OBERLIN, Ohio - The Wittenberg women's basketball team rebounded from a tough loss Wednesday at Kenyon with a 71-61 victory over the Oberlin Yewomen.

The Tigers improved to 11-8 overall and 7-3 in the North Coast Athletic Conference. Wittenberg's next contest will be Tuesday, Feb. 1, against Ohio Wesleyan in a game that is set to tip off at 7:30 p.m. in the HPER Center. The Tigers and Bishops are tied with Denison for second place in the NCAC standings.

Wittenberg dominated the first half, leading Oberlin 42-25 at the end of the first period and continued that lead for the rest of the game, although the Tigers never managed to put the game away. The Tigers were helped by freshman post Ali Rohlfs, who contributed 11 of her team-high 17 points in the first half. Tiger senior guard Alison Nahrup had a game-high 10 rebounds, which is a career high for her personally. The Tigers won the all-important rebounding battle, 49-43, key for two teams that both posted shooting percentages in the lower 30s.

Three Wittenberg Tigers were in double-figures. Rohlfs had a team-high 17 points, shooting 5-of-7 from the field. Senior guard Emilie Schmid contributed 13 points. Finally, Kathy Hittle added 10 points for the Tigers.

Oberlin were led by Nicole Burford, who had a game-high 21 points.