OVERVIEW:

Great Midwest men’s basketball entered week nine of play with Walsh, Ashland and Findlay  leading conference standings.

SCOREBOARD:

Thursday, January 22

Kentucky Wesleyan 76, Thomas More 62

Lake Erie 90, Ashland 85

Hillsdale 78, Findlay 72

Malone 76, Ohio Dominican 66

Walsh 76, Tiffin 58

Cedarville 101, Northwood 82

 

Saturday, January 24

Thomas More 83, Tiffin 54

Kentucky Wesleyan 81, Cedarville 71

Northwood 78, Ohio Dominican 69

Walsh 68, Malone 44

Findlay 84, Lake Erie 78

Ashland 82, Hillsdale 72

 

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

• The Walsh Cavaliers defeated the Tiffin Dragons and Malone Pioneers, extending their win streak to six.  During their victory over the Pioneers, ten different Cavaliers scored during the game.

• The Ashland Eagles split the week with a loss against the Lake Erie Storm and a victory against the Hillsdale Chargers.  Eagles Jordan Edwards scored a career-high and game-high 20 points.

• The Findlay Oilers split their week with a loss against the Hillsdale Chargers and victory against the Lake Erie Storm.  During their victory against the storm. Oiler Mekhi Elmore recorded his fourth consecutive 20-point performance making him the first Oiler to accomplish that since their 2020-21 season.

• The Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers defeated the Thomas More Saints and Cedarville Yellow Jackets during week nine.  Leading the charge was Panthers Jorge Sanchez-Ramos as he recorded his second double digit assist game against the Yellow Jackets.

 

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:

Scoring: Maceo Williams, AU (18.9 points per game)

Rebounding: Emmanuel Oladeru, MU  (7.9 rebounds per game)

Field Goal Percentage: Emmanuel Oladeru, MU  (60.9%)

3-PT Field Goal Percentage: Derek Goodman, ODU (44.5%)

Assists: Jordan Edwards, AU  (5.7 assists per game)

Blocked Shots: Demar Burton, TU (1.6  per game)

Steals: Quintero Barnett, WU (1.7 per game)

 

UP NEXT:

Wednesday, January 28

Northwood vs. Grace Christian University, 7:30 P.M.
 

Thursday, January 29

Walsh vs. Thomas More, 7:00 P.M.

Ohio Dominican vs. Tiffin, 7:30 P.M.

Ashland vs. Malone, 7:30 P.M.

Lake Erie vs. Cedarville, 7:30 P.M.

Kentucky Wesleyan vs. Findlay, 8:45 P.M.

 

Saturday, January 31

Northwood vs. Ashland, 3:00 P.M.

Walsh vs. Hillsdale, 3:00 P.M.

Lake Erie vs. Thomas More, 3:00 P.M.

Tiffin vs. Malone, TBA

Cedarville vs. Findlay, 3:15 P.M.

Kentucky Wesleyan vs. Ohio Dominican, 3:15 P.M.