OVERVIEW:
Great Midwest men’s basketball entered week eight of play with Walsh, Ashland and Ohio Dominican leading conference standings.
SCOREBOARD:
Thursday, January 15
Ashland 69, Tiffin 55
Ohio Dominican 66, Thomas More 55
Malone 80, Kentucky Wesleyan 75
Hillsdale 84, Cedarville 71
Lake Erie 99, Findlay 94
Saturday, January 17
Ashland 80, Cedarville 65
Tiffin 60, Hillsdale 56
Walsh 102, Kentucky Wesleyan 66
Northwood 100, Lake Erie 96
Findlay 106, Ohio Dominican 92
Thomas More 68, Malone 62
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
- The Walsh Cavaliers found their fourth consecutive victory against the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers with a final score of 102 to 66. The Cavaliers found an impressive second half as they scored 59 points in that half alone. Leading the charge for the Cavaliers was Quintero Barnett as he scored 20 points in 23 minutes; additionally, shooting seven for 11 from the floor and four from five behind the arc.
- The Ashland Eagles found two victories for the week, one against the Tiffin Dragons, 69-55, and the Cedarville Yellow Jackets, 80-65. As the Eagles found their fifth victory in six games against the Yellow Jackets, Maceo Williams found a game-high of 18 points, adding 1,680 for his career allowing him to move to fifth place on the Eagles all-time list.
- The Ohio Dominican Panthers defeated the Thomas More Saints in a final score of 66-55. Panthers Derek Goodman led the Panthers as he led the score for the sixth time this season with 16 points. Goodman also found six-of-ten shooting with a pair of three pointers, two free throws and four assists.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:
Scoring: Maceo Williams, AU (18.8 points per game)
Rebounding: Emmanuel Oladeru, MU (8.1 rebounds per game)
Field Goal Percentage: Emmanuel Oladeru, MU (60.6%)
3-PT Field Goal Percentage: Lavonte Harris, KWC (45.7%)
Assists: Jordan Edwards, AU (5.9 assists per game)
Blocked Shots: Demar Burton, TU (1.9 per game)
Steals: Quintero Barnett, WU (1.8 per game)
UP NEXT:
Thursday, January 22
Thomas More vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, 7:30 P.M.
Ashland vs. Lake Erie, 7:30 P.M.
Findlay vs. Hillsdale, 7:30 P.M.
Ohio Dominican vs. Malone, 7:30 P.M.
Tiffin vs. Walsh, 7:30 P.M.
Cedarville vs. Northwood, 7:45 P.M.
Saturday, January 24
Ohio Dominican vs. Northwood, 3:00 P.M.
Hillsdale vs. Ashland, 3:00 P.M.
Lake Erie vs. Findlay, 3:00 P.M.
Thomas More vs. Tiffin, 3:00 P.M.
Malone vs. Walsh, 3:00 P.M.
Kentucky Wesleyan vs. Cedarville, 4:15 P.M.