2008-09 Men's Basketball News
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Hallowell Named D3hoops.com National "Rookie of the Year"
March 23, 2009Justin Hallowell of The College of Wooster was selected as the D3hoops.com national “Rookie of the Year,” the Web site announced, along with the release of its 2008-09 All-America Teams. -
Franks Third-Team All-Region, Hallowell Rookie of the Year
March 17, 2009Wooster’s Ian Franks was honored as one of the top NCAA Div. III men’s basketball players within the region, as D3hoops.com placed the sophomore guard on to its All-Great Lakes Region Third Team, and the Web site also tabbed the Fighting Scots’ Justin Hallowell as the Great Lakes Rookie of the Year.
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Capital Knocks Wooster Out of NCAA Tourney on Buzzer Beater
March 07, 2009Capital 's DJ Frazier hit a short jumper just left of the basket, lofting it over two Wooster defenders, as the buzzer sounded to give the No. 13 ranked Crusaders a 72-70 win during a back-and-forth NCAA Div. III Tournament second round match-up.
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Wooster’s 16-2 Stretch in Second Half Leads to NCAA First Round Win
March 06, 2009Wooster advanced to the second round of the NCAA Div. III Tournament, topping Gettysburg College 79-66, keyed by a 16-2 run that covered seven-plus minutes of the second half.
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Four Scots on All-NCAC Team, Hallowell Newcomer of the Year
March 05, 2009Four players from the North Coast Athletic Conference-champion Wooster men’s basketball team were named all-NCAC, highlighted by first-team honorees Marty Bidwell and Ian Franks.
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Wooster Honors Memory of Corey Cline With NCAC Tourney Title
February 28, 2009Wooster completed the mission that it set at the beginning of an emotional week, winning the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament championship to honor the memory of Corey Cline, as the Fighting Scots outscored Wabash College 16-5 during the final six minutes of Saturday night’s finals’ match-up to earn a hard-fought 84-72 win.
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Wabash, Wooster Both Post Commanding Wins in NCAC Semis
February 27, 2009On what would have been Corey Cline’s fourth birthday, Wooster continued to honor his memory by playing some of its best basketball of the season, putting together a 20-1 stretch during the first half and rolling past Kenyon College 89-71.
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Wooster Cruises Past Denison 101-68 During Emotional Night
February 24, 2009Riding the wave of emotion from an unexpected appearance by its grieving assistant coach, Doug Cline, Wooster jumped out on top of Denison University early and never let up en route to a 101-68 victory.
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Wooster Overwhelms Earlham 95-54, Wins NCAC Title Outright
February 21, 2009Wooster honored Marty Bidwell’s final regular season game at Timken Gymnasium by trouncing Earlham College 95-54, and along with the “Senior Day” festivities, the Fighting Scots had another reason to celebrate as they clinched the 2008-09 North Coast Athletic Conference championship.
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Defensive Struggle With Gators Goes to Scots, 52-39
February 18, 2009Wooster held an opponent under 40 points for the first time in four seasons, as the Fighting Scots emerged a 52-39 victor during a defensive battle with Allegheny.
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Balch's Big Night Lifts Scots Past Wittenberg 67-53
February 14, 2009Wooster’s Nathan Balch and Ian Franks each hit 3-pointers after Wittenberg University had pulled within six on two separate occasions during the final five minutes, as the Fighting Scots completed a 67-53 victory.
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Tying 3-Pointer Allows Wooster to Survive Double-Overtime Test
February 11, 2009Justin Hallowell of Wooster knocked down a long-distance 3-pointer, estimated to be from the 28-to-30 foot range, at the end of regulation to tie it 77-77, then the Fighting Scots survived Denison University’s last-second attempt at the close of the first overtime before they finally pulled away late in the second overtime for a wild 102-92 victory.
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28-6 Start Enough for Scots to Get By Wabash 78-58
February 07, 2009A defensive effort that saw Wooster hold Wabash College to just eight points over the opening 13 minutes paved the way for an eventual 78-58 victory for the Fighting Scots.
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Scots Make Late Defensive Stops to Preserve Key Victory at Hiram
February 04, 2009Wooster led or was tied during all but five of its offensive possessions, but still had to make three consecutive defensive stops at the end to close out a hard-fought 89-87 road win over Hiram College.
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Scots Slip Into Tie for Second-Place After Loss at OWU
January 31, 2009Wooster scored the first five points of the second half to pull within six (33-27), but it was all Ohio Wesleyan University after that as the Battling Bishops responded with a 22-8 stretch to win going away.
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24-3 Stretch in First Half Lifts Scots Past Gators 93-76
January 29, 2009Wooster held Allegheny College without a field goal for more than nine minutes midway through the first half, constructing a 40-16 lead during that stretch, and cruised to a 93-76 victory.
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Scots Score Season-High 109 as Part of 23-Point Win at Earlham
January 24, 2009Wooster scored on its first seven offensive possessions, part of a 12-0 run to start the game, and never looked back en route to a 109-86 rout of fellow North Coast Athletic Conference foe Earlham College.
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Wooster Eases Past Denison During Second Half, Wins 86-66
January 21, 2009Wooster outscored Denison University 33-11 over a 10-minute stretch midway through the second half, which allowed the Fighting Scots to pull away for an 86-66 victory.
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Scots Remain Atop NCAC, Give Moore Milestone in 68-59 Win Over Rival
January 17, 2009Wooster led for the final 32 minutes, including by as much as 15 points, but had to hold off a late surge by Wittenberg to prevail 68-59 in the arch-rivals’ first match-up of the season.
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Scots Create Three-Way Tie Atop NCAC With 79-63 Win Over Hiram
January 14, 2009A combination of solid defense by Wooster and ice-cold shooting from visiting Hiram allowed the Fighting Scots to pull away for a 79-63 victory.
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Wabash Gives Coach Petty 500th Win at Wooster's Expense
January 10, 2009An inspired Wabash College squad knocked off Wooster 75-58, as the Little Giants led wire-to-wire in giving their coach Mac Petty his 500th career victory.
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Early Second Half Run the Difference in Scots' 74-64 Win at Kenyon
January 07, 2009Wooster used a 15-5 spurt at the onset of the second half to break away from a 35-35 halftime tie and key its 74-64 North Coast Athletic Conference road victory over Kenyon.
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Strong Finish Results in 19-Point Win in "Mose" Hole Title Game
December 30, 2008Wooster outscored Mt. Union College 19-4 over the final five minutes to turn what had been a close game into an 80-61 victory, as the Fighting Scots won the championship game of their 46th annual E.M. “Mose” Hole/Kiwanis Classic.
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Scots Get Past Thiel 82-63 to Set Up All-Northeast Ohio Title Game
December 29, 2008Wooster was too much for an undermanned Thiel College, steadily pulling away to an 82-63 victory.
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NCAA Div. II Hawaii-Hilo Tops Wooster By 13
December 19, 2008A 14-1 run midway through the first half put the University of Hawaii at Hilo on top by double digits, and the NCAA Div. II Vulcans held off a series of rallies by Wooster to prevail 90-77.
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Balch Boosts Scots in Overtime, as They Get Past Albion 74-66
December 13, 2008After missing out on a chance to win at the end of regulation, Wooster took control early in overtime, outscoring Albion College 11-2 at the outset of the extra session en route to a 74-66 victory.
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Pair of First-Half Runs Leads to Convincing 82-65 Win Over OWU
December 06, 2008In a key early-season North Coast Athletic Conference tilt, Wooster used a couple of first-half bursts to build a substantial lead on Ohio Wesleyan University and the host Fighting Scots went on to an 82-65 victory.
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Scots Start With 23-1 Spurt During 50-Point Rout of Oberlin
December 03, 2008Wooster scored 23 of the game’s first 24 points Wednesday night en route to a 104-54 win over visiting Oberlin College in the teams’ North Coast Athletic Conference opener.
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Wooster's 3-Point Barrage Leads to 32-Point Win at Hanover
November 30, 2008Wooster drained 19-of-42 3-pointers, keying a 93-61 victory over the host school in Hanover College’s John R. Collier Tournament consolation game on Sunday afternoon at Hanover, Ind. The 19 3-pointers made were the fourth-most in team history.
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Scots Unable to Hang On to Second-Half Lead Versus No. 7 Pointers
November 29, 2008Wooster led No. 7 ranked University of Wisconsin-Platteville early in the second half, but the Pioneers would later put together a 19-5 stretch and eventually secure a 76-67 victory.
