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No. 1 West Liberty 105, Glenville State 98
WEST LIBERTY - Kevin Gray's two foul shots with 1:45 left here Saturday brought visiting Glenville State to within 97-94, but the Pioneers didn't get any closer as No. 1 West Liberty held on for a 105-98 West Virginia Conference victory.
CJ Hester had a monster double-double, finishing with game-highs of 30 points and 14 rebounds to lead the nation's top-ranked team.
WLU (8-0, 4-0) also received 18 points from Bubby Goodwin along with 16 points and five steals from Alex Falk.
Glenville State's Jamel Morris chipped in 20 points, Joe Ballard had 19 points and five blocks while DJ Blanks contributed a dozen markers and six assists. GSC fell to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the WVIAC.
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WEST VIRGINIA 68, VIRGINIA TECH 67
VIRGINIA TECH (7-1)
Raines 4-8 0-2 8, Eddie 2-5 0-0 5, Barksdale 3-4 0-0 6, Brown 9-19 1-1 21, Green 8-19 5-5 23, Van Zegeren 1-3 0-0 2, Rankin 0-5 0-0 0, Wood 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 27-65 8-10 67.
WEST VIRGINIA (4-3)
Kilicli 1-4 3-6 5, Murray 6-10 1-2 15, Staten 1-6 4-6 6, Hinds 1-9 0-0 3, Brown 1-2 0-0 3, Harris 3-5 2-2 10, Browne 1-10 0-1 3, Henderson 2-6 0-0 4, Noreen 6-10 0-1 14, Miles 2-6 0-0 5. Totals 24-68 10-18 68.
Halftime-West Virginia 30-24. 3-Point Goals-Virginia Tech 5-18 (Green 2-5, Brown 2-7, Eddie 1-3, Wood 0-1, Rankin 0-2), West Virginia 10-24 (Murray 2-3, Noreen 2-3, Harris 2-3, Brown 1-2, Hinds 1-3, Browne 1-3, Miles 1-4, Henderson 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Virginia Tech 38 (Barksdale, Raines 8), West Virginia 49 (Noreen 12). Assists-Virginia Tech 15 (Green 10), West Virginia 15 (Miles 5). Total Fouls-Virginia Tech 17, West Virginia 12. A-11,631.
OHIO 78, OAKLAND 61
OAKLAND (3-7)
Bader 8-18 6-7 29, Mondy 1-5 0-0 2, Valentine 2-5 2-3 6, Bass 1-9 2-2 4, Petros 3-5 2-2 8, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Neely II 1-2 0-0 2, Carter 5-5 0-0 10, Poches 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-52 12-14 61.
OHIO (7-2)
Offutt 6-10 1-1 14, Cooper 4-10 0-0 10, Kellogg 5-8 0-0 12, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Baltic 4-9 0-0 8, Goff 0-0 0-0 0, McKinley 0-0 0-0 0, Hall 2-5 4-4 9, Johnson 3-5 1-1 7, Taylor 1-4 0-0 2, Wilkins 2-4 0-0 6, Keely 4-6 2-3 10. Totals 31-61 8-9 78.
Halftime-Ohio 39-29. 3-Point Goals-Oakland 7-16 (Bader 7-12, Valentine 0-1, Mondy 0-1, Bass 0-2), Ohio 8-28 (Wilkins 2-4, Kellogg 2-5, Cooper 2-6, Offutt 1-4, Hall 1-4, Johnson 0-1, Taylor 0-2, Baltic 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Oakland 32 (Valentine 6), Ohio 31 (Keely 8). Assists-Oakland 13 (Bass 6), Ohio 21 (Cooper 13). Total Fouls-Oakland 17, Ohio 17. A-5,346.
No. 7 OHIO ST. 89, LONG BEACH ST. 55
LONG BEACH ST. (3-6)
Gulley 2-6 0-0 5, Ennis 5-15 0-0 12, Jennings 6-13 4-5 16, Pappageorge 1-7 1-3 4, Caffey 1-11 2-2 4, Deng 2-4 4-4 9, Shepherd 0-2 0-0 0, Richardson 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 19-61 12-16 55.
OHIO ST. (6-1)
Thomas 7-16 1-2 18, Thompson 5-8 2-2 13, Ravenel 1-4 0-0 2, Craft 2-5 0-0 5, Smith, Jr. 5-7 1-3 14, Scott 1-3 0-0 3, Ross 5-10 6-6 16, Rogers 1-2 0-0 2, Williams 1-2 5-8 7, Della Valle 2-7 0-0 5, McDonald 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 31-66 17-23 89.
Halftime-Ohio St. 39-25. 3-Point Goals-Long Beach St. 5-20 (Ennis 2-6, Deng 1-3, Gulley 1-4, Pappageorge 1-4, Caffey 0-3), Ohio St. 10-30 (Smith, Jr. 3-4, Thomas 3-8, Scott 1-2, Craft 1-3, Thompson 1-3, Della Valle 1-5, Ross 0-5). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Long Beach St. 33 (Deng, Jennings 8), Ohio St. 49 (Ross, Smith, Jr. 9). Assists-Long Beach St. 8 (Caffey 4), Ohio St. 22 (Scott 9). Total Fouls-Long Beach St. 19, Ohio St. 19. A-14,832.
Marietta College 64,
Wilmington 57
MARIETA COLLEGE (5-2, 2-0 OAC)
Tyler Hammond 5-12 4-8 15, J.J. Martin 4-9 3-4 12, Tyler Worstell 3-8 0-0 6, Jason Humphrey 2-3 0-1 4, Scott Kimmey 1-4 0-0 3, Jacob Owens 4-7 3-5 14, Brennan McKean 2-3 0-0 6, Matt Napier 1-1 0-0 2, Garrett Stephenson 1-4 0-0 2, Luis Garcia 0-2 0-0 0; TOTALS: 23-53 10-18 64; 3-point goals: Hammond 1-2, Martin 1-3, Worstell 0-2, Kimmey 1-2, Owens 3-5, McKean 2-3, Stephenson 0-1, Garcia 0-1
WILMINGTON COLLEGE (3-4, 1-1 OAC)
Klarke Ransom 7-12 0-0 17, Brandon Candella 5-12 0-3 12, Dwight Johnson 2-6 2-2 6, Malcolm Heard II 0-3 2-2 2, Miles Bankston 1-5 0-0 2, Taylor Wellman 5-11 0-0 11, Tim Pfeiffer 1-2 0-0 3, R.J. Leppert 1-8 0-0 2, Tyler Jordan 0-2 2-2 2, Ben Vonderhaar 0-2 0-0 0, Tarren Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, Ben McGriff 0-0 0-0 0; TOTALS: 22-64 6-9 57; 3-point goals: Ransom 3-4, Candella 2-5, Johnson 0-4, Wellman 1-5, Pfeiffer 1-2, Leppert 0-3
Shooting: MC 23-53 (43.4%), WC 22-64 (34.4%); Rebounds: MC 37 (Martin 7), WC 44 (Candella, Leppert 7); Assists: MC: 8 (Worstell 4), WC 13 (Johnson 4); Steals: MC 3 (Hammond 2), WC 5 (Ransom 2); Turnovers: MC 9, WC 11; Halftime score: MC 34, WC 28
No. 1 West Liberty 105,
Glenville State 98
GLENVILLE STATE (4-3, 2-2 WVIAC)
Kevin Gray 7-16 3-3 21, Jamel Morris 7-17 2-4 20, Joe Ballard 7-9 5-9 19, DJ Blanks 6-11 0-0 12, Lamar Mallory 3-4 2-4 8, Brien Winston 4-6 0-0 8, Adam McCall 1-1 4-4 6, Andre Jackson 1-1 0-0 2, Lamont Cole 1-3 0-0 2, Andy Dollman 0-1 0-0 0, JJ Vazquez 0-2 0-0 0; TOTALS: 37-71 16-24 98; 3-point goals: Gray 4-10, Morris 4-8, Blanks 0-2, Winston 0-1, Cole 0-1, Dollman 0-1, Vazquez 0-1
WEST LIBERTY (8-0, 4-0 WVIAC)
CJ Hester 15-20 0-0 30, Bubby Goodwin 4-7 7-8 18, Alex Falk 6-18 3-6 16, Chris Morrow 3-8 0-0 6, Tim Hausfeld 0-6 4-4 4, Shawn Dyer 6-11 3-5 15, Seger Bonifant 4-6 2-2 12, Keene Cockburn 1-2 2-2 4, Nick Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Jeff Yunetz 0-0 0-0 0, Mike Lamberti 0-0 0-0 0; TOTALS: 39-78 21-27 105; 3-point goals: Goodwin 3-4, Falk 1-5, Hausfeld 0-4, Bonifant 2-2
Shooting: GSC 37-71 (52.1%), WL 39-78 (50%); Rebounds: GSC 37 (Winston 7), WL 43 (Hester 14); Assists: GSC 16 (Blanks 6), WL 20 (Hausfeld 6); Steals: GSC 6 (Gray 2), WL 11 (Falk 5); Blocks: GSC 10 (Ballard 5), WL 3 (3 with 1); Turnovers: GSC 19, WL 11; Halftime score: WLU 57, GSC 48
Charleston 90, Ohio Valley 70
OHIO VALLEY (1-6, 0-3 WVIAC)
Jerry Macon Jr 3-9 1-2 8, Mustafa Helal 6-13 0-0 12, Povilas Dambrauskas 1-4 0-0 2, Ashton Brown 9-17 6-6 25, Neil Gingerich 3-8 2-2 8, Gregg Strasser 0-0 0-0 0, David Sinickas 1-3 0-0 3, Osvaldas Gaizauskas 2-3 0-0 4, James Allen 2-2 0-0 4, Evan Jamison 1-9 0-0 3, Gerald McDonald 0-0 0-0 0, Robert Smelser 0-1 0-0 0; TOTALS: 28-69 10-11 70; 3-point goals: Macon Jr 1-1, Brown 1-7, Gingerich 0-2, Sinickas 1-2, Gaizauskas 0-1, Jamison 1-3
CHARLESTON (4-1, 1-1 WVIAC)
Evan Faulkner 3-8 1-2 7, Terrell Lipkins 9-20 1-2 22, Corey Jackson 3-5 0-0 6, Xavier Humphrey 5-9 1-2 13, Aleksander Kesic 4-9 0-0 9, Robbie Dreher 2-9 6-6 11, Hayden Annett 3-4 2-2 10, Fred Simpson 3-4 2-2 8, Tino diTrapano 0-3 0-0 0, Kyle James 0-0 0-0 0, Quincy Washington 1-3 0-1 2, Eli Staton 0-1 2-2 2; TOTALS: 33-75 15-19 90; 3-point goals: Faulkner 0-2, Lipkins 3-5, Humphrey 2-4, Kesic 1-1, Dreher 1-2, Annett 2-3, Washington 0-1
Shooting: OVU 28-69 (40.6%), UC 33-75 (44%); Rebounds: OVU 43 (Helal, Gingerich 10), UC 44 (Kesic 6); Assists: OVU 12 (Gingerich 4), UC 19 (Faulkner, Lipkins 4); Steals: OVU 2, UC 13 (Lipkins, Washington 3); Blocks: OVU 7 (Gingerich 3), UC 5 (Simpson, Kesic 2); Turnovers: OVU 20, UC 12; Halftime score: UC 49, OVU 32
Women
Marshall 70,
Southern Illinois 66
MARSHALL (5-4)
Chukwuka Ezeigbo 5-12 7-9 17, Suporia Dickens 2-6 2-2 6, Shay Weaver2-10, 3-6 9, Erica Woods 2-5 3-4 7, Norrisha Victrum 3-7 0-1 6, Orlandria Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Leandra King 3-5 2-4 8, Veronica Ruiz 6-11 5-6 17, Justine Boerger 0-0 0-0 0, TOTALS 23-59 22-32 70. 3-Point Goals: Weaver 2.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (1-7)
Jordyn Courier 2-6 1-1 6, Azia Washington 2-5 0-3 4, Dyana Pierre 7-14 0-0 14, Cartasesha Macklin 4-10 7-10 15, Rishonda Napier 8-13 0-0 20, Ariel Haynes 0-0 0-0 0, Mercedes Griffin 0-1 0-0 0, Jameeka Bouie 2-4 0-0 5, Sidney Goins 0-0 0-0 0, Alexus Patterson 1-2 0-0 2, TOTALS 26-55 8-14 66. 3-Point Goals: Courier 1, Napier 4, Bouie 1.
Rebounds: Marshall 44 (Victrum 8, King 8, Ruiz 8, Woods 7), SIU 30 (Pierre 16); Assists: Marshall 8 (Woods 4), SIU 11 (Napier 3); Steals: Marshall 11 (Weaver 3, Woods 3), SIU (Pierre 3); Turnovers: Marshall 12, SIU 16; Halftime: Marshall 35, Southern Illinois 28; Attendance: 430.
Next game: Ohio at Marshall at 2 p.m. next Saturday
West Liberty 101,
Glenville State 93
GLENVILLE STATE (6-2, 3-1 WVIAC)
Kenyell Goodson 0-4 0-0 0, Ashleigh Fossett 7-18 0-0 17, Tiffani Huffman 0-4 1-2 1, Madison Martin 4-7 0-1 10, Ginny Mills 8-17 3-5 21, DaShawna Carey 0-3 0-0 0, Jelena Elez 3-6 3-4 9, Jessica Elez 3-6 3-4 9, Jessica Parsons 1-4 0-0 2, Briauna Nix 0-0 0-0 0, Kenyona Simmons 10-19 2-2 23, LaToya Hambrick 2-3 2-4 6, Aesha Peters 2-3 0-0 4; TOTALS: 37-88 11-18 93; 3-point goals: Goodson 0-3, Fossett 3-8, Huffman 0-3, Martin 2-3, Mills 2-8, Carey 0-3, Simmons 1-3
WEST LIBERTY (6-2, 4-0 WVIAC)
Emily Blevins 4-5 2-2 10, Meghan Wiseman 4-12 2-3 10, Liz Flowers 7-12 6-8 20, Hillary Southworth 8-18 0-1 18, Bri Kamarec 1-3 0-0 3, Kierra Simpson 3-6 0-0 6, Jordan Stacey 1-3 0-0 2, Jenn Mohney 0-8 0-0 0, Chelsea Bradley 0-1 0-0 0, Jasmin Kiley 12-18 2-2 32, Julie Young 0-1 0-0 0; TOTALS: 40-87 12-16 101; 3-point goals: Flowers 0-3, Southworth 2-6, Kamarec 1-2, Stacey 0-1, Mohney 0-4, Kiley 6-10
Shooting: GSC 37-88 (42%), WL 40-87 (46%); Rebounds: GSC 48 (Hambrick, Peters 10); WL 54 (Flowers 8), Assists: GSC 8 (Parsons 3); WL 20 (Southworth 6, Flowers 4); Steals: GSC 9 (3 with 2), WL 5 (5 with 1); Turnovers: GSC 11, WL 14; Halftime score: WLU 49, GSC 47
Wilmington 66, Marietta 61
WILMINGTON (6-2, 2-0 OVAC)
Brianna Peters 7 3-3 17, Haley Howard 3 2-4 8, Spencer Robles 2 1-2 7, LeAnn Topp 2 1-2 6, Courtney Tucker 1 2-4 4, Emily Zimmerman 2 2-2 7, Shelby Kies 0 5-7 5, McKenzie Kilburn 2 0-0 4, Bria Eslick 1 2-4 4; TOTALS: 22 18-30 66; 3-point goals: Roble 2, Topp 1, Zimmerman 1
MARIETTA (4-4, 1-3 OVAC)
Heather Booth 5 4-5 14, Paige Lamb 4 0-1 10, Candice Alexander 3 3-7 9, Tori Dixon 2 3-4 8, Krissy Rowe 1 3-6 5, Sierra Sigman 3 0-0 6, Lindsay Deemer 2 0-2 4, Shelby Maloney 1 0-1 3, Jessica Brogan 1 0-0 2; TOTALS: 22 13-25 61; 3-point goals: Lamb 2, Dixon 1, Maloney 1
Rebounds: M 35 (Deemer 7), W 39 (Wippel 9); Assists: M 13 (Brogan 4), W 12 (Howard 4); Steals: M 14 (Alexander 5), W 5 (Eslick 3); Halftime score: WC 40, MC 34
Next game: Marietta at Heidelberg, Saturday
Charleston 81, Ohio Valley 71
OHIO VALLEY (0-6, 0-3 WVIAC)
Jasmine Gibson 6-12 7-10 19, Kayla Parsley 5-12 3-4 13, Shelby Way 2-8 6-6 11, Amy Brooks 4-10 1-2 11, Danielle Dunnagan 4-6 0-0 11, Janelle Silver 0-2 3-4 3, Tara Benedict 1-3 1-2 3, Jessica Simpson 0-0 0-0 0; TOTALS: 22-53 21-28 71; 3-point goals: Way 1-3, Brooks 2-6, Dunnagan 3-4
CHARLESTON (4-2, 1-1 WVIAC)
LeAnne Ross 6-16 0-0 17, Nichole Perry 3-6 4-5 12, Kayla Dozier 5-7 2-4 12, Chelsea Chambers 3-6 2-2 9, Jessi Cowden 2-7 3-4 9, Chelsea Brumby 3-10 1-2 8, Chrissy Keir 2-5 2-2 7, Kali Cuttaia 2-7 0-0 4, Ashley Milligan 1-5 0-0 2, Tianni Kelly 0-0 1-2 1, Kaitlyn Theisen 0-2 0-0 0; TOTALS: 27-71 15-21 81; 3-point goals: Ross 5-12, Perry 2-4, Dozier 0-1, Chambers 1-2, Cowden 2-7, Brumby 1-8, Keir 1-2, Cuttaia 0-3, Milligan 0-1, Theisen 0-2
Shooting: OVU 22-53 (41.5%), UC 27-71 (38%); Rebounds: OVU 41 (Parsley 13), UC 39 (Cowden 11); Assists: OVU 13 (Way 6), UC 20 (Keir 9); Steals: OVU 6 (Benedict 2), UC 15 (Perry 5); Turnovers: OVU 21, UC 12; Halftime score: UC 41, OVU 38
Ohio 78, Oakland 61
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) - Walter Offutt scored 14 points and D.J. Cooper recorded his 18th career double-double as Ohio overpowered Oakland 78-61 Saturday, snapping a two-game losing streak.
Nick Kellogg added 12 points while Reggie Keely and D.J. Cooper chipped in 10 apiece. Cooper also pulled down five boards and dished out 13 assists for Ohio (7-2), which had 21 assists as a team.
Ohio held Oakland (3-7) to 38.5 percent (10 of 26) shooting and scored 16 points off 11 Golden Grizzlies' turnovers en route to a 39-29 halftime lead. The Bobcats shot 55.2 percent (16 of 29) in the second half and forced nine more turnovers to seal the win.
Oakland outrebounded Ohio 32-31 but the Bobcats outscored the Golden Grizzlies 40-20 in the paint.
Travis Bader, Oakland's leading scorer on the season, scored 29 points but the Golden Grizzlies' second-leading scorer Duke Mondy was held to 1-of-5 shooting.
Marietta College 64, Wilmington 57
WILMINGTON, Ohio - Marietta College held host Wilmington College to less than 35 percent shooting from the floor on Saturday and improved to 2-0 in Ohio Athletic Conference action by posting a 64-57 victory.
Tyler Hammond scored 15 points, J.J. Martin had a dozen and Jacob Owens contributed 14 markers off the bench for the Pioneers, who improved to 5-2 overall.
Wilmington (3-4, 1-1) received a game-high 17-point effort from Klarke Ransom.
Charleston 90,
Ohio Valley 70
CHARLESTON - Charleston rolled out to a 49-32 halftime lead and ran past Ohio Valley, 90-70, here Saturday evening in a West Virginia Conference affair.
OVU (1-6, 0-3) did get a game-high 25 points from Ashton Brown along with a double-double of 12 points and 10 caroms from Mustafa Helal. Fighting Scot Neil Gingerich turned in a solid line with eight points, 10 boards, four assists and three blocks.
Charleston (4-1, 1-1) received a 22-point effort from Terrell Lipkins as four Golden Eagles tallied double figures.
Marshall 69,
Coppin State 63
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - D.D. Scarver scored 20 points and Dennis Tinnon posted a double-double as Marshall took control in the final 3 minutes to defeat Coppin State 69-63 Saturday night in the first meeting between the schools.
The Thundering Herd (6-4), who fell behind by 12 in the first half, took their first lead briefly at 49-48 with 9:51 left.
Coppin State (1-8) regained a six-point lead before Marshall pulled ahead at 58-57 following two 3-pointers by Scarver and a three-point play by Tinnon with 2:45 left.
Tinnon added a layup and DeAndre Kane a free throw, but Collin Johnson's layup with 1:18 left cut it to 61-59. Tinnon made another layup and Marshall sealed it with 6-of-6 free-throw shooting.
Tinnon had 15 points and 15 rebounds, Elijah Pittman 14 points, Kane 11 assists and Nigel Spikes 11 rebounds.
Michael Murray's 18 points led the Eagles, who made 2 of 10 free throws.
WOMEN
West Liberty 101, Glenville State 93
WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. - Jasmin Kiley came off the bench and torched the nets for a game-high 32 points as host West Liberty dropped Glenville State, 101-93, here Saturday afternoon in West Virginia Conference action.
Former Williamstown all-stater Liz Flowers poured in 20 points, grabbed eight boards and added four assists for the Hilltoppers, who also received 10 points from ex-Tyler Consolidated star Meghan Wiseman.
Kenyona Simmons (23) and Ginny Mills (21) led the Pioneers (6-2, 3-1 WVIAC) in the scoring department as preseason No. 2 GSC only trailed preseason No. 3 WLU (6-2, 4-0), 49-47, at halftime.
Wilmington 66,
Marietta College 61
MARIETTA - Host Marietta College missed 12 of 25 from the foul line and ended up falling to Wilmington College, 66-61, here Saturday inside Ban Johnson Arena in Ohio Athletic Conference play.
Wilmington (6-2, 2-0 OAC) led 40-34 at halftime and received a game-high 17 points from Brianna Peters.
Marietta College, which travels to Heidelberg next Saturday, got 14 points from Heather Booth and 10 markers from Paige Lamp. Pioneer Candice Alexander chipped in nine points and five steals.
Charleston 81,
Ohio Valley 71
CHARLESTON - Jasmine Gibson led all scorers with 19 points and Ohio Valley University teammate Kayla Parsley had the game's only double-double with 13 points and as many rebounds, but it wasn't quite enough Saturday as the Fighting Scots fell 81-71 at Charleston.
The Golden Eagles, now 4-2 overall and 1-1 in the WVIAC, had a trio of double figure scorers, led by ex-Marietta Tiger LeAnne Ross. Ross hit five 3-pointers and tallied 17 points.
