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Posted February 18th, 2006
By Sam McCarthy, Assistant Sports Information Director
Upset in Columbus; Crusaders Knock off No. 3 Baldwin-Wallace
Capital 76, Baldwin-Wallace 71 [Box
Score]
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) - Capital University's men's
basketball team outscored No. 3 Baldwin-Wallace 46-29 in the second half and
won their fourth Ohio Athletic Conference game in a row, upsetting the Yellow
Jackets 76-71 at The Capital Center in Columbus, Ohio.
With the win, Capital extends their longest winning streak of the season and
improves their record to 12-12, 9-9 in the OAC. Baldwin-Wallace has now lost
two in a row after being ranked third in the country at the beginning of the
week and falls to 22-4, 15-3 in the conference.
Each team came to score at the outset of the first half, as the score was tied
11-11 with 16:37 to play. Baldwin-Wallace looked as if they would take over as
they led 27-21 with 8:44 to play when they went on a 12-3 run to gain a 39-24
lead.
Capital would cut the margin to 12 as they went into the locker room to try
and figure out how to stop the Yellow Jacket offense which shot 58% in the
first period.
The Crusaders would chip away at the double-digit over the first eight minutes
of the second period, but it was a 12-4 run that spanned six minutes that
pulled Capital to within four at 56-52 with 8:40 to play.
Freshman forward Quintin Mitchell (Toledo/Libbey) came off the bench to
score seven of the 12 points in the run.
Capital would tie the game at 68-68 with a minute to play on two free-throw
shots from Mitchell and then take their first lead of the contest on a Nate
Stahl (St. Henry/St. Henry) layup off of a steal from sophomore guard Pat
Stolly (Lima/Lima Central Catholic).
Baldwin-Wallace turned the ball over three times in the last minute and a half
of the game and Capital knocked down its final eight free-throws to preserve
the upset of the No.3 ranked Yellow Jackets, the final score being 76-71.
Stahl scored a game-high 24 points for the Crusaders and sophomore forward Jake
Meisler (Castalia/Margaretta) posted his third double-double of the season
with 10 points and 10 boards.
The Crusaders got 21 points from their bench, fueled by Mitchell and Stolly.
Mitchell scored nine points and grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds, while
Stolly scored seven, dished out five assists and had three steals.
Tori Davis led the Yellow Jackets with 16 points, while Brandon Schuler
tallied 14.
Next up for the Crusaders is a trip to the OAC tournament on Wednesday.
Capital's seed and opponent are yet to be determined, but they will play their
game on Wednesday on the road.
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