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Mens
Hoops Ends Winning Streak
by Jacob Kramer-Duffield
Oberlin mens basketball fell to Kenyon College
with a final score of 83-67 at home this past Wednesday, Feb. 6. The
loss dropped the men to 7-14 overall and 6-7 in the North Coast Athletic
Conference, which puts them alone in fifth place in the conference.
Prior to the loss the men had won five in a row, including a 69-59
home overtime victory over Earlham College last Saturday, Feb. 2.
In the Kenyon match, Oberlin stuck with the Lords for most of the
first half, leading 32-30 with just under three minutes left, but
faltered as Kenyon pulled away to take a six-point lead, ending the
half at 38-32. The Yeomen were able to trim this lead to four points
midway through the second half of the game, but never got closer than
that and ended up falling behind by another 12.
The Earlham match featured Oberlin down by a lot early in the game,
as they trailed 27-18 at the end of the first half. The Quakers extended
the edge in the second half, leading by 43-27 before the Yeomen woke
up with a 25-9 run to tie the game at 52 with a little more than a
minute remaining. After regulation closed with the score even at 54,
Oberlin came out dominant in the extra time, rolling to 15 points
compared to Earlhams five, and coasted to victory.
The mens next game is an away match at Ohio Wesleyan tomorrow
at 3 p.m., and they then come home next Wednesday for their regular
season finale, an 8 p.m. contest against Allegheny (Pa.) College.
The two upcoming matches are critical for the Yeomen, who are having
their best season in years and are angling for a post-season position.
OWU is one spot ahead of the Yeomen in the NCAC with a conference
record of 7-6, and Allegheny is a spot behind with a 5-8 mark.
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