AJ Pestello (Photo Courtesy of Kevin Wilker)
Posted: Jan 03, 2024
ALLIANCE, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University men's basketball team fell to No. 14 nationally ranked University of Mount Union in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup by a score of 70-56 in Timken Gymnasium inside the McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex.
BW Leaders (4-8, 1-4 OAC)
- Freshman forward AJ Pestello (Cuyahoga Falls/Stow-Munroe Falls) tallied 17 points, seven rebounds, two blocks, and two steals
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Sophomore guard Ray Ellington (Westlake) recorded his fourth double-double of the season by scoring 19 points and grabbing 10 rebounds
- Senior Academic All-OAC guard Luke Driscoll (Carmel, Calif./Stevenson School) added five points after missing the past four games
- Senior guard Lian Levesque (Brook Park/Berea-Midpark) scored a season-high five points
Mount Union Leaders (11-1, 4-1 OAC)
- Senior guard Christian Parker finished with a double-double of 22 points and 14 rebounds
- Sophomore guard Corey Hudson added 18 points for the Purple Raiders
- Junior guard Michael Skeriotis scored eight points
First Half (UMU 31-30)
- Ellington grabbed seven boards with his nine points while Pestello added eight points
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Parker led the Purple Raiders with 14 points
- The Brown and Gold outshot Mount Union from the field 39.4% to 34.5%
- BW scored 20 of their 30 points in the paint
- Mount Union took a one point lead into the half after 10 lead changes
Second Half (UMU 70-56)
- Mount Union scored eight straight early in the half to jump out to a 39-30 lead
- Sophomore guard Brayden Hamilton (Brunswick) had three steals
- The Yellow Jackets forced eight Mount Union turnovers
- BW went on a late 12-8 run but it was not enough to lift the Yellow Jackets before time expired
The Yellow Jackets return to the hardwood on Saturday, January 6 as they host an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup against Marietta College in Ursprung Gymnasium inside the Lou Higgins Center at 2 p.m.