Lima Bath 71, Sandusky Perkins 62

By Mike Conley

March 01, 2008, 4:52PM

ONTARIO, Ohio (AP) -- Rachel Mauk scored 35 points and Lima Bath pulled away in the second half to beat Sandusky Perkins 71-62 to win a Division II regional championship on Saturday.

Mauk hit 9-of-20 shots from the field including 5-of-14 3-pointers, plus added 12-of-15 free throws, two rebounds and seven assists for Bath (23-1), which advances to meet Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown (21-4) in a state semifinal on Thursday at 1 p.m. at Value City Arena.

Stefanie Mauk chipped in with 14 points and Nicki Hopkins had 11 for Bath, which was outscored inside the arc but hit 14-of-42 3-pointers to Perkins' 3-of-9. The Wildcats led 27-26 at the half but outscored the Pirates 15-12 in the third quarter and 29-24 in the fourth.

Perkins (23-1), which was trying to make a return trip to the state tournament, was led by Trish Krewson's 25 points and 11 rebounds, with Cierra Bravard adding 20 points and Stacey Grathwol 12.