Dec. 19, 2006

Box Score

NASSAU, Bahamas - Double-digit scoring efforts from Darcee Schmidt, Mary Moskal and Kelly Dianis led the Lewis Flyers to a 64-44 win over Wheeling Jesuit, Monday evening in a non-conference contest played in the Bahamas.

Schmidt led all scorers with 20 points, shooting 8-of-14 from the field. She also notched three blocks. Moskal registered a double-double of 18 points with a career-high 15 rebounds, and she dished out a game high of five assists. Dianis scored her 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting from 3-point range. Jenna Mooberry and Kaci Baird each contributed five points for the Flyers.

The Flyers opened a 13-0 lead to start the game and never trailed the entire night. The Cardinals went 0-for-8 from the floor during the game's first four and a half minutes.

Lewis maintained a sizable advantage for the next several minutes, leading by as many as 15 points at 11:49 after a layup from Mooberry, but Wheeling Jesuit outscored Lewis 19-10 the rest of the half to cut Lewis' lead to six at the break.

The Cardinals kept within striking distance of the Flyers in the opening minutes of the second half, cutting Lewis' lead to six points three times, but they couldn't get any closer than that.

A chance to cut the lead to four points was thwarted when Brittney Diener came up with a steal at 15:45. Schmidt deposited a layup at the other end to put Lewis back up by eight and kick off an 8-0 run by the Flyers.

Wheeling Jesuit's shooting went cold the rest o the way, allowing the Flyers to pull away. Lewis' biggest lead of the night (21 points) came in the game's final minute.

Lewis shot 41.7 percent for the game, compared 25.4 by the Cardinals. The Flyers also held an advantage in rebounds (48-38) and had two fewer turnovers than Wheeling Jesuit.

Lewis plays their final game in the Bahamas against Hillsdale on Tuesday at 9 pm.