BEREA, OHIO -- Sophomore guard Louis Tumblin (Elyria/ Senior) scored a game-high-tying 21 points as the Baldwin-Wallace College men’s basketball team defeated Otterbein College, 93-87 in overtime, tonight (Wednesday, January 9. 2008) in an Ohio Athletic Conference game in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea.
In addition to Tumblin, Yellow Jacket senior two-time All-OAC guard Brendan Schuler (Fairview Park/ Fairview) hit a key three-pointer with one second left on the shot clock and 27.4 seconds left in the game to give B-W a 92-87 lead and then added a foul shot for his 1,000th career point with 15.61 seconds left.
With its victory, B-W improved to 5-7 overall and 2-3 in the. With its loss, Otterbein falls to 3-10 overall and 2-4 in the OAC and lost for the second straight game.
In the first half, the Yellow Jackets jumped out to a 4-0 lead at the 18:12 mark when Tumblin made a three-pointer. The Cardinals then outscored B-W 28-10 to take a 28-14 lead at the 9:17 mark when sophomore guard Brian Pollock scored on a layup. The Jackets then outscored Otterbein 18-9 to close to within five points at 33-28 with 4:08 left when sophomore forward Kyle Brown (Strongsville) canned a three-pointer. A 15-8 Cardinal run in the final four minutes gave Otterbein a 48-36 halftime lead.
In the second half, Otterbein built its largest lead at 15 points at 53-38 with 18:42 left when sophomore forward Cory Ratai made a jumper. B-W then outscored the Cardinals 33-19 to close to within one point at 72-71 with 7:38 remaining when junior Academic All-OAC guard Dennis Santiago (Brook Park/ Middleburg Heights Midpark) made a layup. After Otterbein regained a four-point lead at 77-73 on a pair of foul shots by senior guard Ross Banaszak. B-W outscored the Cardinals 8-4 to tie the game at 81-81 when senior guard Tyler Sekerak (Corry, Pa./ Corry Area) made a pair of foul shots with 23 seconds left. A Banaszak jumper at the regulation buzzer missed and sent the game into overtime.
In the overtime, Otterbein scored first on a layup by sophomore point guard Rocco Fortuna with 3:26 left to take an 83-81 lead. B-W then scored the next six points to take an 87-83 lead when Tumblin made a pair of foul shots with 1:51 left. The Cardinals then cut B-W’s lead to two points twice, with the last being at 89-87 when Banaszak made two more foul shots with 1:03 left. That setup Schuler’s end of the game shot-making.
In addition to Tumblin’s 21 points, B-W also had Schuler with 16, Sekerak, junior center Andrew Bene (Hinckley/ Medina Highland) and Santiago each had 12 points and Brown had 11. Bene also had a game-high 10 rebounds as B-W outrebounded Otterbein, 49-38.
Banaszak led Otterbein with 21 points and was joined in double figures by freshman guard Ray Welch with 16, Pollock with with 16, freshman forward Alan Kavanaugh with 12 and Ratai had 11.
B-W will next play on Saturday, January 12 when it travels to New Concord to play Muskingum College at 3:00 p.m. The next Yellow Jacket home game is on Saturday, Jan. 19 when they host Marietta College at 3:00 p.m.
Yellow Jacket fans are reminded that they can listen to all B-W men’s and women’s basketball games on campus radio station WBWC, 88.3 FM, or via the Internet at www.wbwc.com.
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 his office at 440-826-2039 or e-mail at sbankson@bw.edu. You can get all of the latest B-W athletics information by visiting our Web site at www.bw.edu/athletics.
Game Notes #12 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 9, 2008 in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium at 7:30 p.m. in Berea. This is the fifth OAC game of the regular season and the first of two games between the two schools during the regular season.
RADIO -- Baldwin-Wallace College campus radio station WBWC, 88.3 FM, broadcasts selected 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. Fans also can listen to the game via Internet at www.wbwc.com.
BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE
LOCATION: Berea, Ohio
NICKNAME: Yellow Jackets
CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic
2007-2008 RECORD: 4-7
OAC RECORD: 1-3
LAST GAME: Lost at Capital, 103-76, on Jan. 5 in Columbus.
HEAD COACH: Steve Bankson
B-W RECORD: 412-320
YEAR AT B-W: 28th
CAREER RECORD: 693-434, 44 years
LAST MEETING: B-W won, 84-76, on Feb. 7, 2007 in Westerville.
SERIES RECORD: Otterbein leads, 50-39
SERIES STREAK: B-W, one straight
NEXT GAME: Jan. 12 at Muskingum College at 3:00 p.m.
OTTERBEIN COLLEGE
LOCATION: Westerville, Ohio
NICKNAME: Cardinals
CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic
2007-2008 RECORD: 3-9
OAC RECORD: 2-3
LAST GAME: Beat Hanover (Ind.) College, 94-88, on Dec. 29 in Westerville
HEAD COACH: Dick Reynolds
SCHOOL RECORD: 614-350
YEAR AT SCHOOL: 36th
CAREER RECORD: Same
Pre-game Setup -- The Baldwin-Wallace College men's basketball team will look to get back on the winning track when t hosts Ohio Athletic Conference rival Otterbein College in the first of two regular season matchups between the two chools.
B-W comes into this game with a 4-7 overall and 1-3 OAC record following a 103-76 loss to first place Capital niversity on January 5 in Columbus. Prior to its loss at Capital, the Yellow Jackets defeated Earlham (Ind.) College, 2-65, in the consolation game of the Franklin (Ind.) College Golatenders-Bankers Classic on December 29, 2007. verall, B-W has dropped four of its last five contests.
Otterbein enters this contest with a 3-9 overall and 2-3 OAC slate following a 94-88 win on Dec. 29 against Hanover (Ind.) College in the consolation game of Otterbein's Smokey Ballenger Classic. Otterbien started the season by losing its first five games, but has since rebounded to win three of its next seven contests.
The All-Time Series Between B-W and Otterbein -- This is the 90th meeting between the B-W and Otterbein in men's basketball. Otterbein leads the all-time series, 50-39. Last season, the teams split the two regular season meetings with each team winning "on the road". Otterbein beat B-W, 83-74, on Jan. 10, 2007 in Berea, and the Yellow Jackets defeated the Cardinals, 84-76, on Feb. 7, 2007 in Westerville.
In Last Year's First B-W versus Otterbein Game on Jan. 10, 2007 in Berea: Otterbein -- 83, B-W -- 74 -- In the first of two regular season matchups a season ago, the Cardinals defeated the Yellow Jackets, 83-74, on Jan. 10, 2007 in Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea. Otterbein placed all five of its starters in double figures and was led by current 5'11'' senior guard Ross Banaszak with 21 points and current 6'0" sophomore guard Adam Wells had 19 points and seven rebounds. B-W's top scorer was All-American and two-time OAC Player of the Year Tori Davis with a game-high 30 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots. Current 5'11'' senior two-time All-OAC guard Brendan Schuler (Fairview Park/ Fairview) had 19 points, including five three-pointers, and nine assists.
In Last Year's Second B-W versus Otterbein Game on Feb. 7, 2007 in Westerville: B-W -- 84, Otterbein -- 76 -- In the second matchup between B-W and Otterbein last season, the Yellow Jackets beat the Cardinals, 84-76, at the Rike Center in Westerville on Feb. 7, 2007. B-W was led by Tori Davis with a game-high 25, eight rebounds and four blocked shots. In addition, current 6'0'' senior guard Tyler Sekerak (Corry, Pa./ Corry Area) scored 19 points and Brendan Schuler had 12 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Otterbein was led by graduated center Tyler Ousley with 23 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. In addition, Adam Wells had 19 points, Ross Banaszak had 18 and current 6'2" sophomore guard Brian Pollock had 12 points and seven rebounds.
The Baldwin-Wallace College Starters and Information -- Baldwin-Wallace College scores 78.7 points-per-game and allows 81.6 ppg. for a minus 2.9 ppg. differential. B-W shoots 46.6 percent (309-of-663) from the field, including 39.5% (96-of-243) from three-point range, and 70.4% (152-of-216) from the free throw line.
Look for veteran Yellow Jacket Head Coach Steve Bankson to give at least 10 players court time. Traditionally, B-W likes to run with the basketball and will play aggressive man-to-man defense. Look for Bankson to start 6'6" Andrew Bene (Hinckley/ Medina Highland) and 6'4" sophomore transfer Kyle Brown (Strongsville via Division II Hillsdale College, Mich.) at the post positions. In the backcourt, look for Tyler Sekerak, 6'1'' sophomore Louis Tumblin (Elyria/ Senior) and Brendan Schuler to start. Brown is the leading scorer with 19.0 ppg., is second with 5.2 rpg. and has the most three-point field goals with 29. Schuler is second in scoring with 16.7 ppg., grabs 2.9 rpg. and leads the team with 57 assists, and in shooting both from
the field and three-point range. Bene is third in scoring at 11.3 ppg. and leads the team both in rebounding with 7.3 rpg. and in blocked shots with 20. Sekerak is fourth in scoring at 8.9 ppg., grabs 3.5 rpg., is second with 26 assists and tops the team and OAC with 31 steals. Tumblin scores 8.8 ppg. and grabs 3.4 rpg.
Off the bench, look for Bankson to play 5'9" junior Academic All-OAC guard Dennis Santiago (Brook Park/ Middleburg Heights Midpark), 5'11" freshman guard Zane Meeder (Erie, Pa./ Fairview), 6'5" freshman forward Kyle
Rockwell (Salem/ West Branch), 5'7" freshman point guard Jake Cayton (Magnolia/ Sandy Valley), 6' 2" sophomore wing Paul Glass (Medina/ Senior) and 6' 5" freshman post Jeff Cannan (Dublin/ Coffman). Santiago leads the bench scoring at 7.4 ppg. and shoots a team-best 85.7% (18-of-21) from the free-throw line.
In the B-W's Last Game on Jan. 5 versus Capital in Columbus: Capital -- 103, B-W -- 76 -- In B-W's last game, a 103-76 loss to Capital at The Capital Center in Columbus, the Yellow Jackets were led by Andrew Bene with a teamhigh 17 points on eight-of-11 shooting from the floor. In addition, Louis Tumblin had 15 points and both Kyle Brown and Brendan Schuler each added 13 markers. B-W trailed 49-40 at halftime. In the second half, Capital outrebounded B-W, 35-16, to build its lead and earn the win.
Otterbein Information and Probable Starters -- Otterbein scores 80.2 ppg. and allows 84.9 ppg. for a plus 4.7 ppg. differential. The Cardinals shoot 46.2% (351-of-760) from the field, including 38.2% (110-of-288) from three-point range, and 74.3% (150-of-202) from the free throw line.
Look for veteran Head Coach Dick Reynolds to start 6'5'' sophomore Cory Ratai and 6'6'' freshman Alan Kavanaugh in the post. In the backcourt, Ross Banaszak teams with Adam Wells and Brian Pollock. Banaszak is the leading scorer with 19.9 ppg. and leads the team with 58 assists and 25 steals and shoots a teamleading 86.1% (31-of-36) from the free throw line. He also is second with 26 three-pointers. Wells is second in scoring with 17.8 ppg., grabs 2.8 rpg. and leads the team with 32 three-pointers. Ratai is scoring at 11.7 ppg., grabs a team-high 5.8 rpg. and shoots a team-leading 67.5% from the floor (54-of-80). Pollock scores 9.6 ppg. and is third in rebounding with 4.5 caroms per game. Kavanaugh rounds out the starting five by scoring 4.4 ppg. and is second in both shooting percentage (52.0%) and free-throw percentage (84.6%).
Off the bench, look Reynolds to utilize 5'9" sophomore point guard Rocco Fortuna, 6'0'' sophomore guard Kyle Wells and a pair of 6'8'' junior posts in Frank Hall and Sean Cross. Fortuna leads this group with 6.0 ppg. and Cross leads with 4.2 rpg.
In the Cardinals Last Game on Dec. 29 versus Hanover (Ind.) College at the Smokey Ballenger Classic in Westerville: Otterbein -- 94, Hanover (Ind.) -- 88. In Otterbein's last game, a 94-88 win against Hanover (Ind.) College on Dec. 29, 2007 in the conslation game of the Otterbein Smokey Ballenger Classic, the Cardinals were led by Adam Wells with 30 points. In addition, Ross Banaszak had 24 points and eight assists and Brian Pollock scored 18 points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. Keys to the Otterbein win were shooting 55.8% from the floor on 29-of-52 attempts, committing just five turnovers and outscoring Hanover from the foul line, 27-6.
Yellow Jacket Chatter
Bankson Nearing 700 Career Wins -- Veteran Yellow Jacket Head Coach Steve Bankson needs seven more victories to reach the 700-mark for his career. He is tied for third all-time in OAC history and is the winningest men's basketball coach in school history with 412 victories and has a 412-320 record in 27-plus seasons at B-W. Bankson also has 693 career wins in 44 years overall and a 693-434 mark. Bankson also serves as the school's athletic director.
Brendan Schuler is 16 Points Shy of 1,000 in his Career -- Senior two-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference point guard Brendan Schuler (Fairview Park/ Fairview) is 16 points shy of becoming the 35th player to join the 1,000-Point Club at B-W. Schuler also has 395 career assists to rank fifth all-time and 162 three-pointers to rank 10th all-time.
Catch More Coverage of Yellow Jackets' Basketball on Campus Radio Station 88.3 FM "The Sting" -- Every Tuesday at 8:30 p.m., you can tune into campus radio station WBWC, 88.3 FM, for more coverage of Yellow Jacket basketball. Andrew Middleman and the WBWC sports team will be joined by Men's Basketball Head Coach Steve Bankson and Women's Basketball Head Coach Cheri Harrer to recap the previous week and preview the upcoming week's schedule.
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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