BEREA, OHIO -- Freshman forward Chris Ameen (Broadview Height/ Walsh Jesuit) scored a game-high 22 points as the Baldwin Wallace University men's basketball team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference rival Otterbein College, 79-63, tonight (Saturday, January 16, 2010) at the Rike Center in Westerville. The win gave BW six wins in its last seven games.
The Yellow Jackets improve to 10-6 overall and 5-4 in the OAC and next play on Saturday, January 23 versus Wilmington College at 3:00 p.m. at Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea. Otterbein drops to 4-11 and 2-7 in the OAC.
In addition to Ameen for BW, sophomore point guard Promis Cabbil (Elyria/Senior) had 12 points and five assists and junior guard Zane Meeder (Erie, Pa./ Fairview) had 12 points and four assists. Otterbein was led by Brad Pollock and Cory Ratai with 12 points apiece.
In the first half, BW led 11-10 following an Otterbein bucket at the 14:24 mark. The Yellow Jackets then went on a 13-4 run to make the score 24-14 when sophomore guard Scott Voiers (Westlake/ Lutheran West) connected on a three-pointer. The Jacket lead held for the remainder of the half but the Cardinals were able to chip it down to four, at 40-36, when Pollock made a three-pointer with 0:54 seconds left before the break.
In the second half, BW opened on a 16-8 run ending in a jumper from junior forward Kevin Gall (Brookpark/ Midpark) that made the score 56-44 with 13:08 remaining. The Cardinals called a timeout and followed with a 9-0 run dropping the Jackets lead to 56-53 when Pollock sunk a pair of free throws. BW answered right back with its own 9-0 run capped off by a three point play from Brandon Schmidt (Wellington) to make the score 65-53 with 4:52 left in the game. The Jacket advantage never fell below 10 the rest of the way and grew to a game-high 17 points at 77-60 when Ameen scored on a layup with 1:06 left in contest.
Following its game versus Wilmington next Saturday, BW travels cross-town to play arch-rival John Carroll University on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the DeCarlo Center in University Heights.
Media and fans can listen LIVE to all Yellow Jacket men's and women's basketball games on campus radio station WBWC, 88.3 FM.
In addition, the upcoming February 20, 2010 game versus Otterbein College will be taped by S&S Video Productions and telecast on SportsTime Ohio. The Feb. 20 game also is the Second Annual "Take a Kid to the Game" Day. For more information on that game, please call Meg Carney in the BW Athletic Department at 440-826-2140 or visit the "Take a Kid to the Game" web site at www.bw.edu/athletics/takeakid10.
