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CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Top seed Cedarville hit No. 4 Roberts Wesleyan with a second half surge en route to a 92-62 win in an NCCAA Midwest Region semifinal contest at the Callan Athletic Center.
In the late game, No. 2 Grace handed No. 3 Concordia (Mich.) a 77-58 defeat.
A region championship game is not necessary since both the Lady Jackets and Grace have already secured spots in next week's national tournament.
Cedarville, 21-8 overall, scored the first six points against RWC and never trailed.
Leading 33-27 at the half, the hosts hit the Redhawks with 12 unanswered points to begin the third quarter to blow it open.
All 13 Lady Jackets in uniform played and scored.
Isabelle Bolender led four players in double figures with 13 points.
Emily Chapman,
Allison Mader, and
Cameron Peek netted ten points apiece.
Grace College will host the NCCAA National Tournament in Winona Lake, Ind. on March 18-21.
Stinger Notes:
- Spectators were not allowed to attend the game on a recommendation by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine regarding the coronavirus.
- CU was 15-for-30 from outside the arc. The effort was one shy of the season-high 16 made at Findlay.
- The Jackets have knocked down 48 three-pointers in their last four games.
- Anna DeFilippo came off the bench to score a career-high nine points.
- The hosts committed 12 fewer turnovers than Roberts Wesleyan.
- Cedarville finished the year 11-3 at home.
- Both schools were former members of the NAIA American Mideast Conference.
- The Lady Jackets lead the all-time series, 8-3.
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