LIVE STATS - GAME NO. 1 | GAME NO. 2 | GAME NO. 3 (to come) | GAME NO. 4 (to come)
SERIES HISTORY - GROVE CITY | ALBION | OHIO WESLEYAN
WILMINGTON, Ohio – The Wilmington College women's basketball team hosts the Fred Raizk Memorial Tournament on campus this weekend.
The Schedule: See below:
- Game No. 1 (Friday, Nov. 11 at 5 p.m.) - Albion vs. Ohio Wesleyan
- Game No. 2 (Friday, Nov. 11 at 7:15 p.m.) - Grove City at Wilmington
- Game No. 3 (Saturday, Nov. 12 at 1 p.m.) - Consolation
- Game No. 4 (Saturday, Nov. 12 at 3:15 p.m.) - Championship
The Teams: Wilmington, Grove City, Albion and Ohio Wesleyan (OWU). The Quakers, the only team to play a game this season, are 1-0 after a 75-65 victory over Mount St. Joseph University at Hermann Court on Tuesday evening. The Wolverines are looking to build on a 17-9 campaign a season ago while the Britons finished 18-8 overall in 2021-22 as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). The Battling Bishops finished last season 21-7 and were an overtime defeat at the hands of Wittenberg University away from making the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament.
The Coaches: Wilmington is under the direction of third-year Head Coach Janel Blankespoor, who is in her fourth season with the program having been interim coach during the 2020-21 season and the program's top assistant the two years prior. The 2007 Otterbein College alumna spent stints at Mount Union and Earlham College before coming to Wilmington. Chelle Fuss is in her 16th season on the Grove City sidelines including her ninth as head coach. She led the Wolverines to an NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament appearance in 2019-20. Doreen Carden, the winningest coach in Albion history, is in her 21st season as the Britons' head coach while Stacey Ungashick Lobdell has been OWU's head coach for a dozen seasons.
The Players: A trio of Quakers - Kennedy Lewis, Marisa Seiler, and Zahrya Bailey - scored in double figures in WC's season-opening victory over Mount St. Joseph on Tuesday. Bailey, Seiler and Brooke Davis hauled in at least seven rebounds while Lewis dished out six assists. Jada Pohlen swiped four steals in her first collegiate game. Grove City returns its top two scores in Megan Kallock and Kat Goetz, both of which averaged in double figures a season ago. Albion also returns its top scorers as Lolo Reed (12.1 PPG) and Elena Walker (10.5 PPG) while Kasey Schipfer looks to build upon a sophomore season that saw her average 13.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
Recent History: Wilmington is 3-0 against both Grove City and Albion as well as 5-4 against OWU as an NCAA Division III member. More information can be viewed by visiting the links above.
About Fred Raizk: Fred Raizk, a 1936 Wilmington College alumnus, was a member of the football, basketball, baseball and track & field teams. He served as the College's director of athletics for 25 years and also coached numerous sports including football and men's golf. During his tenure, he also served as dean of men, professor of physical education as well as stints as president of both NAIA District No. 22 and the Hoosier-Buckeye Conference. His namesake is home to WC's basketball, wrestling and volleyball teams.
Tickets: Wilmington is a proud partner of Hometown Ticketing. Fans are encouraged to purchase digital tickets ahead of time at the link above.
Coverage: Live statistics and live video of all games will be available – visit the links above.
Social Media: Wilmington athletics is represented on Facebook (Wilmington College Athletics), Twitter (@DubCQuakers) and Instagram (@DubCQuakers). Follow all the happenings of Wilmington College on social media by using the hashtag "#WeAreDubC".
Up Next: Wilmington closes out a four-game home stand with Kenyon College on Wednesday, Nov. 16.
