There would be no one player to carry the load, one hot hand to ride to victory, or one difference maker to make plays down the stretch on this particular night.

Thursday evening in Tiffin was all about a team effort, and a dominating performance by the Blue Streaks led to a 95-75 win over host Heidelberg at Seiberling Gymnasium

Box Score

The Berg led briefly in the opening minutes, but it was John Carroll from there on out. Two free throws by Lee Jennings (Stow, OH, Stow-Monroe Falls) put JCU ahead by double digits for the first time, 19-9, at the 12:07 mark of the first half.

The host squad was able to cut the Blue Streaks' lead down to six at 23-17 with just under ten minutes to play in the opening period, but back-to-back threes by Jennings and Allison Lustig (Palo Alto , CA, Archbishop Mitty) kick started a finishing run. 

When Missy Spahar (Willowick, OH, Mentor Lake Catholic) dropped in a lay-up just before the buzzer, John Carroll was able to take a commanding 54-35 lead into the break. JCU outscored Heidelberg, 31-18, over the final 9:30.

In the second half, John Carroll's advantage never dropped below 14 points.

Ten different players scored for John Carroll (11-9, 6-7 OAC) led by 20 points each from Spahar and Jennings. Emilee Ritchie (Stow, OH, Stow - Monroe Falls ) added 18 and Lustig pitched in 15 points for the Blue Streaks, who shot 31-59 (.529) from the field including 12-24 (.500) from three-point range.

In the meantime, the JCU defense held the Berg to 28-76 (.368) shooting from the floor for the game.

Heidelberg (1-19, 0-13 OAC) was paced by 19 points each from Jenny Miller and Kathleen Phillips.