| Baldwin Wallace celebrates with head coach Cheri Harrer after her mileston victory in the Play4Kay game. Photo by Hailey Owens, Baldwin Wallace |
Baldwin Wallace head coach Cheri Harrer notched her 600th win as the 14th-ranked Yellow Jackets stung Muskingum, 86-56.
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Baldwin Wallace put the game away with an 8-0 run to start the second half that extended its lead to 54-34. Baldwin Wallace used 16 players, 12 of whom scored. Reserves Sydney Diedrich and Megan Hensel combined for 26 points with seven made 3-pointers. Baldwin Wallace converted 23 Muskies turnovers into 31 points.
The Yellow Jackets improved to 17-2, 11-1 in the OAC while Muskingum dropped to 3-14, 1-11.
The win gives Harrer a career mark of 600-223 in 30-plus seasons, all of them at Baldwin Wallace. She is currently 11th among active Division III women's basketball coaches for victories and becomes the fourth coach to reach the 600-win milestone, joining Mary Beth Spirk (Moravian), Brian Niemuth (Simpson) and Brian Morehouse (600).
Under Morehouse, the Yellow Jackets have won the OAC tournament six times and reached the NCAA Tournament 14 times. Baldwin Wallace reached the NCAA Tournament sectional finals (i.e. Elite 8) in 2000 and 2006. The 2000 Tournament run ended with a loss to eventual champion Washington U. and a final ranking of second in the country behind the Bears.
Baldwin Wallace will head to Ohio Northern (15-4, 9-3 OAC) on Wednesday, Feb. 5.