(WILMINGTON, Ohio) – The Wilmington College men's basketball team breezed to a Quaker Bowl victory Monday night in their season opener, 90-62, over Earlham College. They are now 1-0 on the season and will be back in Hermann Court Wednesday night vs. Wittenberg University.
"First and foremost, huge shout out to our students coming out in full force tonight, their energy was awesome" said Wilmington Head Coach
Micah Mills.
"College basketball is a long game with a lot of runs. We learned that tonight. Starting the game down nine early is never ideal but the response we had was exactly what we want to see."
"It is good to start the season with a win and especially doing it in the Quaker Bowl, but we know we have a lot of work to do in all areas and that's what we are going to do. Go back to work and get better for the next one."
Earlham jumped out to an early 12-3 lead over Wilmington, but the Quakers settled in and used a 13-4 run to tie the game at 16-16. Their run was fueled by four
Matt DeBrosse points and three points from
Logan McIntosh.
Both teams traded points over the next six minutes of action and Wilmington hung onto a two point, 31-29 lead. They ended the half on a 15-3 rally to take a 14 point, 46-32, lead into the locker room. The Cathey brothers, Izaiah and Elijah, led Wilmington during this run.
Izaiah Cathey had four points while
Elijah Cathey added three.
Wilmington poured it on in the second half. Their lead grew to as many as 31 points in their 90-62 victory.
Notables
- Junior Izaiah Cathey led the team with 18 points, while senior Ben Golan had 11 points for Wilmington.
- Three Quakers had nine points in senior Carson Miles, junior Jerry Trout, and freshman Carson Duke.
- Golan led the game with nine rebounds, three blocks, and three steals.
- Junior Matt DeBrosse and Miles led the team with three assists a piece.
- Miles and Elijah Cathey both had two steals.
- The Quakers showed off their depth in this game, scoring 43 bench points and having 13 players score points.
- Wilmington scored 50 points in the paint and shot 44.7% (34-76) from the field.
What's Up Next
The Quakers return to Hermann Court Wednesday night against the Wittenberg University Tigers at 7:30 P.M.
They look for their first win over the Tigers since 2023-24.
