1996-1997 Game-By-Game Recaps
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1996-1997 Game-by-Game Recaps March 1, at Urbana University The top-seeded Blue Knights rallied in the second half to force overtime and then outscored MVNC 16-7 in the extra period for a 112-103 victory in the semi-finals of the Mid-Ohio Conference Tournament. The Cougars led 51-43 at halftime, but Urbana forced 15 second-half turnovers as they mounted their comeback. Brad Hostasa led MVNC with a career-high 30 points on 11-of-13 shooting from the field. Ehren Hull added 21 points with three three- pointers as he set a new single-season mark for treys with 133. Scott Dapprich finished with 18 points and eight assists, and he tied the school's consecutive free throws made record with 27 straight makes. Todd Sands rounded out the double figure scorers with 10 points. February 27, TIFFIN UNIVERSITY In the first round of the Mid-Ohio Conference Tournament, the fourth-seeded Cougars knocked off fifth-seeded Tiffin 93-63 to set a new school record for wins in a season with 24. MVNC shot 64 percent from the field in the first half and nailed 12-of-18 three-point shots on their way to a 55-29 halftime lead. The Cougars finished the game with 20 three-pointers, two shy of the school record. Scott Dapprich led the way with a game-high 22 points on 6- of-7 three-point shooting. He also dished out a game-high seven assists. Ehren Hull added 16 points, while Chad Stevens finished with 15 points off the bench on 5-of-7 shooting from beyond the three-point arc. Todd Sands rounded out the double figure scorers with 10 points, while Michael Pape added a game-high 11 rebounds. February 22, OHIO DOMINICAN COLLEGE In the final regular-season game for seniors Scott Dapprich and Josh Sanders, MVNC used a big first half to cruise to an 85-58 Mid-Ohio Conference victory. The Cougars bolted out to a 47-26 halftime lead and never looked back as they won their school record tying 23rd game of the season. Ehren Hull led all scorers with 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting from beyond the three-point arc. Dapprich finished with 16 points, a game-high 11 assists, and eight rebounds in his final regular-season home appearance, while Adam Stevens, Todd Sands, and Chad Stevens each added nine points. Sanders also recorded eight points. February 18, at University of Findlay In a battle between two nationally-ranked teams, Findlay, the #5 team in NAIA Division I, came out on top as the Oilers completed a season-series sweep of the Cougars with a 92-82 Mid-Ohio Conference victory. Findlay used a big advantage at the free throw line (36 attempts to just 15 attempts) as they held on for the victory. Scott Dapprich led MVNC with 17 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Josh Sanders also recorded 17 points off the bench, while Ehren Hull added 16 points. Chad Stevens chipped in with 12 points off the bench. February 15, at University of Rio Grande MVNC used a big first half to take command of the game and cruised to an 84-70 Mid-Ohio Conference victory. The Cougars shot 62 percent from the field as they roared out to a 47- 27 halftime lead and never looked back. Todd Sands led the way with a game-high 26 points on 11-of-12 shooting from the field. He also grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds. Ehren Hull added 22 points as he went 6-of-9 from three-point range, while Josh Sanders chipped in with 12 points off the bench. Scott Dapprich rounded out the double figure scorers with 11 points, while also dishing out a game-high nine assists. February 13, SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY The Cougars avenged an earlier one-point overtime loss to Shawnee State with an 82-69 Mid- Ohio Conference victory. After taking a 45-32 lead at halftime behind 58 percent shooting from the field, MVNC led by at least eight points the rest of the game. With the win, the Cougars snapped a four-game losing streak to the Bears dating back to 1995 as four players scored in double figures. Adam Stevens led the way with a career-high 24 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the field. Todd Sands added 14 points, Ehren Hull tossed in 13 points, and Brad Hostasa finished with 12 points. Scott Dapprich contributed nine points, a team-high nine rebounds, and five assists. February 11, KENYON COLLEGE The Cougars dominated every phase of the game on their way to a 93-52 non-conference victory over their Knox County rivals. MVNC outscored the Lords by 21 in the first half and 20 in the second half, while holding a 43-30 rebounding margin. The Cougars also limited Kenyon to 33 percent shooting from the field while connecting on a season-high 59 percent of their own field goal attempts. Todd Sands led six players in double figures with a game- high 19 points. Adam Stevens and Scott Dapprich each finished with 13 points, Josh Sanders tossed in 11 points off the bench, and Brad Hostasa and Ehren Hull recorded 10 points apiece. The win was the 20th of the season for MVNC, only the fourth time that a Cougar squad has reached that total in a season. February 8, at Walsh University Walsh rallied from a nine-point deficit with 4:56 remaining in the game for an 82-76 Mid- Ohio Conference victory. After trailing 44-33 at halftime and by as many as 19 points in the second half, the Cavaliers closed the game with a 17-2 run in the final five minutes to earn the win. Ehren Hull led MVNC with a game-high 22 points, while Todd Sands finished with 16 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Josh Sanders added 12 points and seven rebounds off the bench, and Scott Dapprich contributed 11 points and six assists. Dapprich scored his 1500th career point in the contest, becoming only the eighth Cougar to accomplish that feat. February 6, MALONE COLLEGE After falling behind early in the first half, the Cougars used a 27-5 run to end the half and begin the second half as they posted an 81-68 Mid-Ohio Conference upset victory over Malone, ranked #10 in NAIA Division II. Trailing 30-20 with just under nine minutes left until halftime, MVNC scored 21 of the next 26 points to take a 41-35 lead at the break. Then, Adam Stevens scored the first six points of the second half to push the margin to 47- 35, and the Cougars kept a double digit lead the rest of the game. Scott Dapprich led the team with a game-high 24 points as he moved into eighth-place on the MVNC all-time scoring list with 1492 points. Stevens added 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Todd Sands finished with 14 points. Ehren Hull chipped in with 11 points and Brad Hostasa grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. February 4, at Cedarville College In a game that featured everything except defense, MVNC outlasted the Yellow Jackets for a 119-113 Mid-Ohio Conference victory in double overtime. The Cougars survived a Cedarville miss at the end of regulation, missed a shot of their own at the end of the first overtime, and rallied from a six-point deficit in the second extra period. After trailing 108-102 with 2:45 left in the second overtime, MVNC used a 17-5 run to close out the game for their first regular-season sweep of Cedarville. Ehren Hull led the Cougars with 34 points, including nine treys, while Scott Dapprich finished with 30 points and a game-high nine assists. Todd Sands added 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field, and Brad Hostasa tossed in 14 points. February 1, UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY In a battle between two of the top teams in the conference, Findlay used a solid team effort to pull out an 86-79 Mid-Ohio Conference victory and remain undefeated in conference play. Despite trailing by 15 points with just over four minutes left in the game, the Cougars clawed their way back into contention. However, the Oilers, ranked #9 in NAIA Division I, nailed their free throws down the stretch to hold on for the win. Ehren Hull led MVNC with a game-high 20 points, while Scott Dapprich finished with 19 points and eight assists. Adam Stevens added 11 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, and Todd Sands recorded 10 points and nine rebounds. January 30, at Tiffin University MVNC used a balanced offensive attack and hot shooting to post an 82-65 Mid-Ohio Conference victory. The win was the Cougars' first triumph at Tiffin in eight years. As a team, MVNC connected on 56 percent of its shots from the field (29-of-52). Todd Sands had the hot hand by going 7-of-8 from the field and finishing with 16 points. Scott Dapprich also had 16 points and dished out a game-high eight assists. Ehren Hull added 15 points, Brad Hostasa tossed in 14 points, and Michael Pape contributed a season-high 11 points off the bench. Adam Stevens tallied nine points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. January 28, WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY The Cougars survived a poor shooting night with a late rally for an 83-75 non-conference victory.