• Sat, 02/28 | Women's Basketball at Baldwin Wallace L, 50-46 (Final) BX | RC
  • Thu, 02/26 | Women's Basketball at Ohio Northern W, 66-54 (Final) BX | RC
  • Tue, 02/24 | Women's Basketball vs. Wilmington W, 76-65 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sat, 02/21 | Women's Basketball at Baldwin Wallace L, 58-55 (Final - OT) BX | RC
  • Wed, 02/18 | Women's Basketball vs. Heidelberg W, 70-55 (Final) BX | RC

Women's Basketball

 

Women’s Basketball This Week: Hoops for the Cure Highlights Week

Jan 28, 2026

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The Capital University women's basketball team will compete against a pair of teams and a deadly disease this week.

On Wednesday, the Crusaders return home after a four-game road swing to take on Wilmington, the team they are tied for fourth place in the league with, at 7:30 p.m. Capital will host a "Hoops for the Cure" event, in partnership with the Ohio Athletic Conference, to benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Columbus. The team will raffle off several items, including a golf bag and gift baskets, and sell baked goods to benefit the organization in its fight against breast cancer.

Capital visits John Carroll on Saturday at 3 p.m. to close out the week.

The Crusaders (13-6 overall, 8-4 OAC) defeated Heidelberg 76-61 on Wednesday in Tiffin before falling 58-45 at No. 23 Mount Union on Saturday.

Against the 'Berg, senior forward Stacy Timmerman (New Bremen, Ohio) posted her third straight game of 20 or more points with 20 points and six rebounds, while junior forward Jamie Caton (Hilliard, Ohio) registered 18 points, five rebounds and six assists. Capital shot 50 percent (31-of-62) from the field while holding Heidelberg to just 36.7 percent.

Three days later, the Crusaders recorded their lowest shooting percentage in a road game this season at 28.3 percent while Mount Union, which entered the contest ranked 23rd in the nation by D3hoops.com, shot 41.2 percent from the floor. Three players scored in double figures for Capital, including Caton (14 points), junior guard Cookie Geroski (12) and Timmerman (10), who added a team-best seven rebounds.

Wilmington (12-7, 8-4) enters Wednesday's game off a 55-46 home victory over Heidelberg. LeAnn Topp led the Quakers with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Wilmington hit just 29.3 percent of its shots but outscored the 'Berg 18-1 at the free throw line.

No player averages double-figure scoring for the Quakers, who are led by Brianna Peters' 9.6 per contest, but five average six or more and nine average four or more. Topp is among the league's top rebounders at 7.4 per game, and Wilmington leads the league in rebounding margin (+6.9 per game).

In the first meeting between the Crusaders and Quakers this season, Capital forced overtime despite trailing by 15 at halftime but was unable to control the extra period as Wilmington posted a 76-68 triumph. Caton led the Crusaders with 16 points and five rebounds despite fouling out toward the end of regulation.

John Carroll (11-8, 4-8) held Muskingum to 23.8 percent shooting in a 64-51 home victory on Saturday. Melissa Spahar led the Blue Streaks with 23 points and 10 rebounds, while Beth Switzler added 19 points and nine boards.

Spahar leads John Carroll in both scoring (16.0 points per game) and rebounding (9.3 per game), while Switzler leads the team and ranks fourth in the league in shooting percentage (50.9). The Blue Streaks average 65.3 points per game, good for fifth in the OAC, and allow 65.1 points per affair, which ranks seventh.

Capital overcame a slow start on Dec. 15 to defeat John Carroll 76-54 at the Capital Center. Timmerman tallied 21 points, while Caton (12 points), senior guard Rebekah Will (11) and Geroski (10) also scored in double figures. The Crusaders forced 28 turnovers and held the Blue Streaks to 34.6 percent shooting in that game.