(WILMINGTON, Ohio) – The Wilmington College men's basketball team lost at home to the Oberlin College Yeomen, 83-75 and fall to 3-5 overall this season.

Less than eight minutes into the game, the Yeomen held a 20-11 lead over the Quakers. Their lead continued to grow throughout the remainder of the half, and Oberlin led 45-27 at the break.

Wilmington came out hot in the second half, using a 15-9 run to cut the lead down to 12 at 54-42. The Quakers used eight points from Elijah Cathey and four from Gabe Green to fuel the rally.

This run continued as they outscored the Yeomen 17-9 over the following seven minutes to go down by just four points at 63-59 with 8:47 remaining in the game. Several Quakers contributed to this run to get back into the game.

Oberlin responded with a 12-4 stretch of their own to go back up 12 at 75-63. The Quakers cut the lead back down to six on a few occasions down the stretch, but eventually lost the game.

Notables

• The Quakers had three players score in double digits, with Elijah Cathey's 16 leading the way on 5-9 from the field.
• Gabe Green followed this with 15 points, as he shot 6-7 from the field.
• Izaiah Cathey had 10 points for Wilmington. He also led the team with nine rebounds.
• Elijah Cathey, Domenic Farley, Carson Miles, and Matt DeBrosse all tied for the team lead with three assists.
• Elijah Cathey had a game high two blocks, while Izaiah Cathey and DeBrosse both had three steals to lead the game.

What's Up Next
The Quakers travel to Adrian College in Michigan to battle the Bulldogs on Wednesday night at 7:00 P.M. They beat Adrian at home last season, 83-72.