ALLIANCE, Ohio -- Mount Union senior guard Kori Wiedt (North Olmsted/North Olmsted) became the 11th player in school history to score over 1,000 points as her game-high 26 points led the No. 13/16 ranked Purple Raiders to an 85-71 win over Ohio Northern in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup Saturday at the McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex.

Mount Union (12-1, 5-1 OAC) now holds a half game lead in first place over Ohio Northern (11-3, 5-2 OAC) and Otterbein (11-3, 5-2 OAC) in the conference standings and runs its home winning streak to 17 games.

Along with Wiedt, junior point guard Rosa LaMattina (Westlake/Westlake) had 25 points and senior forward Amanda Rose (Green/Green) had 10 points and five rebounds for the Raiders.

Morgan Dumbaugh hit five three-pointers and 17 points to lead four in double figures for the Polar Bears.

Wiedt hit three three-pointers and her and LaMattina each scored 13 in a first half that saw the Raiders rally from an 11-point deficit to take a 44-42 halftime lead.

Ohio Northern hit 10 of its first 11 shots and a Katie Jones jumper gave them a 22-11 lead with 13:31 to play in the first half.  Mount Union would then go a 15-6 run to get back to within two, 26-28 at the 9:42 mark.  The Raiders would tie the game up at 33 then five lead changes would happen before back-to-back jumpers from LaMattina and Rose closed out the half.

Mount Union opened the second half on an 11-3 run to go up 10 points, 55-45, but Northern rallied again and eventually tied the game at 57 with 11 minutes to play.

LaMattina then scored five straight points and Wiedt made it eight in a row with a three-pointer at 9:25 left to make it 65-57 and the Raiders were never threatened the rest of the way.

Mount Union closes out the current three-game homestand next Wednesday (Jan. 11) against Baldwin-Wallace at 7:30 pm at The MAAC.  The game will be broadcast LIVE on the radio on WDPN AM 1310 in Alliance and simulcast online. 

Newspaper Box Score

Ohio Northern vs #13/16 Mount Union

01/07/12 3:00 pm at The MAAC - Alliance, Ohio

MOUNT UNION 85, OHIO NORTHERN 71

OHIO NORTHERN (11-3, 5-2 OAC)

Morgan Dumbaugh 6-10 0-0 17; Kara Dysert 7-11 1-1 15; Cenzie Yoder 6-9 1-113; Joanna Snyder 5-11 2-2 12; Katie Mengos 3-4 0-0 8; Katie Jones 1-2 0-02; Marissa Clark 0-2 2-2 2; Jordan Kimes 1-1 0-0 2; Megan Porter 0-1 0-0 0;Sara Kocian 0-1 0-0 0; Taylor Hermiller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-52 6-6 71.

MOUNT UNION (12-1, 5-1 OAC)

Kori Wiedt 9-13 2-2 26; Rosa LaMattina 10-20 2-2 25; Amanda Rose 4-11 2-210; Aly Daniel 3-6 0-0 6; Erin Schmidt 2-3 0-0 5; Megan Saunders 2-2 0-0 4;Tierney Allen 2-6 0-0 4; Amanda Tamerlano 1-1 0-0 3; Marybeth Leitch 1-4 0-02; Olivia Holt 0-1 0-0 0; Kelly Evans 0-1 0-0 0; Maggie Miller 0-1 0-0 0.Totals 34-69 6-6 85.

Ohio Northern.................   42   29  -   71
Mount Union...................   44   41  -   85

3-point goals--Ohio Northern 7-16 (Morgan Dumbaugh 5-8; Katie Mengos 2-3;Joanna Snyder 0-1; Marissa Clark 0-2; Megan Porter 0-1; Sara Kocian 0-1),Mount Union 11-27 (Kori Wiedt 6-9; Rosa LaMattina 3-13; Erin Schmidt 1-1;Amanda Tamerlano 1-1; Olivia Holt 0-1; Kelly Evans 0-1; Maggie Miller 0-1).Fouled out--Ohio Northern-None, Mount Union-None. Rebounds--Ohio Northern 29(Kara Dysert 7), Mount Union 27 (Amanda Rose 5). Assists--Ohio Northern 7(Joanna Snyder 2; Morgan Dumbaugh 2; Katie Mengos 2), Mount Union 20 (KoriWiedt 4; Rosa LaMattina 4; Amanda Rose 4). Total fouls--Ohio Northern 7,Mount Union 5. Technical fouls--Ohio Northern-None, Mount Union-None. A-397