Oilers Play Panthers/Dragons in Hoops this Week
The Oilers will travel to Ohio Dominican on Thursday before returning home to host Tiffin on Saturday.
2016 Cancer Patient Services Chili Cook-Off
The 18th annual Chili Cook-Off is slated to take place on Saturday, Feb. 6 in the Koehler Fitness and Recreation Complex. If you purchase a ticket to the Oilers basketball games on Saturday against Tiffin, you will receive FREE admission into the Chili Cook-Off.
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Cancer Patient Services Chili Cook-Off
Make-A-Wish
Tiffin and Findlay have partnered to sponsor two children from a local Make-A-Wish Branch, located in Maumee, Ohio. For both the women's and men's games on Saturday, all ticket sales will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the proceeds made off of a 50/50 Raffle. Each university is also selling school specific Make-A-Wish t-shirts for $10 to raise more money for this important cause.
Sights and Sounds
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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.
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 aired 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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Series Information
The Oilers have posted a 28-7 advantage in the all-time series against Ohio Dominican dating back to the 1969-70 campaign when they were victorious by a score of 87-69.
Findlay held on for an 80-76 win over the Panthers on Jan. 14 in Croy Gymnasium. The Oilers shot 50.8 percent (30-of-59) from the floor and drained 7-of-19 (36.8%) of their three point tries in the game. The Panthers meanwhile shot 58.5 percent (31-of-53) from the floor and canned nine three pointers in the game.
John Staley paced the Oilers with 16 points, eight rebounds and three steals while Taren Sullivan had a career-high 15 points to go along with four boards and two assists.
Martyce Kimbrough added 13 points and five rebounds while Tyler Stern-Tucker came off the bench to provide 11 points in 17 minutes of action.
Elijah Kahlig also provided some scoring punch off the bench for Findlay with nine points.
The Oilers hold a commanding 43-8 advantage in the all-time series against the Dragons dating back to the 1926-27 campaign when Tiffin won 22-21.
Findlay came away with a 70-60 road win against Tiffin on Jan. 16. The key to the Oilers victory was their play after the midway point as they outscored the Dragons 47-33 in the second half of play. After scoring just 23 points in the first half, Findlay exploded for 47 in the second while shooting 63% from the floor.
The big second half was thanks in part to the play of Martyce Kimbrough who scored just three points in the first half of action. After the break, Kimbrough scored 17 to finish with a team-high 20 points. He also had four rebounds and three assists.
Taren Sullivan also played well for the Oilers as he was able to drop 14 points and grab four rebounds.
Dylan Kaufman finished the game with 11 points and four rebounds while John Staley contributed nine points in the victory.
Findlay
The Oilers are 15-5 on the season with a 12-3 record in GLIAC play. They have won ten straight games and are in first place in the South Division of the GLIAC.
Sophomore guard Martyce Kimbrough has paced the squad and is averaging 15.6 points per contest. Sophomore forward Taren Sullivan is averaging 12.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game while senior forward John Staley is producing 10.4 points and 4.9 rebounds each contest.
The Oilers are currently undefeated in Croy this season with a 11-0 record as well.
Ohio Dominican
The Panthers are 8-13 on the year with a 5-10 record in GLIAC games. They are coming off of a 96-83 home win against Tiffin on Monday.
Senior Trent Weaver leads the team and is averaging 16.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Sophomore Ronnie Williams and senior Chad Nelson are also scoring in double figures at 13.9 and 12.5 points per contest, respectively.
Tiffin
The Dragons are 10-12 on the season with a 6-9 record in conference contests. They are coming off of a 96-83 loss at Ohio Dominican on Monday.
Sophomore Tony Kynard leads the team and is averaging 16.2 points per game. Senior Chrisean Marsden (13.4), senior Andy Bachman (11.5), sophomore Alex Brown (11.2) and junior Juwan Johnson (10.2) are also averaging in double figures this season.
1,000-Point Plateau
Senior guard Dylan Kaufman is looking to become the Oilers 44th player to reach the 1,000-point plateau during his senior season with the team. During his career, Kaufman has scored 958 points, leaving him 42 points shy of reaching the milestone.
Magic Touch
Senior forward John Staley is hitting 71.3 percent (87-of-122) of his field goal attempts this season. Staley's shooting percentage is the second best mark in the GLIAC this year. The shooting perentage is also the sixth highest mark in the nation.
Staley set a single season school record last season by converting 64.1 percent (107-of-167) of his shot attempts.
Stroking 3's
Sophomore guard Martyce Kimbrough is ranked second in the GLIAC with 58 made three pointers this season. He is making 2.9 triples per contest and shooting 43.3 percent (58-of-134) from three point range. His shooting percentage from long range is the top mark in the GLIAC.
Automatic From the Line
Sophomore guard Martyce Kimbrough is hitting 91.2 percent (52-of-57) of his attempts from the free throw line this year. His shooting percentage from the charity stripe is the second highest in the GLIAC and the eighth best mark in the nation.
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