By Staff
Niles High School graduate Erin Miller scored a game-high 14 points to lead Ferris State over Kentucky Wesleyan 81-44 Saturday in the championship game of the Ashland (Ohio) Classic.
The Bulldogs improved to 4-1 on the year and will travel to Findlay (Ohio) on Thursday.
In addition to her 14 points, Miller, a sophomore, dished out three assists and had three steals.
Five games into the season, Miller is averaging 12 points per game and is leading the team with 19 assists and 13 steals.
Ferris State……………..81
Kentucky Wesleyay….44
Ferris State: Erin Miller 4-8 5-6 14, Darcie Philp 5-8 3-5 13, Lucy DeMartin 5-15 1-2 12, Kristin Reinhart 6-13 0-0 12, Lucie Cenkova 2-3 4-4 8, Sarah Duesing 3-5 2-2 8, Stephanie Benear 2-4 0-0 4, Molly Potvin 2-6 0-0 4, Sharon Smith 1-5 1-2 3, Kelly McLaughlin 1-2 0-0 2, Audrey Thwing 0-3 1-2 1. Totals: 31-72 17-23 81.
Kentucky Wesleyan: Rozalind Jones 5-8 1-3 11, Paige Adlich 3-6 0-0 6, Cori Vaal 2-4 0-0 5, Mackenzi Payne 1-6 3-4 5, Whitney Espenlaub 1-4 2-3 4, Courtney Roach 1-13 2-2 4, Holly Mills 2-10 0-0 4, Kathryn Williams 1-6 1-2 3, Brandy Reynolds 1-3 0-2 2, DeAhna Garrett 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 17-62 9-16 44.
Halftime score: Ferris State 36, Kentucky Wesleyan 21
3-point shootign: Ferris State 2 (Miller, DeMartin), Kentucky Wesleyan 1 (Vaal). Team fouls (fouled out): Ferris State 16 (McLaughlin), Kentucky Wesleyan 19 (none). Team records: Ferris State 4-1, Kentucky Wesleyan 2-3