Women's wrap: Carthage still rolling

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Feb 05, 2014
With Stephanie Kuzmanic out, Haley Stercic stepped up for Carthage.
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Playing without Stephanie Kuzmanic, Carthage won its 11th consecutive game, rolling past Wheaton (Ill.) 64-45 on a night in which, not surprisingly, all of the ranked women's teams won.

Haley Stercic scored a game-high 15 points, while Kristi Schmidt added 14 and Michelle Wenzel had 13 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and four blocks as the ninth-ranked Lady Reds remained unbeaten in the CCIW and alone in first place.

No. 18 St. Mary's (Minn.) pulled away from Carleton in the second half to defeat the Knights 56-40 and win their 16th consecutive game. Sara Schoenthaler scored a team-high 14 points in just 19 minutes, going 4-for-4 from 3-point range in the win.

Fifth-ranked Thomas More rolled over another PAC opponent, forcing 43 turnovers in a game for the second time this season in defeating Geneva 89-52.

The No. 11 Whitewater women remained unbeaten in the WIAC, cruising to a 76-55 road win at UW-Stevens Point. Amy Mandrell led all scorers with 18 points adding seven rebounds while Mary Merg added 14 points

Fiona McMahon scored 24 points to lead Elmhurst to a 68-57 win at North Park, keeping the Bluejays in the lead for the fourth and final conference tournament spot in the CCIW. Second-place Illinois Wesleyan defeated Augustana 85-71, while Wheaton sits in third.

Messiah, which struggled in non-conference play, improved to 10-3 in the Commonwealth Conference with a 64-69 win at Lycoming. Katelynn Vanderhoff scored 15 points, collected seven rebounds, and grabbed five steals to lead the Falcons, including back-to-back steals to start the second-half, scoring in transition both times to prompt a 19-0 run.

Transylvania improved to 18-2, 12-1 in the HCAC with a 106-67 pounding of Mount St. Joseph. Katelyn Smith scored 24 and Nicole Coffman added 23 for the Pioneers. Haverford built a 14-point lead over visiting Muhlenberg with 10 minutes to go and then only scored 10 points the rest of the way. It was still enough to earn the Fords' a 49-44 victory, their 17th of the season.

Katie Langmeier posted a double-double and Loras posted another conference win, this time over Luther 82-70. Langmeier had 22 points and 12 rebounds in 36 minutes. Loras remains unbeaten in the IIAC and clinched a spot in the conference playoffs.