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 Posted November 22, 2005 By Sam McCarthy, Assistant Sports Information Director No. 10 Wittenberg Pulls Away From Capital; Hand Crusaders First Defeat of the Year Wittenberg 73, Capital 54 [Box Score] (SPRINGFIELD, Ohio)—Capital University's men's basketball team was dealt their first loss of the season as they fell to No. 10 Wittenberg 73-54 in a non-conference matchup at the HPER Center in Springfield, Ohio. The score was not indicative of the way the contest was played, as the game got out of hand late, but was closely played throughout. Capital never led in the game, but the score didn't turn into a double-digit lead for the Tigers until the 8:30 mark of the second half. Wittenberg scored on their first three possessions of the game with their guards hitting from outside as they did all night. Guards Phil Steffes and Billy Bowen, along with Wittenberg's leading scorer, forward Kenny Brady, all scored in double figures with Steffes going a perfect 6-6 from the field and scoring 15. Bowen and Brady each had 12 markers. Both squads shot the ball well in the first period as each were right around 50% from the field, but the second half was a different story as the Wittenberg turned up their defense a notch and held the Crusaders in check. The Crusaders went into the locker room down only five with hopes of upsetting the No. 10 team in the country and started off strong in the second period before Wittenberg pulled away and Capital went on a five minute scoring drought, scoring only two points in that span. Capital's aforementioned shooting woes (8-25) from the field in the second half sealed the game as they were also outrebounded 37-21 by the Tigers. Sophomore forward Steve Kyser (Sylvania/Sylvania Southview) had his third straight double-figure scoring game as he led the way with 11 points and also grabbed seven boards. Junior point guard Dave Johnson (Cincinnati/Roger Bacon) went for nine points and also dished out three assists in the loss. Next up for the Crusaders is another road contest at Mount St. Joseph on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. |
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