Roundup: Tigers Still Holding Strong

After nearly two weeks off due to the postponement of a game at Case Western Reserve on Nov. 21, the Wittenberg University Tigers came out on fire last week to win a pair of home games over Cedarville College and Thomas More College.

On Nov. 28, the Tigers unleashed all of their weapons in a 119-66 victory over an up-tempo outfit from nearby Cedarville that heaved up 32 three-pointers. Senior forward Ryan Taylor (Waynesfield, Ohio/Goshen) racked up 23 points in just 20 minutes of action, leading five players in double figures. Sophomore forward Kevin Longley (Vandalia, Ohio/Butler) and sophomore forward B.J. Harris (Riverside, Ohio/Stebbins) each added 16 points, with Harris recording a double-double with 11 rebounds in just 16 minutes of action. Wittenberg, as usual the taller of the two teams, outrebounded the Yellow Jackets 55-29 in the game.

On Dec. 2, Wittenberg romped to another victory over a smaller, undermanned squad from Thomas More, posting an 82-65 victory to improve to 4-0 for the first time since starting the 1993-94 campaign with 26 straight victories. That was Head Coach Bill Brown's first season at the helm, and the Tigers advanced to NCAA Division III Final Four.

Against Thomas More, the Tigers jumped out to a double-digit lead midway through the first half and never allowed the visitors to pull any closer than eight points the rest of the way. Taylor and Longley each posted double-doubles, while junior guard Greg Rustad (Lakewood, Ohio/Lakewood) and freshman Peter Walker (Louisville, Ky./St. Xavier) also scored in double figures.