Oilers to Battle Walsh & Malone this Week
The Oilers will host Walsh University on Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. before hitting the road to take on Malone at 3 p.m. on Feb. 21.
Sights and Sounds
All Oilers basketball games can be heard on 88.3 FM "WLFC" or on the internet via their web site.
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The University of Findlay will also broadcast all of their home basketball games on the internet. The Oilers will also provide live stats for their games as well. The video link is below:
Live stats will also be available for all contests. A link to retrieve the live stats can be found on the schedule page of the website.
Center Court with Charlie Ernst
Don't forget to tune into 88.3 FM "WLFC" for Center Court with Charlie Ernst. The radio show will be broadcast live from Fricker's on Monday evenings during the season. The show will be aired live from 6-6:30 p.m. Fans are encouraged to attend the show so they can listen live over the sound system and enjoy the great food Fricker's has to offer.
Fans are also encouraged to send questions in for coach Ernst through Twitter. Please send questions during the show to Tim Montgomery and Jason Granger at @Oilersonair.
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Live stats will also be available for all contests. A link to retrieve the live stats can be found on the schedule page of the website.
Series Information
The Oilers hold a 15-9 lead in the all-time series against Walsh dating back to the 1964-65 campaign when Findlay came away with a 77-71 victory.
The Cavaliers came away with a 76-69 win over the Oilers earlier this season in Canton.
The Oilers fell behind by a score of 37-29 at the half, but battled back to take a 64-63 lead with 3:44 remaining in the game. Walsh's Jesse Hardin then scored eight straight points to give the Cavaliers a 72-66 lead with 1:07 to play.
Down six, Jake Heagen converted a three-point play to make the score 72-69 with only 53 ticks left. That was as close as the Oilers would get in the final minute of the game though as the Cavaliers closed out the contest by making four free throws for the final margin.
The Oilers, who shot 44.6 percent (25-of-56) from the floor, were led by John Staley and his 15 points. Staley hit 7-of-8 shot attempts in the game and also added four rebounds.
Dylan Kaufman, Heagen and Nick Ruthsatz each scored 13 points apiece for the Oilers as well.
The Oilers currently lead the all-time series against Malone by a 31-14 margin, winning the first meeting by a score of 86-63 during the 1959-60 campaign.
Findlay came away with a 62-50 win over the Pioneers earlier this season in Croy Gymnasium. The Oilers shot 42.9 percent (21-of-49) from the floor and canned 50 percent (7-of-14) of their three point tries in the win. They also held a 37-33 edge on the boards and out-scored the Pioneers by a 12-1 margin in the final three minutes of the game.
Jake Heagen led the way with 15 points, nine rebounds and three steals. He hit 5-of-7 shot attempts and connected on 3-of-4 tries from three point range.
John Staley and Ricardo Smith each scored eight points apiece while Elijah Kahlig had seven.
Taren Sullivan had a great game for the Oilers off the bench as well, scoring four points to go along with a career-high ten rebounds.
Findlay
The University of Findlay men's basketball team suffered a 79-60 loss to Lake Erie College in their last game on Feb. 14 in Croy Gymnasium. The loss dropped the Oilers record to 13-10 on the season with a 10-9 mark in GLIAC play.
The Oilers came out sluggish and fell behind by a score of 34-20 at the break. Findlay shot a mere 33.3 percent (7-of-21) in the opening period and turned the ball over ten times. The Oilers picked up the pace in the second half, but the Storm continued to shoot the ball well and claimed their first ever victory over Findlay.
The Oilers ended the game by shooting 40.4 percent (21-of-52) from the floor, which included a 7-of-25 (28%) showing from three point range. The Storm meanwhile connected on 52.8 percent (28-of-53) of their shot attempts and canned 11-of-22 (50%) tries from long range.
John Staley paced the Oilers with 11 points and nine rebounds while Jake Heagen had ten points and four assists.
Tyler Stern-Tucker had nine points and four rebounds while Ricardo Smith chipped in eight points and three assists.
Walsh
The Cavaliers are 14-9 on the season with a 10-9 mark in conference play. They have been led by Jesse Hardin, who is averaging 16.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
Trey Fletcher (13.5), Rian Burrell (10.7) and Zac Carter (10.0) are also averaging in double figures on the season.
Malone
The Pioneers are 10-15 on the season with an 8-11 record in GLIAC competition. The team has been led by Ben Haraway, who is averaging 13.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
Stephen O'Daniel is also scoring in double figures and averages 10.4 points per outing.
1,000-Point Plateau
Senior forward Jake Heagen became the Oilers 43rd member of the 1,000-point club with 14 points in the Oilers 85-50 win over St. Andrews on Dec. 19. Heagen has now scored 1,219 points in his career and is chasing Dale Creager (1974-77) for 28th place on the all-time scoring list. Creager ended his career with 1,225 points.
Making Shots
Junior forward John Staley is leading the GLIAC in field goal shooting percentage as he is connecting on 64.9 percent of his attempts this year.
Stroking 3's
The Oilers are hitting 36.1 percent of their three point tires this season, the fifth best mark in the conference. Individually, junior guard Dylan Kaufman leads the team with a 39.8 percent shooting clip from long range. Freshman guard Elijah Kahlig is right behind him with a 39.0 percent shooting clip from behind the three point line.
Stuffing the Stat Sheet
Senior forward Jake Heagen is having a great final season for the Oilers and sports averages of 14.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game. He leads the team in scoring, rebounds and steals and is second on the squad in assists. His scoring average is also the ninth best mark in the conference this season.
Helpful Links
NCAA
NCAA Division II Stats
National Association of Basketball Coaches
GLIAC
NCAA Division II Basketball