Quakers fall to B-W 76-60

Short and Guy lead team with 16 points each

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(WC Press Release) Wilmington, OH (January 24, 2004) -- The Wilmington College Quakers held a one-point, 33-32 halftime lead, but were unable to keep pace in the second half as the Yellow Jackets of Baldwin-Wallace College out-ran the Green and White to a 44-27 second half score.

Deon Short (Cincinnati/Mt. Healthy) and David Guy (Webb City, MO/Webb City) led the way with 16 points each for the Green and White.

The game started out slowly for the Quakers, as the Yellow Jackets ran out to a nine-point, 14-5 lead, five minutes into the game. The Quakers then opened a 17-7 run taking a one-point lead. B-W took the lead back until Guy hit a three-point basket with six seconds in the half, giving the Quakers a one-point halftime lead.

In the second half, the Quaker lead grew to as many as three with 13:47 to play in the game. B-W fought back and opened a 12-2 run taking a seven-point lead three minutes later. Four points would be as close as the team would come the rest of the way, as the Yellow Jackets scored a dozen straight to end the game.

The team was led by Guy and Short who put in 16 points each, while Stephen Gee (West Milton/Milton-Union) scored 10. Mike Umpleby (Columbus/Centennial) chipped in with eight points off of the bench. Short, Guy and Josh Rohrbacher (Columbus/Beechcroft) each pulled down five rebounds, while Rohrbacher led the squad with four assists.

B-W was led by Keith Aufmuth, who put in 22 points on 5-of-8 shooting from three-point range, while Thad Davis scored 16, Tori Davis scored 14 and Nick Meyer added 13.

With the loss, the Quakers fall to 1-16 overall and 1-9 in the OAC while B-W improves to 12-5 overall and 7-3 in league action.

The next game for the Green and White is on Wednesday, January 28, when the team plays host to the Polar Bears of Ohio Northern University in Fred Raizk Arena, with tip-off set for 7:30 p.m.