Quakers fall to hot shooting Crusaders 91-50

Team shoots just 30% from field in loss

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January 19, 2005

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Wilmington College Quakers fell victim to hot shooting in the Capital Center on Wednesday evening, as the Capital Crusaders hit 56.9% of their shots in a 91-50 loss in OAC action.

Eric Stirling (Brooklyn, NY/LaSalle Academy) was the sole Quaker in double figures with 14 in the loss.

The two teams started the half even, as the game was tied at four with 16:30 to play in the period, before the hosts opened a 15-0 run over the next five minutes, eventually leading by as many as 29 in the half, as the Quakers went into the locker room trailing 40-16.

The second half was much of the same for the Crusaders, as they led by as many as 43 in the game, and by 41 at the buzzer.

Stirling scored a team-high 14 points while Jeff Proctor (Warren/Howland) added a career-high nine in the loss. David Guy (Webb City, MO/Webb City) pulled down a team-high five rebounds in the loss.

Capital was led by David Johnson who scored 23 points on 7-of-8 shooting from three-point range while Jeff Hager added 13 points in the win.

With the loss, the Quakers fall to 8-7 on the year and even their Ohio Athletic Conference record to 4-4 while Capital improves to 11-4 overall and 7-2 in league play.

The next game for the Quakers is on Saturday, January 22 when the team travels to Berea, Ohio to face off against the Yellow Jackets of Baldwin-Wallace College with tip-off set for 3:00 p.m.