2017-18 SCHEDULE GAME 28 DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND 11/17/17 HOPE + W 102-71 1472 11/18/17 ST. THOMAS + W (ot) 85-83 1186 11/21/17 at Frostburg State W 91-77 142 11/26/17 at Bethany W 83-70 387 11/29/17 at Otterbein * W 86-60 330 12/02/17 BALDWIN WALLACE * L 72-73 1031 VS. 12/04/17 at La Roche W 81-75 350 12/09/17 JOHN CARROLL * L 82-93 1281 12/16/17 at Wilmington * W 100-71 279 12/29/17 vs. #16 Hanover $ W 65-53 561 20-7 21-6 12/30/17 at Wittenberg $ L 70-83 591 01/03/18 MUSKINGUM * W 104-86 1072 #24 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans 01/06/18 OHIO NORTHERN * W 90-86 1182 01/10/18 at Mount Union * W 78-57 421 vs. 01/13/18 at Heidelberg * W 75-62 1016 Marietta College Pioneers 01/17/18 CAPITAL * W 82-68 1192 01/20/18 at John Carroll * L 77-99 1409 01/24/18 OTTERBEIN * W 87-68 1091 Friday, March 2, 2018 • 5:30 p.m. 01/27/18 at Baldwin Wallace * W 65-52 765 Pam Evans Smith Arena • Springfield, Ohio 01/31/18 MOUNT UNION * W 80-71 1192 02/03/18 HEIDELBERG * L 65-71 1534 02/07/18 at Capital * W 79-74 517 LIVE VIDEO: Live video is available for tonight’s game 02/10/18 WILMINGTON * W 80-65 1337 online at http://www.wittenbergtigers.com/broadcast/ 02/14/18 at Muskingum * W (ot) 107-100 675 02/17/18 at Ohio Northern * W 88-68 342 wyplge OAC Tournament 02/20/18 WILMINGTON W 86-71 1293 LIVE STATISTICS: Live stats are available for tonight’s 02/22/18 OHIO NORTHERN L 88-94 1308 NCAA Tournament game online at http://www.wittenbergtigers.com/sports/ 0 3/02/18 vs. #24 Wisc.-Oshkosh 5:30 p.m. mbkb/tournament/boxscores/20180302_e5tt.xml + Great Lakes Invitational Game $ Wittenberg Kiwanis Holiday Classic Game RADIO: WMOA-AM 1490’s Aaron Cassady and John * OAC Game Sewell will broadcast the game locally and online at http://wmoa1490.com/89 PROBABLE STARTERS No. Player Pos Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG SPG NOTES 1 Dillon Young PG 6-0 Sr. 14.4 3.6 3.7 1.0 5th in OAC - AST / 3rd in OAC - 45.8% 3FG% 4 Mel Shuler PG 5-11 Jr. 4.7 1.4 1.4 0.9 71.1% FT% 21 Kyle Dixon W 6-3 Jr. 13.3 5.5 2.0 0.6 5th in OAC - 52.0% FG% 23 Mike Hall P 6-6 Jr. 3.7 2.5 0.7 0.3 46.7% 3FG% 42 Avery Williams P 6-7 Jr. 11.6 7.7 1.5 0.3 4th in OAC - RPG KEY RESERVES No. Player Pos Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG SPG NOTES 2 Ridge Young W 5-11 Fr. 1.4 1.0 0.5 0.3 72.7% FT% 3 Anthony Wallace W 6-2 Jr. 13.1 3.3 2.1 1.2 2nd in OAC - 87.1% FT% 5 Tim Kreeger P 6-7 Fr. 2.1 2.8 0.5 0.1 55.9% FG% 12 Christian James PG 5-9 Fr. 2.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 42.9% 3FG% 14 Jason Ellis W 5-11 Fr. 2.9 1.4 0.4 0.2 71.4% FT% 15 DeVaughn Wingard W 6-3 Jr. 10.3 3.6 0.8 1.2 Leads team 31 STL & 24 BLK 34 Caleb Hoyng P 6-4 So. 7.8 3.5 1.0 0.2 1st in OAC - 60.9% FG% • THE RECORDS: Marietta enters the game with an overall record of 21-6. The Pioneers went 14-4 in the OAC to tie for the regular season champion- Series Information ship with John Carroll. Marietta was knocked out of the OAC Tournament by Ohio Northern, 94-88, in the semifinals. The Pioneers were on a five- vs. Wisconsin-Oshkosh game winning streak prior to falling in the OAC Tournament. No. 24 Series Record ...................................................... 0-0 ranked Oshkosh is currently 20-7 overall and finished 9-5 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference earning the No. 3 seed in the WIAC vs. Wittenberg Tournament. Oshkosh lost to Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 71-63, in the semifi- Series Record .................................................. 24-69 nals of the WIAC Tournament. Dec. 30, 2017 (Springfield, Ohio) ...............L / 70-83 • THE COACHES: Marietta’s Jon VanderWal, a 2001 graduate of Albion, is in his 11th year as the head coach of the Pioneers. VanderWal is 211-96 at Marietta. Pat Juckem, a graduate of Lawrence University (Wisc.), is in his vs. Misericordia 6th season coaching the Titans. Juckem is 90-72 at Oshkosh. Prior to taking Series Record ...................................................... 0-0 the Titan job, Juckem was the head coach at Coe College for seven seasons posting a 104-80 record. His career record stands at 194-152. Juckem has led Oshkosh into the NCAA Tournament the last three seasons. • SERIES NOTES: This will be the first meeting between Marietta and Wisconsin-Oshkosh in men’s basketball. • SCOUTING THE PIONEERS: Marietta is ranked 4th in the OAC in scoring offense (83.2 ppg) and 2nd in scoring defense (74.1 ppg). Dillon Young Marietta By the Numbers is Marietta’s leading scorer averaging 14.4 ppg. He also leads the Pioneers in assists (100), three-pointers (55) and three-point shooting (45.8%). Kyle Leading at the half ............................................. 13-4 Dixon is averaging 13.3 ppg and 5.5 rpg. He ranks fifth in the OAC in shoot- Trailing at the half ................................................ 7-2 Tied at the half .................................................... 1-0 ing connecting on 52.0% of his shot attempts. Anthony Wallace is averag- In overtime games ............................................... 2-0 ing 13.1 ppg and is second in the OAC with a 87.1% free throw percentage. Avery Williams averages 11.6 ppg and leads Marietta with 7.7 rpg, good Shooting 50 percent or better ............................ 11-2 for fourth in the OAC. DeVaughn Wingard is averaging 10.3 ppg and 3.6 Shooting 40-50 percent ....................................... 9-1 rpg. He leads Marietta in steals (31) and blocked shots (24). Caleb Hoyng Shooting less than 40 percent ............................. 1-3 Opponent shoots 50 percent or better ................ 3-2 averages 7.8 ppg and 3.5 rpg. He leads the OAC with a 60.9% field goal Opponent shoots 40-50 percent .......................... 9-4 percentage. As a team, Marietta leads the OAC with a 47.9% field goals per- Opponent shoots less than 40 percent ............... 9-0 centage and is second in three-point shooting with a 39.3% percentage. Marietta outrebounds opponent ........................ 17-2 • MARIETTA PROJECTED STARTERS: #1 Dillon Young (Sr., PG, 6-0); #4 Opponent outrebounds Marietta .......................... 3-4 Mel Shuler (Jr., PG, 5-11); #21 Kyle Dixon (Jr., W, 6-3); #23 Mike Hall (Jr., P, Teams tied in rebounds ....................................... 1-0 6-6); #42 Avery Williams (Jr., P, 6-7). Marietta has fewer turnovers than opponent .... 13-1 • SCOUTING THE TITANS: Wisconsin-Oshkosh is ranked 2nd in the WIAC in Marietta has more turnovers than opponent ....... 5-5 scoring offense (74.3 ppg) and 4th in scoring defense (66.2 ppg). Oshkosh’s Turnovers are equal ............................................ 3-0 starters all average over 25 minutes per game and are the Titan’s five lead- Game is decided by 1-5 points ........................... 3-1 ing scorers. Ben Boots averages 15.2 ppg and 3.5 rpg. He leads the WIAC Game is decided by 6-9 points ........................... 3-1 with 119 assists and ranks fifth in scoring. Jack Flynn averages 13.5 ppg Game is decided by 10-14 points ....................... 6-3 and 7.1 rpg. He leads the WIAC in field goal shooting (63.8%), is third in Game is decided by 15+ points ........................... 9-1 rebounding and ninth in scoring. Adam Fravert averages 12.6 ppg and 7.3 Playing at home ................................................... 9-4 rpg. He leads the WIAC with 33 blocked shots and ranks second in rebound- Playing on the road ........................................... 11-2 ing. Brett Wittchow averages 10.5 ppg and 3.8 rpg. He leads the WIAC in Playing at neutral site .......................................... 1-0 three-point shooting with a 48.2% percentage. Charlie Noone averages 9.3 ppg and 2.4 rpg. Playing at night .................................................. 13-2 Playing in the afternoon ...................................... 8-4 • WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH PROJECTED STARTERS: #0 Charlie Noone (Sr., G, 6-1); #2 Ben Boots (Jr., G, 6-1); #4 Brett Wittchow (Jr., G, 6-4); #15 In November ........................................................ 5-0 Adam Fravert (So., F, 6-8); #44 Jack Flynn (So., C, 6-8). In December ........................................................ 3-3 In January ............................................................ 8-1 • UP NEXT: Today’s winners advance to the second round on Saturday (Mar. In February .......................................................... 5-2 In March .............................................................. 0-0 3) and will face the winner of the Misericordia vs. Wittenberg game. Tip off is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday’s winner advances to next weekend’s Sectional Round of the NCAA Tournament. • MARIETTA IN NCAA TOURNAMENT: This is Marietta’s seventh NCAA D3hoops.com Top 25 Tournament appearance including the last four years in a row. The Pioneers as of 2/26/18 are 8-6 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. Marietta advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2010-11 and 2016-17 and the Elite Eight in 2014-15. Marietta is looking No. School (1st votes) Rec Pts.