BEREA, OHIO —Sophomore guard Dennis Santiago (Brook Park/Midpark) scored 20 points tonight, (Wednesday, January 24, 2007) as the Baldwin-Wallace College men’s basketball team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference arch-rival Mount Union College, 84-66, in the Timken Physical Education Building in Alliance.
With its win, the Yellow Jackets are now 12-6 overall and 7-4 in the OAC and have won two straight games this season and eight in a row versus the Purple Raiders. Mt. Union fell to 8-10 overall and 3-8 in the OAC and has lost four straight contests.
In addition to Santiago for the Yellow Jackets, senior forward Tori Davis (Elyria/Open Door Christian School) scored 18 points and sophomore post Andrew Bene (Hinckley/Medina Highland) had 17 points. Chris Switzer led Mt. Union with 16 points.
In the first half, Bene got off to an early start scoring the first six points to give the Yellow Jackets a 6-0 lead . However, the Purple Raiders came back to tie the game at 11-11, with a three-pointer by Stu Anglum at the 14:39 mark. Both teams exchanged backets up and down the court with a total of six ties and five lead changes in the first half alone. The Yellow Jackets led, 39-33, at the half.
In the second half, Davis made the first basket of the half for the Yellow Jackets to reach 2,000 points at the 19:21 mark. The Yellow Jackets jumped out to a 10 point lead at 49-39, with a layup by Bene at the 17:09 mark. The Purple Raiders fought back to tie the score at 60-60 with an old-fashoned three-point play by Anglum at the 8:16 mark. Then, B-W the closed the game on a 24-6 run.
With his 18 points, Davis now has 2,007 career points and became the 11th player in the 104-year history of the OAC to top the 2,000-point plateau in men's basketball. He is second place on the all-time Yellow Jacket scoring list and needs 56 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 861 career rebounds to rank sixth all-time and has a school career-record 219 blocked shots.
The Yellow Jacket next play on Saturday, January 27 when they host Ohio Northern University in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea at 7:30 p.m.
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 Mount Union College
in an Ohio Athletic Conference Game
on 1/24/2007 at 7:30 p.m. in the Timken PE Building in Alliance, Ohio
FINAL SCORE: BALDWIN-WALLACE 84, MOUNT UNION 66
BALDWIN-WALLACE (12-6 overall, 7-4 in the OAC): Schuler 1-5 2-2 5; Santiago 6-10 3-4 20; Sekerak 3-4 2-2 9; Davis 7-10 4-5 18; Bene 8-12 1-1 17; Moderick 0-0 0-0 0; Howell 0-0 0-0 0; Tumblin 2-3 0-0 5; Hunter 0-0 0-0 0; Jesko 0-2 0-0 0; Glass 2-3 0-0 5; Clark 2-3 1-1 5; Mong 0-0 0-0 0 TOTALS: 31-52 13-15 84.
MOUNT UNION (8-10 overall, 3-8 in the OAC): King 3-10 0-1 8; Switzer 6-18 1-2 16; Fender 2-6 0-0 5; Anglum 5-14 2-4 14; Crawford 2-6 0-0 4; Helton 1-1 0-0 2; Conley 1-4 0-0 3; Scarpitti 0-0 0-0 0; Mathis 5-8 0-0 10; Francis 2-4 0-0 4 TOTALS: 27-71 3-7 66.
HALFTIME: B-W 39 MUC 33. 3-point goals: B-W 9-16 (Schuler 1-3, Santiago 5-7, Sekerak 1-1, Tumblin 1-2, Jesko 0-2, Glass 1-1), MUC 9-25 (King 2-5, Switzer 3-8, Fender 1-3, Anglum 2-6, Conley 1-3). Rebounds: B-W 38 (Sekerak 7 Davis 7), MUC 33 (Mathis 6). Assists: B-W 14 (Schuler 8), MUC 18 (King 8). Total Fouls: B-W 12, MUC 18. Fouled Out: none. Technical Fouls: none; Attendance: 479.
Game Notes #17 at Mount Union College
The BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE YELLOW JACKET men's basketball team will travel to Alliance, Ohio on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 for an Ohio Athletic Conference game against arch-rival Mount Union College in the Timken Physical Education Building at 7:30 p.m. This is the second of two regular season meetings.
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: 11-6
OAC RECORD: 6-4
LAST GAME: Beat Capital, 81-78, on January 20 in Berea
HEAD COACH: Steve Bankson
B-W RECORD: 401-310
YEAR AT B-W: 27th
CAREER RECORD: 682-424, 44 years
LAST MEETING: B-W won, 81-75, on Dec. 20, 2006 in Berea.
SERIES STREAK: B-W, seven straight
SERIES RECORD: B-W leads, 73-43
NEXT GAME: Jan. 27 HOST OHIO NORTHERN at 3:00 p.m.
MOUNT UNION COLLEGE
LOCATION: Alliance, Ohio
NICKNAME: Purple Raiders
CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic
2006-2007 RECORD: 8-9
OAC RECORD: 3-7
LAST GAME: Lost to Muskingum, 65-61, on January 20 in New Concord
HEAD COACH: Lee Hood
MUC RECORD: 200-181
YEAR AT MUC: 15th
CAREER RECORD: same as above
GAME NOTES -- The Baldwin-Wallace College men's basketball team will look to win its second straight game this season and eighth straight against Ohio Athletic Conference arch- rival Mount Union College in Alliance.
The Yellow Jackets enter this game with a 11-6 overall and 6-4 OAC record following their 81-78 win against Capital University last Saturday (Jan. 20) in Berea. The win broke a three-game losing streak.
The Purple Raiders enter this game at 8-9 overall and 3-7 in the OAC following their 65-61 loss last Saturday (Jan. 20) in New Concord to Muskingum College. Mt. Union has lost three straight and four-of-its-last-five games overall.
The All-Time Series Between B-W and Mount Union-- This is the 117th all-time meeting between B-W and Mount Union in men’s basketball. B-W leads the series between the two schools, 73-43, including an 81-75 win in Berea in the first meeting of this season on December 20, 2006. B-W has won seven straight games against the Raiders. The last Mount Union win came on February 25, 2004 when the Raiders beat B-W, 80-74, in the OAC Tournament in Berea.
The Last Meeting on December 20, 2006 in Berea: Baldwin-Wallace -- 81, Mount Union -- 75-- In the first meeting this season between B-W and Mt. Union, on December 20, 2006 in the Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea, the Yellow Jackets defeated the Purple Raides, 81-75. Leading the way for B-W was 6'3" senior All-American forward Tori Davis and 5'11" sophomore guard Dennis Santiago as each scored 21 points. In addition for the Jackets', 6'1" freshman guard Louis Tumblin added 13 points. Mt. Union was led by 6'0" freshman guard Sam King with 15 points and seven assists.
The Baldwin-Wallace College Starters and Information -- The Yellow Jackets score 78.0 points per game and give up 72.8 ppg. for a scoring differential of plus 5.2 ppg. B-W is grabbing 36.5 rebounds per contest, 4.2 more per game than their opponents. B-W shoots 48.0 percent from the field, 37.0 percent from three-point range and 74.0 percent from the foul line.
Look for veteran Yellow Jackets Head Coach Steve Bankson to give at least 10 players game time. He will start Tori Davis 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 Dennis Santiago to start. Davis tops the team in scoring at 21.4 points per game, in rebounding with 8.8 rpg., field goals shooting at 65 percent on 120-of-185 attempts and with 33 blocked shots. Schuler is second scoring at 12.4 ppg, grabs 3.5 rpg. and tops the team with 94 assists, shoots a team-leading 91 percent (40-of-44) from the charity stripe and is first on the team with 37 three-pointers. Bene is scoring 6.4 ppg., is second with 5.5 rpg., shoots 47 percent (42-of-89) from the floor and 69 percent (24-of-35) from the foul line. Santiago is third in scoring with 11.4 ppg., grabs 3.4 rpg. and is second on the team with 29 three-pointers. Sekerak scores 6.1 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 nine games. Tumblin with 5.8 ppg. and has 16 three-pointers. Clark scores 8.0 ppg. and grabs 2.7 rpg. Jesko scores 4.3 ppg. and has 16 triples.
Mount Union College Probable Starters and Information-- The Purple Raiders score 69.9 points per game and give up 69.1 ppg. for a scoring differential of plus 0.8 ppg. Mount Union is grabbing 35.2 rebounds per contest,0.7 less per game than its opponents. Mount Union shoots 48 percent from the field, 39 percent from three-point range and 63 percent from the foul line.
Look for Head Coach Lee Hood to start 6'0" freshman point guard Sam King along with 6'3" senior Eric Fender and 6'3" freshman Nick Sefscik on the wings. Sophomore Stu Anglumat 6'4" and 6'7" freshman Chris Crawford will start in the Post for the Purple Raiders. Anglum tops the team in scoring at 17.1 ppg. and rebounding at 7.6 rpg. and shoots 50 percent (104-of-210 attempts) from the field and 54 percent (43-of-80 attempts) from the foul line. King is third at 10.9 ppg. and has 14 three-pointers. Fender scores 6.7 ppg. and averages 3.9 rpg. Crawford scores 7.8 ppg. and grabs 4.4 rpg. Sefscik scores 8.1 ppg. and has 32 assists.
Off the bench, look for 5'9" junior guard LJ Helton, 6'0" sophomore guard Chris Switzer, 6'0" sophomore guard Luke Conley and 6'4" sophomore post Jay Mathis all to play. Conley scores 3.4 ppg. and has 10 three's. Mathis scores 3.6 ppg. and grabs 2.6 rpg. Helton scores 1.8 ppg.
In B-W's Last Game Versus Capital University on Jan. 20 in Tiffin, Ohio: Baldwin-Wallace -- 81, Capital -- 78-- In B-W's last game, the Yellow Jackets beat Capital University 81-78 in Berea, Brendan Schuler canned a game-winning three-pointer with 3.91 seconds left in the game to break a 78-78 tie. B-W was led by Tori Davis with 21 points and five rebounds, Dennis Santiago with 11 points and Schuler added 10 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals.
In Mount Union's Last Game Versus Muskingum on Jan. 20 in New Concord, Ohio: Muskingum -- 65, Mount Union-- 61-- In Mount Union's last game, the Purple Raiders lost 65-61 to Muskingum College at the Muskingum Recreation Center in New Concord on Saturday. Mt. Union was led by Stu Anglum with 18 points and five rebounds. In addition to Anglum, Sam King added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Purple Raiders.
Yellow Jacket Chatter
Steve Bankson Was the Fourth Coach in OAC History to Win 400 Games -- When B-W beat Muskingum on Saturday, January 6 in New Concord, veteran Yellow Jacket Head Coach Steve Bankson became just the fourth coach in OAC history to achieve 400 wins at an OAC institution. He already is the winningest men's basketball coach in school history with 400 victories and has a 401-309 record in 27 seasons. Bankson also has 682 career wins in 43 years overall and a 682-424 mark overall.
Tori Davis Has 1,991 Career Points and is Second All-Time at B-W -- Tori Davis has 1,991 career points and needs nine more to become just the 11th player in the 104-year history of the Ohio Athletic Conference to score 2,000 in his career and needs 72 points to pass Dean Martin's (1969-73) B-W school record of 2,062 points. In addition, Davis is sixth all-time in rebounding with 855 and is the school record-holder with 216 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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