BEREA, OHIO —Sophomore center Jake Cannan scored 24 points today (Saturday, January 27, 2007) as the 14th-ranked Ohio Northern University men’s basketball team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference rival Baldwin-Wallace College, 83-74, in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea.
With its win, the Polar Bears are now 15-4 overall and 8-4 in the OAC and moved back into a first place tie by virtue of an 89-82 Capital University win versus John Carroll University today in Columbus. Defending OAC champion B-W fell to 12-7 overall and 7-5 in the OAC and is just one game back of first place.
In addition to Cannan for the Polar Bears, junior guard Kyle Gehle had 21 points, sophomore guard Kurtis Brown had 14 and senior forward Bart Hostetler came off the bench to tally to markers. B-W was led by a game-high 34 points by senior All-American forward Tori Davis (Elyria/Open Door) and junior guard Brendan Schuler (Fairview/Fairview Park) had 12..
In the first half, after ONU jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead, B-W went on a 6-0 run to take its only lead at 6-5 with 15:52 left when sophomore forward Andrew Bene (Hinckley/ Medina Highland) scored on a layup. Following ties at 8-8 and 11-11 ONU took control and outscored the Yellow Jackets 31-19 to lead by 12 points at 42-30 with 1:41 left when sophomore center Jake Cannan made two foul shots. ONU also led at halftime, 45-34.
In the second half, the Yellow Jackets outscored the Polar Bears 15-8 to trail by just three points at 53-50 with 12:33 left when freshman guard Tom Jesko (Salem/ Salem Senior) made a three-pointer. It was the first of three times that B-W cut ONU's lead to three points with the last one being at 6:14 when Davis scored on a layup. B-W then outscored ONU 7-2 to take a two-point lead at 65-63 with 4:07 left when Davis scored, was fouled and made his free throw. The game was then tied at 67-67 and 72-72 at the 1:24 mark before ONU outscored B-W 11-2 down the stretch. ONU also made all eight of its foul shots in the final 42.27 seconds to seal its victory.
With his 34 points, Davis now has 2,041 career points and needs 22 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 866 career rebounds to rank fifth all-time and has a school career-record 222 blocked shots.
The Yellow Jacket next play on Wednesday, January 31 when they host Heidelberg College 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 Ohio Northern University
in an Ohio Athletic Conference Game
on 1/27/2007 at 3:00 p.m. in the Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea, Ohio
FINAL SCORE: OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY 83, BALDWIN-WALLACE 74
BALDWIN-WALLACE (12-7 overall, 7-5 in the OAC): Schuler 3-7 4-4 12; Santiago 1-4 1-2 4; Sekerak 2-2 2-2 7; Davis 12-18 10-14 34; Bene 2-4 0-0 4; Tumblin 0-3 0-0 0; Jesko 1-1 0-0 3; Glass 0-2 2-2 2; Clark 4-8 0-1 8; Mong 0-0 0-0 0; TOTALS: 25-49 19-25 74.
OHIO NORTHERN (15-4 overall, 8-4 in the OAC): Brown 4-6 2-2 14; Badenhop 1-6 0-0 2; Lee 2-4 2-2 6; Hunter 1-3 0-0 2; Kannan 5-10 13-15 24; Gehle 5-12 7-9 21; Hammersmith 0-0 0-0 m0; Bradshaw 2-3 0-0 4; Kobilis 0-0 0-2 0; Hostetler 4-6 2-2 10; TOTALS: 24-50 26-32 83.
HALFTIME: ONU, 45-34. 3-point goals: B-W 5-9 (Schuler 2-3; Santiago 1-2; Sekerak 1-1; Tumblin 0-2; Jesko 1-1), ONU 9-19 (Brown 4-6; Badenhop 0-3; Kannan 1-2; Gehle 4-8). Rebounds: B-W 30 (Davis, Schuler 5), ONU 32 (Bradshaw, Badenhop 5). Assists: B-W 17 (Schuler 8), ONU 13 (Lee 4). Total Fouls: B-W 22, ONU 26. Fouled Out: Hunter. Technical Fouls: none; Attendance: 1,321.
Game Notes #19 HOST Ohio Northern University
The BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE YELLOW JACKET men's basketball team will host Ohio Athletic Conference rival Ohio Northern Polar Bears at 3:00 p.m. This is the final of two regular season meetings between B-W and Ohio Northern.
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: 12-6
OAC RECORD: 7-4
LAST GAME: Beat Mount Union, 84-66, on January 24 in Alliance
HEAD COACH: Steve Bankson
B-W RECORD: 402-310
YEAR AT B-W: 27th
CAREER RECORD: 683-424, 44 years
LAST MEETING: B-W won, 94-77, on Dec. 9, 2006 in Ada.
SERIES STREAK: B-W, two straight
SERIES RECORD: ONU leads, 50-29
NEXT GAME: Jan. 31 HOST HEIDELBERG at 7:30 p.m.
OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY
LOCATION: Ada, Ohio
NICKNAME: Polar Bears
CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic
2006-2007 RECORD: 14-4
OAC RECORD: 7-4
LAST GAME: Beat Heidelberg, 83-80, on January 24 in Ada
HEAD COACH: Jeff Coleman
ONU RECORD: 35-10
YEAR AT ONU: Second
CAREER RECORD: same as above
GAME NOTES -- The Baldwin-Wallace College men's basketball team will look win their third-straight game when it hosts Ohio Athletic Conference rival Ohio Northern University in Berea.
The Yellow Jackets enter this game with a 12-6 overall and 7-4 OAC record following their 84-66 victory against Mount Union College last Wednesday (Jan. 24) in Alliance. B-W has won two-straight games.
The Polar Bears enter this game at 14-4 overall and 7-4 in the OAC following their 83-80 victory over Heidelberg last Wednesday (Jan. 24) in Ada.
The All-Time Series Between B-W and Ohio Northern-- This is the 80th all-time meeting between B-W and Ohio Northern in men’s basketball. ONU leads the series between the two schools, 50-29. B-W has won two straight games against the Polar Bears, including a 94-77 win in Ada in their first meeting of the season on December 9, 2006. The last Ohio Northern win came on February 15, 2006 in Ada by the score of 72-68.
The Last Meeting on December 9, 2006 in Ada: Baldwin-Wallace -- 94, Ohio Northern -- 77-- In the first meeting this season between B-W and Ohio Northern, on December 9, 2006 in the ONU Sports Center in Ada, the Yellow Jackets defeated the Polar Bears, 94-77. Leading the way for B-W was senior All-American foward Tori Davis who scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. In addition to Davis, junior guard Brendan Schuler and sophomore guard Dennis Santiago, each scored 19 points. Junior guard Tyler Sekerak, added 13 points and senior forward Chad Clark came off the bench to add 12 points. B-W shot 61.5 percent from the field as they connected on 32-of-52 field goals. B-W was also hot from three-point range, making eight-of-12 three pointers for a 66.7 percent from behind the three-point arc. Ohio Northern was led by sophomore center Jake Cannan who scored 18 points. Senior guard Greg Badenhop scored 13 points and senior guard Brian Lee came off the bench to score 12 points.
The Baldwin-Wallace College Starters and Information -- The Yellow Jackets score 78.3 points per game and give up 72.4 ppg. for a scoring differential of plus 5.9 ppg. B-W is grabbing 36.5 rebounds per contest, 4.4 more per game than their opponents. B-W shoots 48.4 percent from the field, 38.0 percent from three-point range and 74.9 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 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./Corry), 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 21.2 points per game, in rebounding with 8.7 rpg., field goals shooting at 65.1 percent on 127-of-195 attempts and with 36 blocked shots. Schuler is second scoring at 12.0 ppg, grabs 3.7 rpg., tops the team with 102 assists, shoots a team-leading 91.3 percent (42-of-46) from the charity stripe and is first on the team with 38 three-pointers. Bene is scoring 6.9 ppg., is second with 5.5 rpg., shoots 49.5 percent (50-of-101) from the floor and 69.4 percent (25-of-36) from the foul line. Santiago is third in scoring with 11.9 ppg., grabs 3.4 rpg. and is second on the team with 34 three-pointers. Sekerak scores 6.3 ppg.,has 14 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 5.7 ppg. and has 17 three-pointers. Clark scores 7.8 ppg. and grabs 2.6 rpg. Jesko scores 4.1 ppg. and has 16 triples.
Ohio Northern University Probable Starters and Information-- The Polar Bears score 74.7 points per game and give up 64.7 ppg. for a scoring differential of plus 10.0 ppg. Ohio Northern is grabbing 34.1 rebounds per contest,3.9 more per game than its opponents. Ohio Northern shoots 47.9 percent from the field, 35.9 percent from three-point range and 71.3 percent from the foul line.
Look for Head Coach Jeff Coleman to start 5'11 senior guard Jared Bostelman and 6'4" senior wing Greg Badenhop in the backcourt, 6'7" sophomore post Loudan Hammersmith and 6'8" senior wing Ryan Lee on the perimeter and 6'8" sophomore post Jake Cannan on the inside. Badenhop tops the team in scoring at 16.0 ppg., has 45 three-pointers, 37 assists and 39 steals. Bostleman scores 2.2 ppg., grabs 1.1 rpg. and has eight three-pointers. Cannan scores 9.9 ppg., grabs 3.7 rpg. and shoots 57.4 percent from the floor (78-of-136). Hammersmith scores 1.8 ppg., grabs 1.8 rpg. and 11 assists. Lee scores 5.9 ppg. and grabs 3.2 rpg.
Off the bench, look for 6'3" senior wing Bart Hostetler, 6'1" junior guard Kyle Gehle, 6'6" senior post Michael Hunter and 6'1" sophomore guard Kurtis Brown all to see action. Hostetler is third in scoring at 10.6 ppg., first with 6.3 rpg., shoots 61.5 percent from the floor (64-of-104) and 76.5 percent from the foul line (62-of-81) and tops the team with 42 assists and 39 steals.
In B-W's Last Game Versus Mount Union College on Jan. 24 in Alliance, Ohio: Baldwin-Wallace -- 84, Mt. Union-- 66-- In B-W's last game, the Yellow Jackets beat Mount Union College, 84-66 in Alliance. Dennis Santiago led the Jackets with a game-high 20 points and four rebounds. Tori Davis followed with 18 points and seven rebounds and Andrew Bene had 17 points. Mount Union was led by Chris Switzer's 16 points. The Yellow Jackets hot 59.6 percent from the field as they connected on 31-of-52 attempts.
In Ohio Northern's Last Game Versus Heidelberg on Jan. 24 in Eda, Ohio: Ohio Northern -- 83, Heidelberg-- 80-- In Ohio Northern's last game, the Polar Bears beat Heidelberg College, 83-80 in Ada. Kyle Gehle scored a game-high 20 points and Greg Badenhop followed with 19 points and five rebounds. The other double-figure scorers were Ryan Lee and Jake Cannan with 13 points each.
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 402 victories and has a 402-309 record in 27 seasons. Bankson also has 683 career wins in 43 years overall and a 683-424 mark overall.
Tori Davis Has 2,007 Career Points and is Second All-Time at B-W -- Tori Davis with 18 points against Mount Union on Wednesday- became just the 11th player in the 1004-year history of the Ohio Athletic Conference to score 2,000 points in his career as he currently has 2,007 career points. He needs 56 more 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 861 in his career, and is the school record-holder with 219 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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