Quakers snap seven-game losing skid

Four Quakers reach double figures in six-point win

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February 9, 2005

Zach Broermann

ADA, Ohio ‹ The Wilmington College Quakers snapped a seven-game conference losing skid with a 60-54 victory over Ohio Northern University in Ada on Wednesday evening.

Four Quakers scored in double figures, led by Deon Short's (Cincinnati/Mt. Healthy) 16 points.

The game started as a defensive battle, with the Polar Bears holding a 9-4 lead four minutes into the contest and held a three-point lead with 11:07 to play before the visiting Quakers used a 14-3 run over the last 11 minutes of the half to take a 25-15 halftime lead.

The run continued into the second half, as the Quakers started the second half on a 13-3 run, taking a 20-point lead at 38-18 with 16:11 to play in the contest. The Polar Bears clawed back to within five with 2:48 to play, but that would be as close as the hosts would come, as the Quakers hit 5-of-8 free throws in the final minute of the game.

Short led the way with 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field, while Zach Broermann (Brookville, IN/Franklin County) scored 12 and Eric Stirling (Brooklyn, NY/LaSalle Academy) and David Guy (Webb City, MO/Webb City) each scored 10. Stirling pulled down seven rebounds to lead the team, as the Quakers out-rebounded the Polar Bears 37-31 in the contest.

ONU was led by Charlie Kelly who scored 11 points off of the bench while Kyle Gehle and Greg Badenhop each scored 10.

With the win, the Quakers improve to 9-13 overall and 5-10 in the OAC while Ohio Northern falls to 12-10 overall and 9-6 in league play.

The next game for the Quakers is on Saturday, February 12 when the team plays host to the Student Princes of Heidelberg College. At stake in the game for the Quakers is a spot in the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament, as with a win they would guarantee themselves a spot in the championships.