Oilers Welcome Warriors to Town for Senior Day
The Oilers will host Wayne State University for senior day on Feb. 26. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. inside Croy Gymnasium.
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 26-17 advantage in the all-time series against Wayne State dating back to the 1990-91 campaign when they came out on top by a score of 80-79.
The Oilers secured a 71-67 win in overtime against the Warriors earlier this season in Detroit. The Oilers were down 57-51 with only 1:24 remaining in regulation, but Elijah Kahlig got the Oilers back into the game with a triple. After a defensive stop, Kahlig once again drained a three pointer with only eight seconds remaining to tie the game at 57-57. Needing to get a stop and force overtime, Kahlig once again bailed the Oilers out when he made a block and grabbed a defensive rebound as time expired.
The Oilers, who only shot 35.6 percent (21-of-59) from the floor, were led by Dylan Kaufman's 22 points. He hit 7-of-16 shot attempts and drained 6-of-12 tries from three point range. The Berlin, Ohio native also added five rebounds, four assists, two blocks and one steals in the win.
Jake Heagen contributed 17 points and five rebounds while Kahlig had ten points and five boards.
Nick Ruthsatz produced seven points while Ricardo Smith had six points and a career-high ten rebounds off the bench during the game.
Findlay
The Oilers claimed a 70-62 win over Malone on Saturday to push their record to 15-10 on the season.
The Oilers fell behind by a score of 35-28 at the half and saw Malone extend their lead to 11 points at 50-39 with 12:36 to play. The Oilers then picked up their effort on the defensive end and went on a 14-0 run behind nine points from Taren Sullivan and five points from Dylan Kaufman. The run put Findlay ahead by a score of 53-50 with 7:25 remaining.
After several lead changes, Malone took a 62-60 lead with 2:59 showing on the clock. Jake Heagen then scored to tie the game before Kaufman scored four straight points to put Findlay up 66-62 with 1:17 remaining. Heagen then made 4-of-4 attempts from the free throw line down the stretch to give the Oilers the victory.
The Oilers, who made only 32.5 percent (11-of-34) of their field goal attempts in the first half, shot 57.1 percent (16-of-28) in the final period. They ended the game by connecting on 27-of-62 (43.5%) shot attempts, but made only 19 percent (4-of-21) of their three point tries. The Oilers defense also forced 17 turnovers and their offense took care of the ball, finishing with only seven turnovers in the game.
Heagen led five Oilers in double figures with 14 points and six rebounds while John Staley had 12 points and six boards. Kaufman ended the game with 12 points while Sullivan came off the bench to provide 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting. Elijah Kahlig also reached double figures with ten points.
Wayne State
The Warriors are 5-19 on the season with a 5-16 record in GLIAC contests. They are led by Gavin Toma, who is averaging 14.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.
Michael Lewis is averaging 11.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest while Clark Bishop is contributing 11.1 points per game on the year.
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 1,257 points in his career and is chasing Randy Siefker (1993-96) for 27th place on the all-time scoring list. Creager ended his career with 1,266 points.
Making Shots
Junior forward John Staley is leading the GLIAC in field goal shooting percentage as he is connecting on 65.6 percent of his attempts this year. He is on pace to set a school record for field goal shooting percentage in a season as the current record of 63.3 percent is held by Frank Phillips (2006-07) and Lee Roberts (2007-08).
Stroking 3's
The Oilers are hitting 36.0 percent of their three point tires this season, the sixth best mark in the conference. Individually, junior guard Dylan Kaufman leads the team with a 40.2 percent shooting clip from long range. Senior forward Jake Heagen is right behind him with a 38.1 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 14.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 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.
A Tough Place to Play
The Oilers are 568-116 (.830) in Croy Gymnasium since they starting playing home games there during the 1969-70 season. They have gone undefeated at home eight times in a season since they began play in Croy Gymnasium as well.
In the past ten years the Oilers have posted a staggering 156-8 record at home for an incredible winning percentage of .951. During the past ten years, the Oilers have gone undefeated at home five times. They accomplished the feat 2010-11, 2009-10, 2008-09, 2007-08 and 2005-06.
Dominating GLIAC Home Games
The Oilers have won 103 of their last 108 regular season conference games at home.
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