Box Score SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio - A 10-point spurt midway through the second half propelled Cedarville to a 73-65 win against Ursuline in a Great Midwest Athletic Conference opener played at Notre Dame College.

The Lady Jackets, 7-1 overall, struggled with the winless Arrows from the opening tap and found themselves trailing 51-48 with 11:35 left. Raegan Ryan hit both of her three-pointers during the decisive 10-point run that gave CU the lead for good, 58-51.

Ursuline, 0-7, got as close as three points. Ryan and freshman Regina Hochstetler combined to go 6-for-6 at the free throw line in the final 21 seconds to hold off the hosts.

Ryan and rookie Abby Wolford finished with 16 points apiece. Hochstetler chipped in 15 points and Kayla Linkous grabbed 12 rebounds.

Cedarville had the edge for most of the first half and built their largest lead of the night, 30-21, with four minutes remaining. However, the Arrows closed with a 17-2 explosion to lead 38-32 at the intermission.

The Lady Jackets shot 61 percent from the field in the second half and outscored Ursuline, 41-27. They also held the Arrows to 32 percent shooting.

Cedarville hosts Indianapolis in a non-conference game on Saturday. Tipoff in the Callan Athletic Center is set for 2:00 p.m.

Quotable: Head Coach Kirk Martin

"Once again, we walk away from a game completely refusing to lose. Give Ursuline credit for how hard they played, but I'm so proud of the way we just keep grinding out big wins.

"Our freshmen were gutsy and came up huge tonight after I got on them last game. We played a much smarter offensive game in the second half and defensively sat down and finally guarded someone.

"Once again we made free throws and got some huge rebounds late. A road conference win is always a great win no matter how ugly it is."

Numbers Game:

• The Jackets' .474 three-point accuracy (9-for-19) was a season-high. They hit 7-of-10 in the second half.
• CU's freshmen scored 39 of the team's 73 points (53.4%).
• Ryan extended her string of consecutive free throws made to 19.
• Linkous' 12 rebounds matched her career high.
• The host Arrows, who had not made more than 6 three-pointers in any game this season, made 10-of-28.
• CU is 16-0 all-time vs. Ursuline.
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