BEREA, OHIO — Veteran Head Coach Steve Bankson won his 400th game at Baldwin-Wallace College and senior All-American forward Tori Davis (Elyria/ Open Door Catholic) and junior guard Brenden Schluler (Fairview Park/ Fairview) scored 14 points each today (Saturday, January 6, 2007) as the B-W men's basketball team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference rival Muskingum College, 74-61, in the Muskingum Recreation Center in New Concord. The victory was B-W's third straight and kept the Yellow Jackets atop the OAC with a 5-1 mark.
With its win, B-W is now 10-3 overall. Muskingum is now 6-6 overall and 0-6 in the OAC.
With his win, Bankson is now 400-307 in 27 seasons at B-W and 681-421 in 44 years as a head coach at the high school (49 wins), junior college (232 victories at Lorain County Community College) and Division III levels.
In addition to Davis and Schuler, sophomore guard Dennis Santiago (Brook Park/ Midpark) had 12 points and sophomore forward Andrew Bene (Hinckley/ Medina Highland) had 10 points for the Yellow Jackets. For Muskingum, sophomore guard Trevor Scott led all-scorers with 20 points, junior guard Brandon Todd had 18 and freshman guard Pat Byrne added 11.
In the first half, there were four lead changes and six ties before B-W went on a 7-0 run to lead 22-15 with 7:40 left in the half when Bene tipped in a missed shot. Muskingum went on a 10-0 run to lead 25-22 when Todd made a jump shot with 4:05 left before the intermission. B-W regained the lead with a 4-0 run to lead 29-25 when Santiago made two free throws with 48 seconds left. B-W also led at halftime 29-27.
In the second half, Muskingum took its last lead of the game at 30-29 with 19:04 left in the game when Scott made a three-pointer. The Yellow Jackets, then outscored the Fighting Muskies 38-21 to build thier largest lead of 16 points at 67-51 with 4:30 left when Santiago made a three-pointer. Muskingum got as close as 69-61 with 1:18 left when Todd made a layup. B-W ended the game on a 5-0 run.
With his 14 points today, Davis now has 1,887 career points and is third on the all-time Yellow Jacket scoring list and needs 134 more points to surpass his older brother Thad Davis (2001-2005), who stands at 1,921 career points. In addition, Davis now also has 828 career rebounds to rank ninth all-time and has a school career-record 208 blocked shots.
The Yellow Jacket next play on Wednesday, Jan. 10 when they host Otterbein College in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in the Lou Higgins Center 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 Muskingum College
in an Ohio Athletic Conference Game
on 1/6/2007 at 3:00 p.m. in New Concord, Ohio
FINAL SCORE: BALDWIN-WALLACE 74, MUSKINGUM 61
BALDWIN-WALLACE (10-3 overall, 5-1 in the OAC): Schuler 5-9 0-0 14; Sekerak 2-4 2-3 7; Tumblin 0-4 1-2 1; Davis 3-7 8-9 14; Bene 4-6 2-2 10; Santiago 4-9 2-2 12; Clark 4-5 1-2 9; Jesko 2-3 2-2 7; Moderick 0-0 0-0 0; Mong 0-0 0-0 0; Glass 0-1 0-0 0; Corrigan 0-0 0-0 0; Hunter 0-0 0-0 0; Holzworth 0-0 0-0 0 TOTALS: 24-48 18-22 74.
MUSKINGUM (6-6 overall, 0-6 in the OAC): Todd 7-16 1-1 18; Scott 7-12 2-2 20; Glass 0-1 3-4 3; Ady 0-3 0-0 0; Byrne 3-9 4-4 11; Connell 0-0 0-0 0; Woodruff 0-1 0-0 0; Olson 0-0 0-0 0; Hunt 0-0 0-0 0; Bourquin 2-9 0-0 6; Gessner 0-0 0-0 0; Chonko 0-0 1-2 1; Dicken 1-2 0-0 2; Ceibert 0-1 0-0 0 TOTALS: 20-54 11-13 61.
HALFTIME: B-W 29-27. 3-point goals: B-W 8-20 (Schuler 4-7; Santiago 2-5; Sekerak 1-2; Tumblin 0-3; Jesko 1-2; Glass 0-1),MC 10-35 (Todd 3-9; Scott 4-9; Ady 0-3; Byrne 1-3; Woodruff 0-1; Bourquin 2-9; Dicken 0-1). Rebounds: B-W 40 (Davis 8, Bene 8), MC 24 (Todd 5, Bourquin 5 ). Assists: B-W 16 (Schuler 6, MC 12 (Todd 4). Total Fouls: B-W 14, MC 15. Fouled Out: none. Technical Fouls: none; Attendance: 372
Game Notes #13 at Muskingum College
The BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE YELLOW JACKET men's basketball team will travel to New Concord, Ohio on Saturday, January 6, 2007 and play the Muskingum College Fighting Muskies in an Ohio Athletic Conference game in the Muskingum Recreation Center at 3:00 p.m.
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 15 minutes prior to tipoff.
BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE
LOCATION: Berea, Ohio
NICKNAME: Yellow Jackets
CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic
2007-2007 RECORD: 9-3
OAC RECORD: 4-1
LAST GAME: Beat John Carroll, 80-73, in University Hts. on Jan. 3.
HEAD COACH: Steve Bankson
B-W RECORD: 399-307
YEAR AT B-W: 27th
CAREER RECORD: 680-421, 44 years
LAST MEETING: B-W won, 82-73, on Feb. 11, 2006 in New Concord.
SERIES STREAK: B-W, two straight
SERIES RECORD: MC leads, 49-36
NEXT GAME: JAN 10 HOST OTTERBEIN at 7:30 P.M.
MUSKINGUM COLLEGE
LOCATION: New Concord, Ohio
NICKNAME: Fighting Muskies
CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic
2007-2007 RECORD: 6-5
OAC RECORD: 0-5
LAST GAME: Lost to Ohio Northern, 69-57, in New Concord on Jan. 3.
HEAD COACH: Geno Ford
MC RECORD: 23-14
YEAR AT MC: Second
CAREER RECORD: 45-24/ Four years
GAME NOTES -- The Baldwin-Wallace College men's basketball team look to win its third straight game and remainin first place in the Ohio Athletic Conference when the Yellow Jackets travel to New Concord to face the Muskingum College Fighting Muskies. With a win, B-W veteran Head Coach Steve Bankson could win his 400th career game.
The Yellow Jackets enter this game with a 9-3 overall and 4-1 OAC record following their 80-73 victory over OAC and Cleveland cross-town rival John Carroll University on Wednesday night (Jan. 3) in University Heights. B-W has won two straight. Bankson enters this game with a 399-307 record at B-W in 27 seasons and can become just the fourth men's basketball coach in the 103-year history of the OAC to achieve 400 wins.
The Fighting Muskies enter this game with a 6-5 overall and 0-5 OAC record following their 69-57 loss against OAC rival Ohio Northern University on Wednesday night (Jan. 3) in New Concord. Muskingum is 7-0 against non-OAC competition.
The All-Time Series Between B-W and Muskingum -- Baldwin-Wallace College and Muskingum College have previously met 85 times in men's basketball. The Fighting Muskies lead the overall series, 49-36, but the Yellow Jackets have won the last two contests, including an 82-73 victory on February 11, 2006 in New Concord. Muskingum's last win was a 65-62 decision in Berea on Feb. 12, 2005.
The Last Meeting on February 11, 2006 at Muskingum: Baldwin-Wallace -- 82, Muskingum -- 73-- In the second meeting of the 2005-2006 season with Muskingum, three players scored in double figures led by current 6'3" senior All-American forward Tori Davis (Elyria/ Open Door Christian School) with a game high 39 points. In addition, graduated two-time All-OAC guard Keith Aufmuth had 19 points and graduated All-OAC forward Dan Gundert had 10. Muskingum was anchored by current junior guard Brandon Todd with 17 points.
The Baldwin-Wallace College Starters and Information -- The Yellow Jackets score 78.1 points per game and give up 70.5 ppg. for a scoring differential of plus 7.6 ppg. B-W is grabbing 37.6 rebounds per contest, 4.1 more per game than their opponents.
Look for veteran Yellow Jackets Head Coach Steve Bankson to give at least 10 players game time. 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 20.4 points per game, in rebounding with 9.5 rpg., field goals percentage at 65 percent (80-of-123) and with 24 blocked shots. Schuler is third in scoring at 11.3 ppg, grabs 3.6 rpg. and tops the team with 63 assists, shoots a team-leading 86.7 percent (26-of-30) from the charity stripe and is second on the team with 21 triples. Bene is scoring in scoring at 6.3 ppg., is second with 5.8 rpg., shoots 44.6percent (29-of-65) from the floor and 72 percent (18-of-25) from the foul line. Santiago is second in scoring with 13.2 ppg and tops the team in three-pointers with 25. Sekerak scores 6.5 ppg and second with 28 assists.
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 eight games. Tumblin scores 6.2 ppg and is third on the team with 13 three-pointers. Clark scores 7.2 ppg. and grabs 2.9 rpg. Jesko scores 4.3 ppg. and has 11 triples.
Muskingum College Probable Starters and Information-- The Fighting Muskies score 69.4 points per game and give up 65.6 ppg. for a scoring differential of plus 3.7 ppg. Muskingum is grabbing 32.6 rebounds per contest,1.5 less per game than its opponents. Muskingum shoots 41.8 percent from the field, 35.6 percent from three-point range and 73 percent from the foul line.
Look for Head Coach Geno Ford to start 6'1" junior Jeremy Ady and 5'7" junior Brandon Todd in the backcourt, 6'2" junior Patt Byrne and 6'2" sophomore Trevor Scott in the wing and 6'4" sophomore Andy Glass in the post. Todd tops the team in scoring at 16.1 ppg., grabs 3.1 rpg. and is second on the team with 17 assists.
Off the bench, look for Ford to play to utilize many players and look for 6'1" freshman guard Cory Bourquin, 6'6" senior forward Jason Dicken, and 6'7" sophomore center Andrew Chonko to receieve most of the playing time. Bourquin scores 4.2 ppg. and is third in three-pointers with 12. Dicken scores 2.6 ppg. and grabs 3.4 rpg. Chonko scores 1.2 ppg. In addition, 6'10" sophomore center Mike Seibert has played in 10 contests and scores 0.3 ppg. and grabs 1.3 rpg.
In B-W's Last Game Versus John Carroll University on Jan. 3 in University Heights, Ohio: Baldwin-Wallace -- 80, John Carroll -- 73 -- In B-W's last game, an 80-73 victory at John Carroll University on January 3 in University Heights, the Yellow Jackets were led in scoring by junior All-OAC guard Brendan Schuler with a career-high-tying 25 points and six rebounds. In addition, senior All-American forward Tori Davis had 18 points and a game-high-tying 11 rebounds, sophomore guard Dennis Santiago had 14 points and junior guard Tyler Sekerak added 11 markers. B-W broke from a 37-37 halftime tie to outscore JCU 43-36 in the second half and win its fifth straight game against its crosstown rival.
In Muskingum's Last Game Versus Ohio Northern University on Jan.3 in New Concord.: Muskingum -- 57, Ohio Northern-- 69-- In Muskingum's last game, a 69-57 loss to Ohio Northern University on January 3 in New Concord, the Fighting Muskies were led in scoring by freshman guard Pat Byrne with 21 points and five rebounds. In addition freshman guard Cory Bourquin had 15 points.
Yellow Jacket Chatter
Steve Bankson Seeks 400th Career Win and is B-W's Winningest Coach in School History -- Head Coach Steve Bankson enters this game seeking his 400th career victory at B-W. He already is the winningest men's basketball coach in school history with 399 victories. H e is 399-307 at B-W in 27 seasons and has 680 career wins in 44 years overall and a 680-421 mark overall. He also serves as the school's athletic director.
Schuler Ties Career-High in JCU Win -- Brendan Schuler tied his career-high of 25 points in the victory at John Carroll on Wednesday night in University Heights. Schuler originally scored 25 points in the championship game of the Allegheny (Pa.) College Tournament a year ago when B-W lost to then sixth-ranked Albion (Mich.) College. Highlighting his 25-point effort at JCU was going six-of-eight from three-point range. Schuler had a career-high 12 rebounds two games ago when B-W beat Ramapo (N.J.) College, 72-60, in the third place game at the Cactus Hoop Jam Tournament in Phoenix, Arizona.
Tori Davis Has 1,873 Career Points and is Now Third All-Time at B-W -- Tori Davis enters the Muskingum game with 1,873 career points and is third all-time in scoring in B-W history. Davis surpassed Shawn McCormick (1999-2003) and Kevin Braaten (1993-97) to move into third place. He needs 48 more points to tie his older brother, former former All-American Thad Davis (2001-2005), for second place. Davis needs 190 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 eighth all-time in rebounding with 819 in his career, and is the school record-holder with 207 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 phoneat (440) 826-2039, by FAX at (440) 826-2192 or via e-mail at sbankson@bw.edu.
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