to lead the Purple Raiders (8-1) to their fourth win in a row.

The other double figure scorers for Mount Union were freshman Aly Daniel (Willard/Willard) who had eight of her season-high 12 points in the second half and junior point guard Rosa LaMattina (Westlake/Westlake) who had 10 points.

The Raiders took control of the game on the glass as senior Amanda Rose (Green/Green) had a season-high and game-best 10 rebounds as Mount Union out-rebounded the Bobcats, 55-34.

Taryn O'Connell came off the bench with 12 points as the only double figure scorer for Bates (5-3).

Mount Union, which led 34-26 at halftime, blew the game open with a 14-2 surge to increase the lead to 48-28 with 16 minutes left to play.  The Raiders never looked back as they extended the lead to as many as 30 points before the 21 point win.

Mount Union stays in Florida and takes on Drew (N.J.) tomorrow night at 8 pm. 

Newspaper Box Score
Bates vs Mount Union
12/19/11 8:00 p.m. at Daytona, Fla. (Ocean Center)

MOUNT UNION 76, BATES 55

BATES (5-3)
Taryn O'Connell 4-8 1-1 12; Kelsey Flaherty 2-4 3-3 8; Meredith Kelly 3-8
2-5 8; Allaina Murphy 3-9 0-1 6; Brianna Hawkins 3-9 0-0 6; Annie Burns 2-2
0-0 5; Callie Cramer 1-2 2-2 4; Hillary Throckmorton 2-4 0-0 4; Allie
Beaulieu 0-8 2-2 2; Nicki Brill 0-2 0-0 0; Kristin Calvo 0-0 0-0 0; Lauren
Dobish 0-2 0-2 0. Totals 20-58 10-16 55.

MOUNT UNION (9-1)
Kori Wiedt 7-13 0-0 19; Aly Daniel 5-6 2-2 12; Rosa LaMattina 4-9 0-0 10;
Amanda Rose 3-12 0-1 7; Erin Schmidt 1-5 4-6 6; Amanda Tamerlano 2-4 1-2 5;
Kelly Evans 1-3 2-2 4; Megan Saunders 1-4 1-2 3; Marybeth Leitch 1-2 1-1 3;
Maggie Miller 1-2 0-0 3; Brittany Kilgore 1-2 0-0 2; Tierney Allen 1-4 0-0
2; Bridget Lyons 0-1 0-0 0; Chandler Moore 0-0 0-0 0; Emily Albanese 0-2 0-0
0; Kensie Kimble 0-4 0-0 0; Nancy Osborne 0-0 0-0 0; Olivia Holt 0-0 0-0 0;
Allie Fritsch 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-73 11-16 76.

Bates.........................   26   29  -   55
Mount Union...................   34   42  -   76

3-point goals--Bates 5-20 (Taryn O'Connell 3-6; Kelsey Flaherty 1-2; Annie
Burns 1-1; Hillary Throckmorton 0-2; Allie Beaulieu 0-6; Lauren Dobish 0-2;
Allaina Murphy 0-1), Mount Union 9-24 (Kori Wiedt 5-9; Rosa LaMattina 2-5;
Maggie Miller 1-1; Amanda Rose 1-2; Kelly Evans 0-2; Marybeth Leitch 0-1;
Tierney Allen 0-1; Erin Schmidt 0-2; Kensie Kimble 0-1). Fouled
out--Bates-None, Mount Union-None. Rebounds--Bates 34 (Lauren Dobish 5),
Mount Union 55 (Amanda Rose 10). Assists--Bates 11 (Annie Burns 3; Meredith
Kelly 3), Mount Union 13 (Rosa LaMattina 4). Total fouls--Bates 15, Mount
Union 12. Technical fouls--Bates-None, Mount Union-None. A-103
Game 4 of the Daytona Beach Shootout
Mount Union is ranked No. 23 (DIII)