EARLHAM ROUND-UP

Women's Basketball 
RICHMOND, Ind. — Energy and intensity was part of the plan on Wednesday as the
Earlham College women's basketball team defeated Bluffton University 71-59 on
Schuckman Court in the Athletics and Wellness Center. 

"I am so unbelievably proud of our team," Earlham Head Coach Melissa Johnson said.
"Every player that stepped on the court brought the energy and intensity we needed
to beat a good Bluffton team." 

The Quakers had four players in double digits led by Emily Sells, who finished
career-high 17 points, six rebounds and four assists. 

Kasin Spay had 13 points and a game-high five assists. Charvonne Long tossed in 11
points. 

JaLissa Watt added 10 points as she led the Quakers with four steals. 

Although the contest was tight early, Earlham actually took the lead for good when
Heather Hayden hit a pair of free throws to make it 8-6 at the 14:11 mark of the
first half. 

Bluffton (9-9, 4-7) got to within one point on four occasions, but the Quakers were
able to answer and build a 27-21 advantage by intermission. 

An offensive spurt to begin the second half gave the Quakers a wide margin as they
scored nine straight points points to lead 36-21 as Sells capped the run with a
3-pointer at 17:50. 

The Beavers finally scored to make it 36-23 with 17:02 left in the game. 

The Quakers were able to maintain their advantage until Bluffton was able to rally
to make it 53-47 with 5:27 remaining, but that was as close as the Beavers could
get. 

Earlham responded by scoring on its next three straight possessions to widen the gap
to 59-47 with 3:59 to go. 

After Karmell Brown scored with 3:30 left to play, the Quakers didn't have a field
goal the rest of the way. However, the Quakers converted 10-of-12 free throws to put
the game away. 

The Quakers (3-15, 2-9) visit Anderson University on Saturday. The conference
contest gets underway at 1 p.m. 



Men's Basketball 
BLUFFTON, Ohio — The Earlham College men's basketball team had four players in
double figures on Wednesday night as the Quakers fell 85-69 to Bluffton University. 

Dustin Rusk had 14 points to lead the Quakers in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic
Conference affair. 

Tyler Lewers tossed in 12 points, while Jack O'Flaherty added 11 points. Vadial Jett
finished with 10 points. 

Kristian Barden topped the Quakers with 10 rebounds and four assists. 

Bluffton started the contest with a 9-0 lead by the 17:24 mark of the opening period. 

The Quakers got closer when Blake Welch hit a 3-pointer at 16:13 to make it 11-5. 

After the Beavers (8-10, 4-7) widened its margin, Earlham was able to pull to within
24-18 when Barden drilled a 3-pointer at the 7:06 mark. 

By intermission, Bluffton had a 46-31 advantage. 

In the second half, the Quakers closed the gap to 49-39 when Lewers scored with
17:43 left. From that point, the Beavers were able to maintain their edge to post
the win. 

Earlham (2-16, 1-10) is on the road on Saturday at Anderson University. The HCAC
game begins at 3 p.m.