(ALLIANCE, Ohio) - In a hard-fought, back-and-forth contest, the Quakers ultimately fell in overtime 90-87 against the Purple Raiders on the road Saturday afternoon. 

Both Wilmington and Mount Union traded baskets to open the first half of the game. Leading 8-6 after a layup by Domenic Farley, the Purple Raiders jumped ahead 13-8. The hosts remained five points ahead of the Quakers, until Zach King scored a layup at the 10:56 mark to cut the deficit to three, 20-17. Mount Union inched ahead, leading 25-17 just a minute later.  

A Ben Golan layup kicked off a Quakers' 8-0 run. After a steal by Elijah Cathey, he nailed a three pointer, and Izaiah Cathey had a steal and scored on the next possession. With 6:44 left, Elijah Cathey cashed in a three, assisted by Golan, to take a 27-25 lead.  

Four minutes later, the Purple Raiders retook the lead, 37-27 with 2:35 remaining. Wilmington closed out the first half on a 9-1 run, kicked off again by Golan, who tipped in a miss, had a steal and scored a layup, and then Elijah Cathey drained a three. With three seconds left Farley beat the buzzer with a layup, sending the Quakers into the half down 38-37.  

A three pointer by Izaiah Cathey put the green and white ahead early to open the second half. After trading leads, Wilmington took an eight-point lead from a Carson Miles layup with 11:04 to go. Mount Union crawled within one point of the Quakers' lead, but a Farley layup pushed the lead up to seven with just under seven full minutes left. Trailing 68-60, the Purple Raiders clawed back to take a 71-69 lead with 3:20 remaining.  

Wilmington trailed by as many as seven points with less than two minutes to go. A three by Farley, followed by a layup after an Elijah Cathey steal put the Quakers within two. With 45 seconds left, Gabe Green drew a steal and scored, knotting the teams at 76-76. Mount Union missed a tip-in as time expired, sending the two into overtime. 

The teams remained deadlocked two minutes into overtime. Zach King drew an and-one opportunity and converted at the line, giving Wilmington an 81-80 lead. A steal and layup by Izaiah Cathey gave Wilmington an 85-83 lead with 2:15 remaining. After the Purple Raiders made two free throws, Carson Miles knocked down a jumper to tie the pair at 87-87 with 40 seconds left. Forced to foul, Mount Union made two free throws and after a Wilmington miss, made another to take a 90-87 lead with 14 seconds left. The Quakers had two chances in the final seconds, but Farley and Matt DeBrosse could not get their shots to fall.  

Notables  

• Domenic Farley led the Quakers with 20 points. He shot 7-15 from the field and 2-5 from three. Farley grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists to lead the team. This is Farley's seventh game of the year with 20+ points. 

• Izaiah Cathey scored 19 points and led the Quakers with eight rebounds. He led the game with five steals and also had two blocks. 

• Elijah Cathey scored 13 points, shooting 3-4 from deep. He collected six rebounds, three steals, two assists, and one block. 

• Ben Golan scored 12 points, shooting 6-7 from the field. Golan grabbed seven rebounds, had two assists, a block, and a steal. 

• Zach King had a career high of seven points, going 3-5 from the field. 

• Wilmington had 19 second chance points, and Mount Union only had 14. 

What's Up Next 

The Quakers return to Wilmington for their final homestand of the year against Muskingum on Wednesday, February 18 at 7:00 P.M. and against Baldwin Wallace on Saturday, February 21 at 1:00 P.M.