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Posted February 11, 2006
By Sam McCarthy, Assistant Sports Information Director
Meisler Powers Crusaders to OAC Tournament Berth
Capital 66, Mount Union 58 [Box
Score]
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) - Capital University's men's
basketball team, led by a game-high 22 points from Jake Meisler (Castalia/Margaretta),
clinched a spot in the upcoming Ohio Athletic Conference tournament with a
66-58 win over Mount Union College this afternoon at The Capital Center in
Columbus, Ohio.
With a Capital victory over Mount Union and a Heidelberg loss the Crusaders
earn a spot in the eight-team OAC tournament which starts February 22nd.
The Crusaders have now won two games in a row and improve to 10-12 on the
season, 7-9 in the OAC. Mount Union falls to 5-18 on the year after losing
their eighth game in a row and drops to 4-12 in the conference.
A low-scoring first half showed a 9-9 score on the board with ten minutes left
on the clock before both teams started finding the bottom of the net. Capital
would go into the locker room with a 27-24 lead as freshman guard Nate
Stahl (St. Henry/St.Henry) drilled a three to break the tie.
Meisler scored 13 points in the first period on 6-of-7 shooting.
Mount Union would lead once in the second half, but only by a point, as
Capital distanced themselves from the Purple Raiders with an 8-0 run over a
two-minute span and would hold the advantage from that point on.
Stahl and sophomore forward Steve Kyser (Sylvania/Sylvania Southview)
each tallied 14 points as Meisler led with six boards. Sophomore guard Pat
Stolly (Lima/Lima Central Catholic) had a career-high five steals.
Capital will play its final regular season road game at Marietta on Wednesday
at 7:30 p.m. The Crusaders won the first matchup of the season against the
Pioneers by a score of 108-75.
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