The College of Wooster women's basketball team reached double digit wins for the first time in well over a decade after taking care of Oberlin College, 60-57, in an important North Coast Athletic Conference game on Wednesday.

Wooster secured its 10th win for the first time since the 2009-10 Scots accomplished the feat. They finished 11-15. More importantly, however, the win, which broke a six-game skid, keeps Wooster in contention for upcoming NCAC Tournament.
 
Junior Ace Sturdivant led the way for Wooster with 19 points, including a pair of clutch free throws to cap a 10-point fourth quarter. Sturdivant also had a well-rounded game with a game-high seven assists and tying for a team-high six rebounds.
 
Sophomore Mackenzie Riccitelli was efficient with 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting. She also had seven steals, which was one shy of her season-high, which she earned at Oberlin earlier this season.
 
Junior Abby Henegar added 11 points and five rebounds off the bench. First-year Pink Sturdivant added six points and six rebounds.
 
For Oberlin (6-14, 2-7 NCAC), Angela Kumler was hard to stop, scoring a game-high 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting. Krystal Montas added 12 points and seven rebounds, and Gabby Peña-Hilzen finished with 11 points.
 
Wooster (10-10, 2-7 NCAC) and Oberlin got off to a 7-7 start before Oberlin went on a 7-0 run for the early lead. Their zone defense was giving the Scots trouble as Oberlin led 14-10 after the first half.

Wooster responded, however, with their own 7-0 run in the second quarter. Pink Sturdivant tied the game and gave Wooster the lead in two possessions, while Riccitelli sunk a 3-pointer to force an Oberlin timeout.
 
A 20-11 second quarter gave Wooster a five-point lead at halftime, and they would never trail again for the rest of the game.
 
 That was thanks to Wooster's best run of the game, which started in the second and ended in the third. It was a 12-0 spurt that gave Wooster's its largest lead midway through the third at 14.
 
Oberlin clawed back in the fourth, but Ace Sturdivant made sure Wooster kept its lead. The junior hit a big layup to make it 56-51 with 2:21 remaining.
 
Later, when Oberlin cut the lead to one with 36 seconds remaining, Sturdivant used Wooster's next possession to not only kill time but force two free throws, which she connected on.
 
Finally, Oberlin's last chance with four seconds remaining was stopped by the Wooster defense.
 
Wooster shot 37 percent (21-57) to Oberlin's 39 percent (20-51), but where Oberlin made just two 3-pointers (14 percent), Wooster connected on seven (26 percent). Wooster also got it done at the foul line, shooting 92 percent (11-12), while Oberlin stayed close at 88 percent (15-17).
 
Oberlin played just eight players total, allowing Wooster's bench to outscore the Yeowomen 14-0. Wooster also held the rebounding battle 33-30 and kept Oberlin's second chance opportunities at just four points (8-4).
 
With just five games remaining, focus shifts to upcoming NCAC Tournament. Top six create the field and with the win, Wooster and Oberlin sit tied in sixth place.
 
The Scots head to Denison (18-1, 7-1 NCAC) on Saturday to face one of the conference's top teams.