Beth Switzler tallied a career-high 23 points in John Carroll's win at Heidelberg
Box Score John Carroll's top triumvirate of scorers rarely have nights where all three are needed to fill up the ledger.
Wednesday in Tiffin marked one of those nights.
Beth Switzler had a career high 23 points,
Missy Spahar chipped in 22 and
Allie Lustig knocked down 18 to pace the Blue Streaks to a 79-68 road win at Heidelberg.
The JCU trio, who accounted for nearly 80 percent of the Blue Streaks' scoring output, trumped the singular effort of Heidelberg's Kathleen Phillips, who netted a game-high 36 points.
The 'Berg led by as many as six points in the opening half before John Carroll closed to within three -- 38-35 -- at the intermission.
John Carroll took the lead for good when
Emily Taylor's three with 15:18 remaining in the second half put the visitors ahead, 47-44.
The Blue Streaks could not put the game away until late. When Phillips scored her 34th point on a basket with four minutes remaining, JCu led by just four points (66-62).
From that point on, John Carroll would outscore the home team, 13-6. Switzler, Spahar, and Lustig accounted for all 13 points in that run, and tallied the final 17 for the Streaks over the last 7:03 of the contest.
John Carroll (12-8, 5-8) had an especially strong night at the free throw line, hitting 25-30 (..833), including 14-16 (.875) in the decisive second half.
Heidelberg (5-15, 1-12 OAC) shot well in the game, going 28-58 (.483) from the floor, but were outrebounded by a 45-31 count. Phillips matched her career best with the 36-point performance.