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BEREA, OHIO -- Junior forward Thad Davis (Elyria/ Open Door Christian School) scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds freshman forward and brother Tori Davis (Elyria/ Open Door Christian School) scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed a game-high 12 caroms as the Baldwin-Wallace College men's basketball team won its third straight game as it beat Ohio Athletic Conference rival Marietta College, 90-83, today at the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea.
With its win, B-W is now 7-2 overall and 3-1 in the OAC. With its loss, Marietta drops to 5-4 overall and 1-3 in the OAC.
Joining the Davis brothers in double figure scoring were sophomore guard Keith Aufmuth (Brooklyn) with 13 points, junior guard Tom Harrington (North Royalton/Holy Name) with 12 points and 12 assists and freshman forward Matt Marks (Boardman) had 10 markers. Marietta was led by senior guard Cody Lane's career-high 28 points, including 20 in the first half.
The game remained close with neither team leading by more than six points until B-W took an 80-73 lead with 1:52 remaining when Aufmuth canned a jumper. B-W gained its first lead of the game in the second half, at the 13:27 mark when Tori Davis made both ends of a two-shot foul to make the score 56-55.
The Yellow Jacket men will be back in action on Monday, December 29 when they travel to The College of Wooster Mose Hole Tournament and play third-ranked and unbeaten Hanover (Ind.) College, 8-0 overall, in the first round at 6:00 p.m.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Baldwin-Wallace College Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at (440) 826-2327, by FAX at (440) 826-2329 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. To contact Head Coach Steve Bankson, please call him at (440) 826-2039, FAX him at (440) 826-2192 or e-mail him at sbankson@bw.edu.
Game Notes vs. Marietta
The BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE YELLOW JACKET men's basketball team will host Ohio Athletic Conference rival Marietta College on Saturday, December 20, 2003 at the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea, Ohio at 3:00 p.m.
RADIO -- All away B-W men's basketball games are broadcast on campus radio station WBWC, 88.3 FM. This game will also be broadcast across the B-W Internet Web Site at www.bw.edu/athletics.
| BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE |
MARIETTA COLLEGE |
| LOCATION : Berea, Ohio |
LOCATION: Marietta, Ohio |
| NICKNAME: Yellow Jackets |
NICKNAME: Pioneers |
| CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic |
CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic |
| 2003-2004 RECORD: 6-2 |
2003-2004 RECORD: 5-3 |
| OAC RECORD: 2-1 |
OAC RECORD: 1-2 |
| HEAD COACH: Steve Bankson |
HEAD COACH: Doug Foote |
| B-W RECORD: 333-284 |
MC RECORD: 130-162 |
| YEAR AT B-W: 24th |
YEAR AT MC: 12th |
| CAREER RECORD: 38 yrs./ 614-398 |
CAREER RECORD: same |
| LAST MEETING: B-W won , 101-94, in Marietta on 2/8/2003 |
SERIES STREAK: B-W, three straight |
| SERIES BEGAN: n/a |
SERIES RECORD: B-W leads, 40-25 |
| NEXT GAME: Dec. 29: @ Wooster Trny. vs. Hanover (Ind.); 6:00 p.m. |
NEXT GAME: Dec. 27 @ Marietta Trny. vs. Thiel (Pa.); 8:00 p.m. |
The Pregame Notes -- The Baldwin-Wallace College men's basketball team will look to win their third straight game and seventh in its last eight games when it plays Marietta College at the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea.
The Yellow Jackets enter this game with a 6-2 overall and 2-1 OAC record following their 71-66 win on Wednesday at Mount Union College at the Timken P.E. Building in Alliance. B-W has won six of its last seven games. The Yellow Jackets' two losses are both to nationally-ranked teams.
Marietta enters today's game with a 5-3 overall and 1-2 OAC record following its 72-63 loss on Wednesday to Capital University in Marietta. The Pioneers have dropped three of their last five games after starting with three straight wins.
The Baldwin-Wallace Versus Marietta Series-- This is the 66th all-time meeting between Baldwin-Wallace College and Marietta in men's basketball. B-W leads the series, 40-25, and beat the Pioneers 101-94 on February 2, 2003 in Marietta. The last Marietta win was a 73-67 victory in December of 2001.
In the Last Meeting on February 8 2003 in Marietta-- Baldwin-Wallace 101, Marietta 94-- The Yellow Jackets defeated the Pioneers 101-94 at Ban Johnson Arena. on February 8, 2003. Leading the way for B-W was senior Shawn McCormick who had 31 points. In addition Thad Davis scored 25 points and had a game-high 13 rebounds. Tom Harrington chipped in with 10 points and eight rebounds. Marietta was led by Ottmas Richards who had a game-high 44 points.
The Baldwin-Wallace College Starters -- Look for veteran Yellow Jackets Head Coach Steve Bankson to start 6'3" junior Thad Davis (Elyria/ Open Door Christian School), 6'3" freshman Tori Davis (Elyria/ Open Door Christian School) and 6'5" freshman Matt Marks (Board-man) on the inside. At the point guard will be 5'11" junior Tom Harrington (North Royalton/ Parma Heights Holy Name) and at the wing will be 6'0" sophomore Keith Aufmuth (Brooklyn). Thad Davis leads the team in scoring at 18.3 ppg. and rebounding at 11.9 rpg. Tori Davis is second in scoring and rebounding at 13.3 ppg and 8.1 rpg . Keith Aufmuth is third in scoring at 11.9 ppg and is 13 of 32 from three-point range for 40.6%. Tom Harrington is scoring 7.8 ppg. and tops the team with 40 assists. Marks is averaging 6.4 ppg. and 1.9 rpg.
Off the bench, look for Bankson to play 6'2" freshman guard Nick Meyer (Mentor), 6'4" junior post player Jeremy Coffey (Hudson/Cuyahoga Valley Christian) and 6'0" freshman guard David Rispinto (New Middletown/ Springfield Local) to all see time. In addition, 6'1" sophomore guard Greg Williams (Euclid) and 6'6" sophomore post player Mark Belkofer (Millbury/Genoa) will play.
The Marietta Probable Starters and Preview-- Look for Head Coach Doug Foote to start to start 6'0" senior Cody Lane, 5'10" senior Dan Richards, 6'3" freshman Scott Laslo , 6'4" junior Matt Hines and 6'5" junior Jason Collier. Hines leads the team in scoring at 19.1 points per game and rebounding at 7.0 per game. He has also canned 13 three-pointers. Lane averages 13.8 ppg. and tops the team with 21 assists and 15 three-pointers. Laslo is third at 13.3 ppg. grabs 6.8 rpg. Richards is fourth at 10.6 ppg. and tops the team ith 17 steals.
Off the bench, look for Foote to play 5'11" junior Trevor Schaffer, senior 6'5" Brian Tennant and junior 6'5" Brett Atherton. The trio get a majority of the minutes. Atherton is third on the squad with 5.1 rpg.
In B-W's Last Game: Mount Union -- 66, B-W -- 71 on Wednesday, December 17 in Alliance, Ohio -- The Yellow Jackets won their second straight game as they beat OAC arch-rival Mount Union College, 71-66, at the Timken Physical Education Building in Alliance. B-W was led by junior All-OAC forward Thad Davis with 16 points and eight rebounds. Freshman wing player Matt Marks added a career-high 11 points, freshman forward Tori Davis had 10 points, seven rebounds and a career-high six blocked shots and junior backup forward Jeremy Coffey scored 10 points, including two key first half three-pointers. For the game, B-W shot 51.0 percent from the floor (25 of 49) and 62.5% from three-point range (five of eight) and tied the much-taller Purple Raiders in rebounds at 38-38.
In Marietta's Last Game: Marietta--63 -- Capital--72 on Wednesday, December 17 in Marietta, Ohio -- The Pioneers lost for the third time in their last five games as theey were defeated 72-63 by visiting Capital University at the Ban Johnson Fieldhouse in Marietta. Marietta was led in scoring by junior All-OAC forward Matt Hines with 17 points. He also collected five rebounds. Senior guard Cody Lane added 16 markers and junior guard Trevor Schaffer came off the bench to score 13 points and had three steals. Keys in the loss were Marietta shooting just 34% from the floor (16 of 47) and being outerebounded, 42-31.
Yellow Jacket Chatter
Davis Doubles Pleasure -- Junior All-OAC forward Thad Davis (Elyria/ Open Door Christian School) had five straight double figure scoring and rebounding games to begin the 2003-2004 season and has had a double-double in six of eight games. Only a nine-rebound game against Otterbein two weeks ago and an eight-rebound game against Mount Union keeps Davis from being eight-of-eight.
He is Also OAC Player of the Week -- For his 24-point and 13-rebound effort last week in a 95-94 win versus Wilmington College, which included the winning basketball with five seconds left in the game, Thad Davis is this week's Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Baskeetball Player of the Week.
Bankson is the Winningest B-W Basketball Coach -- With his 333 victories at Baldwin-Wallace, Yellow Jacket Head Coach Steve Bankson is the winningest coach in school history. Bankson, who has been at B-W for 24 years as the basketball coach and athletic director, has a career mark of 614-398 in 38 years overall.
He's Really Not the Other Davis -- Freshman forward Tori Davis (Elyria/ Open Door) is the brother of junior Thad Davis. Tori, making his own mark on the court, is averaging 13.3 ppg., 8.1 rpg., shoots 54.7% from the floor and has 16 blocked shots.
Matt Marks Continues to Find His Mark -- Freshman wing player Matt Marks (Boardman) has started three of the past four games and has scored double figures in each start, including a career-high 11 points on Wednesday at Mount Union.
Hot Coffey -- Junior backup forward Jeremy Coffey (Hudson/ Cuyahoga Valley Christian School) scored 10 points in the win at Mount Union, including eight key first half points that also included two three-pointers.
The B-W Women Put Unbeaten Streak on the Line Versus Webster (Mo.) College -- The B-W women's basketball team, ranked 12th in Division III and 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the OAC, travel to the Franklin (Ind.) College Tournament to face Webster (Mo.) College. The ladies have beaten the two teams (Wilminghton and Otterbein) that were picked by the OAC Coaches to finish ahead of them. B-W beat both Wilmington (73-67) and Otterbein (71-59) "on the road".
Wrestling Team is Ranked 21st and is 3-0 -- The Yellow Jacket wrestling team is 3-0 overall, 1-0 in the OAC and ranked 21st nationally in Division III. In addition, junior 165-pounder Joe Heiland (Shelby) is this week's OAC Wrestler of the Week.
Swimmers Have Winning Marks Too -- The B-W women's swim team (5-3 overall and 2-0 in the OAC) and men's swim team (4-3 overall and 2-0) in the OAC also have winning records. The swimmers are idle until January 1-10, 2004 when they travel to Florida for winter training and will compete against Division I Ball State (Ind.) University in a dual meet.
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. For more Yellow Jacket men's basketball information, please contact Head Coach Steve Bankson by phone at (440) 826-2039, by FAX at (440) 826-2192 or via e-mail at sbankson@bw.edu.
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