Lady Marauders hold on to beat Claflin, 59-54
WILBERFORCE, Ohio – The Central State Lady Marauders built an early lead and hung on late to beat the Panthers of Claflin University, 59-54, on Saturday.
With the victory, CSU improves to 10-3 overall with a 5-1 record in SIAC play. Claflin falls to 7-7 on the year with a 4-2 mark in the conference.
CSU enjoyed an early 8-2 lead and took a 19-15 advantage into the second quarter. Up 24-20 with 5:47 to play in the second frame, the Lady Marauders went on a 9-0 run and took a 33-22 lead at intermission.
The third quarter belonged to Claflin as the Panthers outscored CSU, 18-13, to cut the deficit down to 46-40 entering the final ten minutes. CSU managed to comfortably stay ahead throughout the majority of the fourth quarter and led 57-45 after a Chavon Banks layup.
Claflin managed to chop the CSU lead down to three with 1:04 left to play. The teams traded turnovers before CSU’s Jaeda Davis sealed the game with four straight free throws.
Banks led CSU with 10 points and 8 rebounds. Davis finished with 9 points. Sierra Harley recorded 8 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 5 steals.
Claflin was paced by 12 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks from Jhanice Stokes.
CSU will return to the hardwood on New Year’s Day to host Benedict College at 2 pm.
Quotes – Coach Lewis Shine
“We will obviously take the win but we are not happy with our performance today.”
“Mustafa Notter came up big towards the end of the game with a big blocked shot. It is nice to have her back in the rotation.”
“We have a quick turnaround and will get back to work to prepare for Benedict College on Monday.”
Notes
The Lady Marauders were without leading scorer Takyra Gilbert due to injury.
CSU leads the SIAC in scoring (82.5 ppg), assists (16.4 apg), offensive rebounding (18.8 orpg) and steals (14.3 spg).
Mustafa Notter returned to the CSU rotation on Dec. 16. Notter had missed the previous eleven games.
Marauders drop fourth straight game in 72-69 loss to Claflin
WILBERFORCE, Ohio – The Central State Marauders lost their fourth straight game in a 72-69 defeat to the Panthers of Claflin University on Saturday.
The loss drops the Marauders to 4-8 overall with a 3-4 mark in SIAC play. Currently ranked No. 8 in the D2SIDA South Region Poll, Claflin improved to 13-1 on the year with a 6-0 record in the conference.
Behind the scoring of post player Chris Scott, CSU built an early lead and held a 35-28 edge at intermission. CSU claimed its largest lead of the night, 57-45, after a free throw from Scott with 7:57 remaining. Claflin stormed back into the game with a 12-1 run capped off by a Christian Timothy three-pointer with 4:22 left on the clock. With the game on the line, CSU went back to Scott who scored seven of CSU’s next nine points to keep the Marauders ahead, 68-67, with 47 seconds left.
On the next possession, Triston Thompson gave Claflin its first lead of the game, 70-68, with a make from beyond the arc with 25 second left. On the final possession of the game, Scott was fouled on a midrange jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining. Known as a reliable free throw shooter, Scott came up short on the first attempt. Scott converted the second free throw. CSU intentionally fouled but with just 0.4 seconds remaining, the Marauders were never able to get up another shot.
Thompson led Claflin with 18 points, 3 assists and 3 steals. Jordan Jones came off the bench to finish with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Jaleel Charles recorded 15 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Scott paced the Marauders with a season-high 31 points and 11 rebounds.
The Marauders will try to snap their losing streak on Monday when they host Benedict at 4 pm.
Quotes – Coach Joseph Price
“We made to many costly turnovers down the stretch. We gave Claflin too many opportunities to get back into the game and they took full advantage of it.”
“We did a poor job of closing out on Claflin’s shooters and it really hurt us tonight.”
“We need more guys to step up and make plays if we want to win.”
“We had twenty offensive rebounds but we did not do a good enough job of converting on second chance points.”
Notes
Chris Scott recorded his team-leading sixth double-double of the season.
CSU is 4-3 at home this season.
With 10 steals on Saturday, CSU has eclipsed double-figures in the category for the fourth time this season.
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Dayton Falls to Duquesne
PITTSBURGH – Josh Cunningham tallied 14 points and 13 rebounds and Darrell Davis added 19 points as the Dayton Flyers fell to the Duquesne Dukes, 70-62, in the Atlantic 10 Conference opener.
Jordan Davis added eight points and three assists, while Trey Landers and Jalen Crutcher each scored seven points apiece.
Dayton dropped to 6-7 overall and 0-1 in league play.
FIRST HALF
After scoring 13 of Dayton’s first 23 points, Cunningham and Crutcher exited after picking up two fouls apiece with eight minutes remaining in the half.
That allowed Duquesne to finish on a 13-2 run to close the half and take a 38-34 lead to the locker room.
SECOND HALF
After the Flyers pulled within two, Duquesne took advantage of a 3:06 Dayton scoring drought to take a 53-47 lead with 11:23 left in regulation.
The Flyers regained the lead, 61-60, with 4:46 left in regulation, but the Dukes countered with a 6-0 run to take a 66-61 lead.
Duquesne extended its lead to 68-62 with 53 seconds to play. A pair of free throws extended the advantage to 70-62 with 21.6 seconds to go and finished the contest.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Cunningham had his fifth double-double of the year.
Darrell Davis has scored in double figures in all but two games this season.
The Flyers played without John Crosby, who was out with an upper body injury.
The last time the Flyers lost an A-10 opener was on Jan. 11, 2014 against Saint Louis.
Dayton started the second half 1 of 9 from three-point range.
The Flyers did not score a field goal in the last 5:31 of the contest.
It is the first losing month of December in the last 18 seasons for Dayton.
UP NEXT
Dayton hosts the St. Bonaventure Bonnies on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 8:30 p.m. ET.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – The Earlham College women’s basketball team wrapped up non-conference play on Saturday at Lawrence Technological University. EC fell by a final score of 78-31. The Blue Devils of Lawrence Tech, members of the NAIA, were ranked No. 22 in the NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Top 25 Coaches’ Poll.
Mariah Flynn led Earlham with seven points and eight rebounds. Zoe Curtis scored eight points and Camryn White and Rosie Newhart each contributed six points.
Lawrence Tech moved to 13-3 on the season. The Blue Devils were led Nicole Buckingham’s 30 points.
The Quakers will return to Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday January 3 against Transylvania University. EC will travel to Lexington, Kentucky to face the Pioneers at 7:30 p.m.
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Earlham Men Lose to Adrian
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – The Earlham College women’s basketball team wrapped up non-conference play on Saturday at Lawrence Technological University. EC fell by a final score of 78-31. The Blue Devils of Lawrence Tech, members of the NAIA, were ranked No. 22 in the NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Top 25 Coaches’ Poll.
Mariah Flynn led Earlham with seven points and eight rebounds. Zoe Curtis scored eight points and Camryn White and Rosie Newhart each contributed six points.
Lawrence Tech moved to 13-3 on the season. The Blue Devils were led Nicole Buckingham’s 30 points.
The Quakers will return to Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday January 3 against Transylvania University. EC will travel to Lexington, Kentucky to face the Pioneers at 7:30 p.m.
Ohio State Downs Redhawks 72-59
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Miami University men’s basketball team pulled to within three points with six minutes to go in the second half against Ohio State on Saturday, but a late 10-0 run helped lead the Buckeyes to a 72-59 victory. Miami concludes non-conference play at 7-6, while OSU improves to 11-4.
Junior guard Darrian Ringo led the RedHawks’ offense with 16 points on Saturday. Currently ranking in the top 10 nationally in each category, he also contributed eight assists and four steals.
Sophomore forward Bam Bowman was instrumental in Miami’s comeback attempt, draining a career-high five 3-pointers. He finished with 15 points.
The Miami defense was strong to begin the first half. Ohio State started the contest shooting 3-for-16 over the first 10:30 of the game. Despite three-pointers from freshman guard Nike Sibande and redshirt junior guard Jake Wright, the RedHawks were unable to take advantage as their shots were not falling either. A put back dunk by Sibande off a miss pulled Miami to within 12-9 with 10:28 to go.
The Buckeyes went on a 7-2 run to push their lead to 19-11 at the 8:19 mark. Bowman answered with back-to-back three-pointers, while Ringo took to the ball coast-to-coast for a layup that pulled the `Hawks to within two at 21-19 with 6:21 remaining in the half.
OSU pushed the advantage to 28-21 before another Wright triple got Miami’s offense moving again. A jumper by Sibande made it a four-point game before the Buckeyes hit a three-pointer late in the clock. Wright had a three-point attempt from half court go in and out at the buzzer as Ohio State took a 35-28 lead into the half.
A jumper by Wright closed Miami to within five to begin the second half, but the Buckeyes answered with a 14-2 run over the next five minutes to build their largest lead at 49-32 with 14:13 to go.
Miami began its comeback when Ringo stole the ball and took it in for an uncontested layup. After an OSU miss, Ringo found Bowman for the three pointer. Ringo then stole the ball again, finding Sibande for a dunk that closed the team to within 10 at 49-39. A couple of possessions later Bowman three that made it a seven-point game. After a Buckeye free throw, a three-pointer by Sibande made it 50-45 with 10:07 to go and completed a 13-1 run.
Ohio State got the lead back to nine at 56-47 at the 8:15 mark. The RedHawks continued to fight when Ringo found Bowman for another open three-pointer. A dunk by Sibande pulled Miami to within four. After a Buckeye free throw, a layup by freshman forward Dalonte Brown made it a three-point game with 6:03 left.
That would be as close as the RedHawks could get as they went cold over the next three minutes and Ohio State went on a 13-0 run to make it 67-54 with 3:02 to go. Ringo ended the dry spell with a layup, but the Buckeyes went on to take a 72-59 win.
Sibande finished with 14 points for Miami, while Wright scored eight. The `Hawks held a 38-36 advantage on the boards over the Buckeyes. Ohio State was led by Keita Bates-Diop with 19 points.
Miami begins Mid-American Conference play on Tuesday when it travels to Bowling Green. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. and it will air live on ESPN3.
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Lady Quakers Tame Lions
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Wilmington College women’s basketball withstood a third quarter surge from Mount St. Joseph University (MSJ) to claim a 62-51 victory in the final non-conference game of the regular season on Saturday.
The Fightin’ Quakers led 12-9 after one quarter, but a three-pointer from Hayley Hudson to open the second tied the game 12-12. Wilmington’s defense shutdown MSJ for the next five minutes, however, and thanks to baskets from Faith Teaford, McKayla Binkley and Mackenzie Campbell, the Quakers built an eight-point advantage (20-12). The Lions broke the drought with a basket at the 4:43 mark.
A Hannah Binkley basket on the next possession put Wilmington back ahead by eight, and the Quakers added four more points to put ahead by double digits. MSJ got within nine (25-16) with just over a minute to play in the second quarter, but Snider ended the half with a layup to put Wilmington on top 27-16 at the break.
“MSJ is a good team with a lot of talented players that plays extremely hard,” Head Women’s Basketball Coach Jerry Scheve said. “I felt good being up 11 at halftime.”
The Lions made their run in the third quarter as the full-court press forcing six consecutive Quaker turnovers. The two MSJ free throw that followed the string of turnovers tied the game 27-27 two-and-a-half minutes into the second half. A minute later, an Aliyah Huff layup gave the Lions a two-point lead.
Trailing for the first time since the first quarter, Wilmington answered with a 9-0 run of its own started by a Campbell triple and ended by a Campbell layup. The Quakers maintained their seven-point lead until a three-pointer from Alehia Tucker at the end of the third quarter put the Lions down 41-35.
Wilmington opened the final quarter by scoring six of the first eight points to build a double-digit lead once again at 47-37. MSJ got within three points with 3:33 to play, but a Savannah Hooper basket pushed the visitors lead back to five points. The teams would trade baskets until an old-fashioned three-point play from Campbell put the Quakers ahead 58-51 with 37 seconds left.
Campbell led all scorers with 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field to go along with nine rebounds and four assists. Emily Harman, despite not scoring, had 11 rebounds while Snider chipped in 13 points and five rebounds off the bench.
“Mackenzie [Campbell] really took over in the second half which is what we need her to do,” said Scheve. “We got 28 points off our bench today from a variety of people and that was something we’ve been looking to do for a while and got it today. Emily [Harmon] had a great defensive a game and rebounded well.”
Tucker was the lone Lion to finish in double figures with 13 points.
As a team, Wilmington shot 23-of-53 (43.4 percent) from the field while also converted 12-of-14 (85.7 percent) attempts from the free throw line. The Quakers also outrebounded the Lions 50-28.
MSJ made 21-of-70 (30.0 percent) from the field and forced 22 turnovers.
Wilmington (7-4) returns to Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) action against Capital University on Jan. 3, 2018.
Wittenberg Drops #18 Marietta 83-70
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—Wittenberg men’s basketball continued their scorching hot start to 2017-18, as the Tigers improved to 11-0 on the year with an 83-70 win over #19 Marietta on Saturday night. The Tigers dominated the Hilltoppers of OU-Chillicothe the night before, as Wittenberg handled the Pioneers of Marietta in Saturday night’s marquee matchup; the 2017 Kiwanis Holiday Classic Championship. Chad Roy led the Tigers with 37 points and 15 rebounds in the two-day tournament, as the senior was named tournament MVP. Freshman forward James Johnsonalso earned all-tournament team honors after posting 30 points and 12 rebounds in two contests. Wittenberg knocked off their first ranked opponent of the season, as Marietta had knocked off #16 Hanover at Pam Evans Smith Arena the night before.
HOW IT HAPPENED: Wittenberg trailed early on after a slow start from the floor, but managed to cut the early Marietta double-digit lead to four at 21-17 with 9:04 remaining in the first half. After Roy completed an and-one free throw with 8:03 remaining, the Tigers found themselves back in the ball game with score deadlocked at 23-23. Marietta continued to force the issue on offense, growing their lead to six at 36-30 with under two-minutes remaining in the half. Wittenberg clawed back in the waning seconds of first half, as the Pioneers hung on to a 36-35 lead at the break. Out of the break, Connor Seipel took over as the sophomore scored or assisted on the first six tiger points, as Wittenberg jumped out to a 41-36 lead with 17:59 remaining in regulation. The Tigers grew their lead to 10 as Johnson splashed home a jumper to make the game 49-39, as Marietta went nearly six minutes without recording a point. The Tigers largest lead of the game came with six minutes remaining at 58-41, before Marietta finally managed to take the lid off and record a field-goal. Down the stretch, the Pioneers would not go away, connecting on their free-throws as the Tigers managed to find themselves in some foul trouble after Roy fouled out with three minutes remaining in regulation. Marietta got as close as 77-70 before Jacob Bertemes and Mitchell Balser stood tall at the free-throw line to put the game away for the Tigers at 83-70.
WHO STOOD OUT: Johnson paced the Tigers with 16 points on five of eight shooting off the bench for the Tigers, as Bertemes (14), Roy (13) and Seipel (12) all recorded double-digit scoring nights. Roy recorded a double-double after pulling down 11 boards, and shut down Marietta’s low-post action all night long. Seipel (7), Johnson (6) and Jordan Pumroy (5) also helped the Tigers clean up the glass in the home-victory. Balser and Seipel also recorded three steals each, as Bertemes, Seipel and Roy all recorded one block each for the Tigers.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: The Tigers shot nearly 44% from the floor as a team, while holding Marietta to 25 of 71 on field goal attempts, for 35%. Leading by as many as 17, Wittenberg outrebounded the Pioneers 48-34 and outscored Marietta 44-24 in the paint. Wittenberg’s bench shined in the victory, tallying 29 points as a unit.
UP NEXT: Wittenberg is back in action on January 3 at Kenyon College. Tip-off is set for 7:30PM from Gambier, as Wittenberg’s schedule turns to strictly NCAC contests.
Lady Tigers Fall To #14 Ohio Northern
Springfield, Ohio – The Wittenberg women’s basketball team closed out 2017 against #14 Ohio Northern University, the Tigers fell to the Polar Bears 63-43 on the last day of the Kiwanis Holiday Classic. The Tigers were led by junior Alex Kiess, posting 15 points and pulling down five rebounds earning all-tournament team along the way. Kiess tallied a 27-point two-day total, adding seven rebounds. Junior wing Sydney Mayle also earned all-tournament team honors, recording 31 points and hauling in 16 rebounds over two contests.
HOW IT HAPPENED: Wittenberg went into the break trailing 30-16, shooting 20% from beyond the arc. The Tigers increased their scoring with each quarter of action, managing 27 points over the final 20 minutes of play. Kiessposted 10 of her final 15 through the final two-quarters of play, adding four rebounds. Mayle finished with a full stat line, tallying nine points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals. Kristie Kalis followed up her game with 15 rebounds against Susquehanna, recording a team-high seven against the Polar Bears on Saturday. Kalis added five points, three blocks and a steal to her total. Freshman Delaney Williams finished her first Kiwanis Holiday Classic with a full stat line, tallying seven boards, four assists, three steals, to go along with her six points.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Wittenberg converted on 28% of their field goal attempts from the field. The Tigers recorded 22 points in the paint, as the Wittenberg bench continues to produce in bunches.
UP NEXT: Wittenberg will return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 3 when they host Kenyon College. Tip-off is set for 7:30PM from Pam Evans Smith Arena, as Wittenberg’s schedule turns to strictly NCAC contests.
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