Quakers fall in overtime thriller 91-87

David Guy leads five Quakers in double figures in loss

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(WC Press Release) Wilmington, OH (January 17, 2004) -- The Wilmington College Quakers trailed by 10 at halftime and fought their way back to tie the game at the end of regulation. The extra stanza was not kind to the Quakers' shooters as they hit just 4 of 11 shots in overtime before falling to Marietta 91-87.

David Guy (Webb City, MO, Webb City) led the way with 20 points, as four others scored double figures in the contest.

The Quakers jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead in the first four minutes of the game before Marietta went on an 18-5 run to take a seven-point lead with eight and a half minutes to play. The Pioneers increased their lead to as many as 12 with 2:17 to play, as the Green and White went into the locker room trailing by 10 at 35-25.

The Marietta lead grew to as many as 13 in the second half before the Quakers started to inch their way back into the game. With 3:16 left in the game, the hosts trailed by seven. 72-65, before they went on a 7-0 run to tie the game at 72 on a Deon Short (Cincinnati/Mount Healthy) put-back with 0.5 seconds left on the clock, sending the game to the extra period.

In overtime, the Quakers fell behind by five with 1:41 left before they went on a 5-0 run to tie the game at 84, less than a half a minute later. Marietta then hit four straight from the line, before the Green and White cut the deficit to one with 16 ticks left on the clock. The Pioneers proceeded to hit three of four free throws down the stretch, ending the Quakers' hopes of a victory.

Guy led the way for the Quakers with 20 points while Short scored 18, Tyran Thompson (Middletown/Middletown) scored 16, Josh Rohrbacher (Columbus/Beechcroft) 12 and Stephen Gee (West Milton/Milton Union) 10. Gee pulled down a team-best seven rebounds, while Rohrbacher dished out three assists.

Marietta had just three players in double figures but each scored 20 or more, led my Mat Hines' 24 points. Cody Lane and Scott Laslo each scored 22 while Laslo had a tam-best eight rebounds and five assists.

With the loss, the Quakers fall to 1-13 overall and 1-7 in conference action while Marietta improves to 7-8 and 2-6 in OAC play.

The next game for the Quakers is on Monday, January 19 when WC hosts the 2004 Quaker Bowl against Earlham College with tip-off set for 7:30 p.m.