BEREA, OHIO — Junior guard Brendan Schuler (Fairview Park/Fairview) made a game-winning three-point shot with 3.91 seconds left today (Saturday, January 20, 2007) as the Baldwin-Wallace College men's basketball team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference rival Capital University, 81-78, in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea.
With its win, the Yellow Jackets is now 11-6 overall and 6-4 in the OAC and broke a three-game losing streak this season and a two-game losing skein to the Crusaders. With its loss, Capital is now 9-7 overall and 6-4 in the OAC.
In addition to Schuler, senior All-American forward Tori Davis (Elyria/Open Door Christian School) had a game-high 21 points, sophomore guard Dennis Santiago (Brook Park/Midpark) had 11 and Schuler added 10 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals. Capital was led by sophomore guard Ryan Wood with 18 points and both sophomore guard Nate Stahl and sophomore forward Casey Brown each had 14 points.
In the first half, there were four lead changes and two ties, before the Yellow Jackets gained control. The Yellow Jackets had three leads of seven points with the last one being at 30-23 with 5:31 left when Davis made a pair of foul shots. B-W then increased its lead to eight markers on three separate occassions with the last one being at 38-30 with 1:17 left when freshman guard Louis Tumblin (Elyria/Senior) made one of two foul shots. B-W built its largest lead of the half at 10 points at 40-30 with 33 seconds left before the intermission when Davis made a pair of foul shots. A pair of foul shots by Wood with six seconds remaining left B-W with a 40-32 advantage at halftime.
In the second half, B-W regained its 10-point lead at 42-32 with 19:30 left when Santiago made a jump shot. Capital then went on a 14-8 run to close within four points at 50-46 with 15:10 left when Wood made his third three-pointer in the half and fourth in the game. After B-W rebuilt its lead to 10 points at 57-47 with 11:51 left, Capital went on a 6-0 run to again close within four points at 57-53 with 10:46 left when Stahl made a triple. The Crusaders finally tied the score at 62-all with 8:00 left when Stahl made another three-pointer. B-W then went on a 6-0 run to lead 68-62 with 6:33 left when sophomore forward Andrew Bene (Hinckley/Media Highland) scored on a rebound of a missed shot. The Jackets' would builf their lead to seven points at 76-69 with 4:05 left when junior guard Tyler Sekerak (Corry, Pa./Corry) scored off a rebound of a missed shot. Capital then went on a 9-2 run to tie the game for the final time at 78-all when Gunn scored and was fouled at the 19-second mark but missed the foul shot. That set up Schuler's game-winner. A three-point attempt by Capital guard Jake Fanning at the buzzer was off its mark.
With his 21 points today, Davis now has 1,991 career points and is second place on the all-time Yellow Jacket scoring list and needs 72 more points to surpass the all-time leading scorer Dean Martin (1969-73) who had 2,062 career points. In addition, Davis now also has 855 career rebounds to rank sixth all-time and has a school career-record 216 blocked shots.
The Yellow Jacket next play on Wednesday, Jan. 24 when they travel to Allaince to play OAC arch-rival Mount Union College at 7:30 p.m.
Prior to the game, Baldwin-Wallace honored 27-year veteran Head Coach Steve Bankson on the occassion of his 400th win at the College. That win occurred on January 6, 2007 when B-W beat Muskingum College, 74-61, in New Concord.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact B-W Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327, by FAX machine at 440-826-2329 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. To contact Head Coach Steve Bankson, please call him in the office at 440-826-2039 or you can reach him via e-mail at sbankson@bw.edu.
Baldwin-Wallace College Men versus Capital University
in an Ohio Athletic Conference Game
on 1/20/2007 at 3:00 p.m. in Berea, Ohio
FINAL SCORE: BALDWIN-WALLACE 81, CAPITAL 78
BALDWIN-WALLACE (11-6 overall, 6-4 in the OAC): Schuler 4-10 0-0 10; Santiago 5-9 0-0 11; Sekerak 2-3 0-0 4; Davis 4-12 13-14 21; Bene 4-8 1-2 9; Tumblin 2-5 1-2 5; Jesko 2-4 0-0 5; Glass 0-0 2-2 2; Clark 4-6 0-0 8; Mong 3-5 0-0 6; TOTALS: 30-62 17-20 81.
CAPITAL (9-7 overall, 6-4 in the OAC): Stolly 1-1 0-0 2; Wood 6-13 2-2 18; Stahl 5-11 2-2 14; Gunn 2-4 0-2 4; Kyser 2-7 4-7 8; Alge 0-1 0-0 0; Fanning 3-6 2-2 8; Niekamp 3-5 0-0 7; Hollingsworth 0-0 0-0 0; Overbee 0-1 0-0 0; Mitchell 1-3 1-2 3; Brown 5-7 4-4 14; TOTALS: 28-59 15-21 78.
HALFTIME: B-W, 40-32. 3-point goals: B-W 4-14 (Schuler 2-4; Santiago 1-4; Sekerak 0-1; Tumblin 0-2; Jesko 1-3), CAP 7-22 (Wood 4-8; Stahl 2-6; Kyser 0-2; Fanning 0-3; Niekamp 1-2; Overbee 0-1). Rebounds: B-W 38 (Schuler, Davis, Sekerak, Bene 5), CAP 34 (Kyser 8). Assists: B-W 12 (Schuler 7), CAP 17 (Stolly, Stahl 5). Total Fouls: B-W 22, CAP 16. Fouled Out: none. Technical Fouls: none; Attendance: 906.
Game Notes #17 HOST Capital University
The BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE YELLOW JACKET men's basketball team will host Ohio Athletic Conference rival Capital University on Saturday, January 20, 2007 in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium of The Lou Higgins Center in Berea at 3:00 p.m. This is the second of two regular season meetings between the two schools.
RADIO -- Baldwin-Wallace College campus radio station WBWC, 88.3 FM, broadcasts select Yellow Jacket games, home and away. The games also can be heard via the WBWC's Internet Web site at www.wbwc.com. The pregame show begins 10 minutes prior to tipoff.
BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE
LOCATION: Berea, Ohio
NICKNAME: Yellow Jackets
CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic
2007-2007 RECORD: 10-6
OAC RECORD: 5-4
LAST GAME: Lost to Heidelberg, 75-72, on Jan. 17 in Tiffin
HEAD COACH: Steve Bankson
B-W RECORD: 400-310
YEAR AT B-W: 27th
CAREER RECORD: 681-424, 44 years
LAST MEETING: CU won, 93-85, on Dec. 2, 2006 in Columbus.
SERIES STREAK: CU, two straight
SERIES RECORD: CU leads, 45-38
NEXT GAME: Jan. 24 at Mount Union in Alliance at 7:30 p.m.
CAPITAL UNIVERSITY
LOCATION: Columbus, Ohio
NICKNAME: Crusaders
CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic
2006-2007 RECORD: 9-6
OAC RECORD: 6-3
LAST GAME: Beat Marietta, 67-41, in Columbus on Jan. 17
HEAD COACH: Damon Goodwin
CU RECORD: 191-136
YEAR AT CU: 13th
CAREER RECORD: same as above
BANKSON TO BE HONORED PRIOR TO THE GAME -- Prior to the game between B-W and Capital, the College will honor veteran Yellow Jacket Head Coach Steve Bankson on the occassion of his 400th win at B-W which occurred on January 6, 2007 when the Yellow Jackets defeated Muskingum College, 74-61, in New Concord. Bankson is just the fourth men's basketball coach in OAC history to achieve 400 wins. He has 681 overall in his 44-year coaching career.
GAME NOTES -- The Baldwin-Wallace College men's basketball team will look to get back on the winnng track when it hosts Ohio Athletic Conference rival Capital University in Berea.
The Yellow Jackets enter this game with a 10-6 overall and 5-4 OAC record following their 75-72 loss to OAC foe Heidelberg College on Wednesday (Jan. 17) in Tiffin. B-W has lost a season-high three straight games and is now two games off of league-leader Heidelberg (7-2 in OAC play).
The Crudaers enter this game with a 9-6 overall and a 6-3 OAC record following their 67-41 win against Marietta College in Columbus on Wednesday. The win snapped a two game losing streak for the Crusaders and left them one game back of Heidelberg and in a second place tie with Ohio Northern University and John Carroll University
The All-Time Series Between B-W and Capital -- This is the 84th all-time meeting between B-W and Capital in men's basketball. Capital leads the overall series, 45-38, with Capital winning the last two contests, including a 93-85 victory earlier this season on Dec. 2, 2006 in Columbus. B-W's last win was an 85-82 victory in Columbus on Dec. 17, 2005.
The Last Meeting on December 2, 2006 in Columbus: Capital -- 93, Baldwin-Wallace-- 85-- In the last meeting earlier this season between B-W and Capital, the Yellow Jackets lost to the Crusaders, 93-85, on December 2, 2006. Leading the way for B-W was senior forward Tori Davis (Elyria/Open Door Christian School) with 26 points, sophomore guard Dennis Santiago (Brook Park/Midpark) with 16 points, and junior guard Brendan Schuler (Fairview Park/Fairview) with 14 points. Junior post player Steve Kyser led the Crusaders with 22 points and eight rebounds.
The Baldwin-Wallace College Starters and Information -- The Yellow Jackets score 77.8 points per game and give up 72.5 ppg. for a scoring differential of plus 5.3 ppg. B-W is grabbing 36.4 rebounds per contest, 4.2 more per game than their opponents. B-W shoots 47.7 percent from the field, 37.5 percent from three-point range and 73.8 percent from the foul line.
Look for veteran Yellow Jacket Head Coach Steve Bankson to at least 10 players. He will start 6'3" All-American senior forward Tori Davis (Elyria/Open Door Christian) and 6'6" sophomore Andrew Bene (Hinckley/Medina Highland) at the post positions. In the backcourt, look for 6'0" junior wing Tyler Sekerak (Corry, Pa), 5'11" junior point guard Brendan Schuler (Fairview Park/ Fairview) and 5'11" sophomore wing Dennis Santiago (Brook Park/Midpark) to start. Davis tops the team in scoring at 21.4 points per game, in rebounding with 9.0 rpg., field goals shooting at 67.1 percent on 116-of-173 attempts and with 32 blocked shots. Schuler is second scoring at 12.6 ppg, grabs 3.4 rpg. and tops the team with 87 assists, shoots a team-leading 90.9 percent (40-of-44) from the charity stripe and is first on the team with 35 three-pointers. Bene is scoring 6.2 ppg., is second with 5.6 rpg., shoots 46.9 percent (38-of-81) from the floor and 69.7 percent (23-of-33) from the foul line. Santiago is third in scoring with 11.4 ppg., grabs 3.4 rpg. and is second on the team with 28 three-pointers. Sekerak scores 6.3 ppg.,has 13 triples and is third with 15 steals.
Off the bench, look for 6'4" senior forward Chad Clark (Fremont/ Ross), 6'1" freshman guard Louis Tumblin(Elyria/Senior), 6'3" freshman guard Tom Jesko (Salem/ Senior), 5'10" sophomore point guard Doug Moderick (North Royalton/ Parma Heights Holy Name) and 6'6" sophomore post Steven Mong (Oil City, Pa./ Oil City Area) all to see action. Also, 6'2" freshman wing Paul Glass (Medina/ Senior) has played in 10 games. Tumblin averages 5.8 ppg. and has 16 three-pointers. Clark scores 8.0 ppg. and grabs 2.8 rpg. Jesko scores 4.3 ppg. and has 15 triples.
Capital University Probable Starters and Information-- The Crusaders score 71.7 points per game and give up 67.7 ppg. for a scoring differential of plus 3.9 ppg. Capital is grabbing 35.8 rebounds per contest, 0.5 more per game than its opponents. Capital shoots 43.1 percent from the field, 37.0 percent from three-point range and 66.2 percent from the foul line.
Look for 13th-year Capital Head Coach Damon to start 5'10" junior guard Pat Stolly and 6'3' sophomore wing Ryan Wood in the backcourt, 6'6" sophomore wing Nate Stahl on the perimeter and 6'5" junior post Steve Kyser and 6'8" junior post Ben Gunn on the inside. Kyser leads the team in scoring at 14.8 ppg., grabs 5.3 rpg. and shoots 52.5 percent on 85-of-162 attempts. Stahl is second in scoring at 13.2 ppg., grabs 4.3 rpg., tops the team with 39 three-points and is second with 15 steals. Wood scores 9.9 ppg. and is second with 26 triples. Stolly scores 6.9 ppg., is first with 58 assists and 22 steals. Gunn scores 4.5 ppg., grabs 4.9 rpg. and has blocked 42 shots.
Off the bench, look for 6'2" senior wing Brian Alge, 5'8" sophomore guard Jake Flanning, 6'3" sophomore wing Chris Overbee, 6'5" sophomore post Casey Brown, 6'6" sophomore forward Ross Niekamp and 6'6" sophomore forward Quintin Mitchell to play. Brown is the top bench scorer at 4.9 ppg. and grabs 4.2 rpg.
In B-W's Last Game Versus Heidelberg College on Jan. 17 in Tiffin, Ohio: Heidelberg -- 75, Baldwin-Wallace-- 72-- In B-W's last game, a 75-72 loss to Heidelberg College on January 17 in Tiffin, the Yellow Jackets were led by senior All-American forward Tori Davis with a game-high 24 points. In addition, senior post Chad Clark had 14 points and junior guard Brendan Schuler had 11. Heidelberg was led by Shawn Shriver's 23 points.
In Capital's Last Game Versus Marietta on Jan. 17 in Columbus, Ohio: Capital-- 67, Marietta-- 41-- In Capital's last game, a 67-41 win against Marietta on January 17 in Columbus, the Crusaders were led in scoring by junior post Steve Kyser with a game-high 12 points. In addition, sophomore wings Ryan Wood and Nate Stahl each had 11 points. Marietta was led by Isaiah Creasap's six points.
Yellow Jacket Chatter
Tori Davis Has 1,970 Career Points and is Second All-Time at B-W -- Tori Davis scored 24 points on Wednesday against Heidelberg and is in second place on the B-W all-time scoring list with 1,970 career points. Davis needs 93 points to pass Dean Martin's (1969-73) school record of 2,062 points and become B-W's all-time leading scorer.
In addition, Davis is seventh all-time in rebounding with 849 in his career, and is the school record-holder with 215 career blocked shots.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, Please visit the Baldwin-Wallace Athletics website at www.bw.edu/athletics for up to date results and statistics. For further inquiries, please contact B-W SID Kevin Ruple by phone at (440) 826-2327, by FAX at (440) 826-2329 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. B-W Head Coach Steve Bankson can be reached by phone at (440) 826-2039, by FAX at (440) 826-2192 or via e-mail at sbankson@bw.edu.
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