Broermann hits three-pointer at buzzer in Quaker win

Deon Short leads four Quakers in double figures with 20

[Box Score]

December 11, 2004

TIFFIN, Ohio – The Wilmington College Quakers used a Zach Broermann (Brookville, IN/Franklin County) hit a three-point basket with one second left in the game, as the Quakers won their second consecutive OAC game by a 75-73 count in Tiffin on Saturday afternoon.

Deon Short (Cincinnati/Mt. Healthy) led the way for the Quakers with 20 points while three others scored in double figures.

The Quakers trailed briefly in the first half and were down 5-4 four minutes into the contest before the Quakers opened a 10-0 run taking a nine-point lead with 13:40 to play in the half. The lead grew to as many as 11 in the half, as the Student Princes cut the deficit to three heading into the locker room at halftime.

The teams battled back and forth for the first seven minutes of the last stanza, before the Quakers used an 8-0 to take a seven-point lead with 9:31 left in the game. The lead grew to as many as nine in the period, including at 3:34 in the half before the Student Princes went on an 8-0 run to cut the deficit to one with just under two minutes to play in the game. Heidelberg trailed by two when Greg Tyson converted on a three-point play, giving the hosts a one-point lead with 11 seconds in the game before Broermann provided hero antics, giving the Quakers their fourth win of the season.

Short led the way with 20 points while David Guy (Webb City, MO/Webb City) scored 14 points and Eric Stirling (Brooklyn, NY/LaSalle Academy) and Billy Nelson (Cincinnati/Shroder Paidei Academy) put in 11 and 10 points each. Stirling pulled down eight rebounds while Darrick Barga (Ansonia/Ansonia) pulled down seven rebounds while scoring a career-high seven points.

Heidelberg was led by Kenny Gilbert who scored 16 points while Ron Higgins and Shawn Shriver scored 13 and 10 points respectively.

With the win, the Quakers even their record at 4-4 on the year and 2-1 in the OAC while Heidelberg falls to 3-5 overall and 1-2 in league action.

The next game for the Green and White is on December 15 when the Quakers play host to the Engineers of Rose-Hulman Institue with tip-off set for 7:30 p.m.