BEREA, OHIO — Junior guard Ross Banaszak scored 21points tonight (Wednesday, January 10, 2007) as the Otterbein College men's basketball team upset Ohio Athletic Conference rival and host Baldwin-Wallace College, 83-74, in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea.
With its win, Otterbein is now 8-6 overall and 4-3 in the OAC while B-W falls to 10-4 overall and 5-2 in the OAC and is now tied for first place.
In addition to Banaszak, who made five three-pointers in the game, senior guard Adam Wells had 19 points, freshman guard Ryan Kennedy and senior center Tyler Ousley each had 16 and freshman guard Brian Pollock had 11. B-W was led by senior All-American forward Tori Davis (Elyria/Open Door Christian School) with a game-high 30 points. In addition, junior guard Brendan Schuler (Fairview Park/Fairview) had 19, including five three-pointers.
In the first half, the Yellow Jackets jumped out to a quick, 4-0 lead at the 18:13 mark before Otterbein went on a 13-2 run to lead 13-6 with 14:31 left when freshman guard Ryan Kennedy made a jump shot. The Cardinals would build their lead to 13 points at 32-19 with 6:03 left when Adam Wells scored on a layup. Undaunted, the Yellow Jackets outscored the Cardinals 17-5 to close to within one point at 37-36 with 1:28 left when Davis scored on a layup. Otterbein gained a 40-37 halftime lead when Wells made a three-pointer 22 seconds before the intermission
In the second half, B-W got as close as one point at 40-39 on a three-pointer by Schuler at the 19:49 mark. Otterbein then went on a 36-25 run to build its lead to 12 points at 76-64 with 1:41 when Kennedy made two foul shots.
With his 30 points tonight, Davis now has 1,917 career points and is third on the all-time Yellow Jacket scoring list and needs four more points to surpass his older brother Thad Davis (2001-2005), who stands at 1,921 career points. In addition, Davis now also has 835 career rebounds to rank ninth all-time and has a school career-record 212 blocked shots.
The Yellow Jacket next play on Saturday, Jan. 13 when they host Wilmington College in the Ursprung Gym in the Lou Higgins Center in Berea at 3:00 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 Otterbein College
in an Ohio Athletic Conference Game
on 1/10/2007 at 7:30 p.m. in Berea, Ohio
FINAL SCORE: OTTERBEIN 83, BALDWIN-WALLACE 74
BALDWIN-WALLACE (10-4 overall, 5-2 in the OAC): Schuler 7-11 0-0 19; Sekerak 1-4 0-0 2; Tumblin 2-3 0-0 5; Davis 13-15 4-5 30; Bene 3-4 0-1 6; Santiago 1-8 0-0 3; Clark 3-6 0-0 6; Jesko 1-3 0-0 3; Moderick 0-1 0-0 0; TOTALS: 31-55 4-6 74
OTTERBEIN (8-6 overall, 34-3 in the OAC): Banaszak 8-16 0-0 21; Pollock 4-6 1-2 11; Kennedy 7-15 2-3 16; A. Wells 6-12 4-4 19; Ousley 7-11 2-4 16; K. Wells 0-0 0-0 0; Schaef 0-0 0-0 0; Cooper 0-0 0-0 0; Ratai 0-2 0-0 0;TOTALS: 32-62 9-13 84
HALFTIME: Otterbein, 40-37. 3-point goals: B-W 8-20 (Schuler 5-8; Santiago 1-5; Sekerak 0-2; Moderick 0-1; Tumblin 1-1; Jesko 1-2; Clark 0-1),OC 10-23 (Banaszak 5-11; Pollock 2-3; Kennedy 0-1; A. Weels 3-7; Ratai 0-1). Rebounds: B-W 26 (Davis 8), OC 34 (Ousley). Assists: B-W 21 (Schuler 9), OC 19 (Ousley 6). Total Fouls: B-W 12, OC 13. Fouled Out: none. Technical Fouls: none; Attendance: 926.
Game Notes #14 HOST Otterbein College
The BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE YELLOW JACKET men's basketball team will host Ohio Athletic Conference rival Otterbein College in an OAC game on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium of The Lou Higgins Center at 7:30 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 10 minutes prior to tipoff.
BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE
LOCATION: Berea, Ohio
NICKNAME: Yellow Jackets
CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic
2007-2007 RECORD: 10-3
OAC RECORD: 5-1
LAST GAME: Beat Muskingum, 74-61, in New Concord. on Jan. 6.
HEAD COACH: Steve Bankson
B-W RECORD: 40-307
YEAR AT B-W: 27th
CAREER RECORD: 681-421, 44 years
LAST MEETING: B-W won, 96-76, on Feb. 4, 2006 in Berea.
SERIES STREAK: B-W, three straight
SERIES RECORD: OC leads, 49-38
NEXT GAME: JAN 13 HOST WILMINGTON at 3:00 P.M.
OTTERBEIN COLLEGE
LOCATION: Westerville, Ohio
NICKNAME: Cardinals
CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic
2007-2007 RECORD: 7-6
OAC RECORD: 3-3
LAST GAME: Lost to Heidelberg, 95-77, in Westerville on Jan. 6.
HEAD COACH: Dick Reynolds
OC RECORD: 602-336
YEAR AT OC: S35th
CAREER RECORD: same as above
GAME NOTES -- The Baldwin-Wallace College men's basketball team will look to win its fourth straight game andremain in first place in the Ohio Athletic Conference when the Yellow Jackets host OAC rival Otterbein College in Berea.
The Yellow Jackets enter this game with a 10-3 overall and tied for first place in the OAC at 5-1 following their 74-61 victory over OAC rival Muskingum College on Saturday (Jan. 6) in New Concord. B-W is tied with Capital University for first place. The Jackets' have won three straight games and seven-of-their-last-eight overall.
The Cardinals enter this game with a 7-6 overall and 3-3 OAC record following their 95-77 loss against OAC rival Heidelberg College on Saturday (Jan. 6) in Westerville. The Cardinals have lost three of their last five contests.
The All-Time Series Between B-W and Otterbein -- Baldwin-Wallace and Otterbein have previously met 87 times in men's basketball with the Cardinals leading the all-time series, 49-38, but B-W has won the last three contests, including a 96-76 victory on February 4, 2006 in Berea. Otterbein's last win was a 96-86 decision in Westerville on February 5, 2005.
The Last Meeting on February 4, 2006 in Berea: Baldwin-Wallace -- 96, Otterbein -- 76-- In the second meeting of the 2005-2006 season with Otterbein, the Yellow Jackets defeated the Cardinals, 96-76, on February 4, 2006 in Berea. Leading the way for B-W in the win was graduated two-time All-OAC guard Keith Aufmuth with 24 points and six rebounds. In addition, graduated All-OAC forward Dan Gundert had 18 points and eight rebounds. Otterbein was led by current senior guard Adam Wells with 22 points and four rebounds.
The Baldwin-Wallace College Starters and Information -- The Yellow Jackets score 77.8 points per game and give up 69.8 ppg. for a scoring differential of plus 8.0 ppg. B-W is grabbing 37.6 rebounds per contest, 4.9 more per gamethan 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 19.9 points per game, in rebounding with 9.4 rpg., field goals percentage at 63.8 (83-of-130) and with 25 blocked shots. Schuler is third scoring at 11.5 ppg, grabs 3.5 rpg. and tops the team with 69 assists, shoots a team-leading 86.7 percent (26-of-30) from the charity stripe and is second on the team with 25 triples. Bene is scoring in scoring at 6.6 ppg., is second with 6.0 rpg., shoots 46.5 percent (33-of-71) from the floor and 74.1 percent (20-of-27) from the foul line. Santiago is second in scoring with 13.1 ppg., grabs 3.4 rpg. and has team leading 27 three-pointers. Sekerak scores 6.5 ppg.,has 11 triples and third with 13 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 13 three-pointers. Clark scores 7.4 ppg. and grabs 3.0 rpg. Jesko scores 4.5 ppg. and has 12 triples.
Otterbein College Probable Starters and Information-- The Cardinals score 71.5 points per game and give up 72.1 ppg. for a scoring differential of minus 0.6 ppg. Otterbein is grabbing 40.3 rebounds per contest,6.3 more per game than its opponents. Otterbein shoots 41.4 percent from the field, 31 percent from three-point range and 75.4 percent from the foul line.
Look for Head Coach Dick Reynolds to start 5'11" junior Ross Banaszak at the point guard and 6'2" freshman Brian Pollock, 6'2" senior Adam Wells and 6'6" freshman Ryan Kennedy at the wing positions and 6'8" senior Tyler Ousley in the post. Ousley tops the team in scoring at 20.5 ppg., in rebounding with 10.5 rpg. and leads the OAC with 33 blocked shots. Banaszak is second in scoring at 15.7 ppg., has canned 27 three-pointers, shoots 87 percent at the foul line (60-of-69) and tops the team with 60 assists. Wells is third in scoring at 12.4 ppg., tops the team with 34 triples and grabs 3.2 rpg. Pollock scores 6.2 ppg. and grabs 4.23 rpg. Kennedy has started four times and scores 7.6 ppg. and grabs 5.3 rpg.
Off the bench, look for Ford to play 6'5" freshman Cory Ratai, 6'8" senior Greg Cooper, 6'5" freshman Josh Mason and 6'2" sophomore Dan Schaef. Ratai started the first 11 games and scores 6.7 ppg. and grabs 5.3 rpg. Cooper scores 0.3 ppg. and grabs 1.4 rpg. Mason scores 1.2 ppg. Schaef scores 1.7 ppg.
In B-W's Last Game Versus Muskingum College on Jan. 6 in New Concrd, Ohio: Baldwin-Wallace -- 74, Muskingum -- 61 -- In B-W's last game, a 74-61 victory at Muskingum College on January 6 in New Concord,, the Yellow Jackets were led in scoring by Tori Davis and Brendan Schuler with 14 points each. In addition, Dennis Santiago had 12 points and Tyler Sekerak had 11. Keys to the Yellow Jacket victory included making 50 percent of their field goal attempts (24-of-48), 81.8 percent of their foul shots (18-of-22) and outrebounding the smaller Muskies, 40-24. Tori Davis and Andrew Bene led the rebound assault with eight each.
In Otterbein's Last Game Versus Heidelberg on Jan.6 in Westerville, Ohio: Heidelberg-- 95, Otterbein -- 77 --In Otterbein's last game, a 95-77 loss to Hedielberg College on January 6 in Westerville, the Cardinals were led in scoring by Tyler Ousley with a game-high 30 points and eight rebounds as he canned 11-of-15 shots from the floor, including two triples. In addition, Ross Banaszak had 17 points and Brian Pollock 10.
Yellow Jacket Chatter
Steve Bankson Becomes Fourth Coach in OAC History to Win 400 Games -- When B-W beat Muskingum last Saturday 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 400-307 record in 27 seasons. Bankson also has 681 career wins in 44 years overall and a 681-421 mark overall. He also serves as the school's athletic director.
Tori Davis Has 1,887 Career Points and is Third All-Time at B-W -- Tori Davis enters this game with 1,887 career points and is third all-time in scoring in B-W history. Davis needs 34 more points to tie his older brother, former former All-American Thad Davis (2001-2005), for second place. Davis needs 176 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 827 in his career, and is the school record-holder with 208 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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