BEREA, Ohio – Otterbein fell victim to a big second half from No. 12-ranked Baldwin Wallace inside Ursprung Gymnasium during women's basketball action Saturday afternoon, as the host Yellow Jackets pulled away following the break to remain hot.

BW wins its fifth-straight game, and has only lost once (a 68-65 game to John Carroll) over the past six weeks. The Cardinals, meanwhile, now stand 14-6 on the year despite the setback.

WHAT TOOK PLACE:

• Otterbein fell behind early against the nationally-ranked Yellow Jackets, trailing 16-10 after a first quarter that saw BW close with an 8-2 spurt.
   
• The Cards later trailed by double digits with just 1:46 to play before intermission, but went into the locker room on a high note thanks to six-consecutive points from Kathleen DeCarlo. Her mini 6-0 push kept Otterbein within 30-25.
   
• Baldwin Wallace extended the lead and took control over the third, using a 14-0 run to break the game open and ultimately limit the Cardinals to just eight points in the frame.

 
BOX SCORE FIGURES:

• Angelia Jackson led Otterbein in scoring for the second-straight game, leading all players with 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting. She also tied for a team-best four rebounds.
   
• Both sides combined to shoot 5 of 23 from three-point range.
   
• Baldwin Wallace held a 33-24 rebounding margin.
   
• The Yellow Jackets received nearly half their points off the bench, finishing with a 33-17 edge in the category.
   
• 12 different players scored for the home team, which went 20 of 22 on free-throw attempts.

 
UP NEXT:

Otterbein will head back up to the Cleveland area middle of next week, traveling to nationally-ranked John Carroll on Wednesday for tip at 7 p.m. The Cards lost a narrow 52-47 slugfest with JCU earlier this season in Westerville.