January 10, 2005

January 10, 2005     (#3422)
For immediate release...........

Malone College Sports This Week

Jan. 11 (Tue.) - Women's Basketball at Walsh University; 6:00 p.m.  (RADIO)
                          - Men's Basketball at Walsh University; 8:00 p.m.  (RADIO)

Jan. 13 (Thu.) - Women's Basketball home against Shawnee State University; 5:30 p.m.
                          - Men's Basketball home against Shawnee State University; 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 15 (Sat.) - Women's Basketball at Wilberforce University; 4:00 p.m.  (RADIO)
                         - Men's Basketball at Wilberforce University; 6:00 p.m.  (RADIO)

NOTE: Malone basketball's radio broadcast schedule for the season can be found at www.malone.edu and then by clicking on either men's basketball or women's basketball.  In Monday weekly updates, games that are to be broadcast (WNPQ 95.9 FM) will be noted above.

Last Week at a Glance

Women's Basketball - Malone defeats: 
                                               Tiffin University  63-62
                                         Malone loses to:
                                                University of Rio Grande  63-60
                                         CURRENT RECORD:  9-7  (2-3 AMC South)   
 
Men's Basketball - Malone defeats:   
                                        Tiffin University  82-78
                                  Malone loses to:
                                         University of Rio Grande  94-81
                                  CURRENT RECORD:  * 11-6  (2-3 AMC South) 
                                         * - reflects a forfeit win over St. Francis (IL) on 11/13/04 (use of ineligible player) 

NOTE: For complete standings and statistics of Malone teams, visit www.amcsports.org.

Women’s Basketball Edges Tiffin 63-62, Falls To 17th Ranked Rio Grande 63-60

     The Malone College women's basketball team defeated Tiffin University 63-62 last Tuesday at home but fell in a heartbreaker by the score of 63-60 to NAIA Div. II 17th-ranked University of Rio Grande at Rio on Saturday.  With the 1-1 week, Malone’s record is now 9-7 overall and 2-3 in the AMC South Division.
     Against Tiffin, Malone led 31-27 at the half and extended its lead to 37-29 in the early minutes of the second half.  But the Dragons clawed their way back to take a 41-40 lead with just under 11 minutes left in the contest.  Then with just nine ticks of the clock remaining, Erica Mishler (So., Hiland H.S.) sank two critical free throws giving the Pioneers a 63-59 lead.  Tiffin in turn, made a three-pointer seconds later but came up just short as Malone emerged with the 63-62 victory.
     Mishler led three Pioneers in double digits with 23 points, including four field goals from behind the arc.  Michelle Ling (Sr., Hiland H.S.) posted 19 points while Nikki Parson (So., Garaway H.S.) added 14 points.  Parson also ripped down a team-high 10 boards but Malone was out-rebounded 41-29.  In addition, Ling dished out five assists and Mishler collected three steals.
     At Rio, the Pioneers trailed 31-26 at halftime and committed 2l turnovers in the contest en route to the 63-60 loss.  Ling paced the offense with 18 points and six assists followed by Mishler and Kellyn Murphy (Fr., St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S.) with 10 points each.  Parson hauled down 10 rebounds as Malone won the battle of the boards 44-35.   
     This week, Malone (9-7, 2-3 AMC S) will travel to Walsh University (8-7, 2-3 AMC S) on Tuesday for a 6:00 p.m. contest and will then host NAIA #24 Shawnee State University (12-6, 4-1 AMC S) on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.  The Pioneers will close out the week on the road with a 4:00 p.m. tip-off at Wilberforce University (7-4, 3-3 AMC S) on Saturday.
     This week’s opponents:  Walsh - Malone leads the all-time series 30-26 although Walsh swept the two-game series last year (84-67 at Malone and 64-53 at Walsh)...The Cavaliers have also won the last four games against Malone.  Shawnee State - SSU holds a 15-2 lead over Malone in the all-time series and won both games last year (69-61 at Malone and 74-56 at SSU)...SSU has won four in a row over the Pioneers.  Wilberforce - Malone leads this all-time series by an 8-2 margin and swept Wilberforce in last year's two-game series (74-73 OT at Wilberforce and 82-73 at Malone).
     Malone notes:  Michelle Ling leads the team in scoring at 21.3 points per game (3rd in AMC) followed by Nikki Parson at 18.4 per contest...N. Parson tops the squad in rebounds at 9.3 per contest (4th in AMC)… Ling also paces the team in assists at 4.3 per game while N. Parson leads the team and the conference in free throw percentage at 88.3 %...In addition, Ling is shooting an impressive 44.7% (3rd in AMC) from three-point range (46 of 103)...Malone ranks first in the AMC in free throw percentage at 75.8% and third in field goal percentage at 46.6%.

Men’s Basketball Beats Tiffin 82-78, Loses To Rio Grande 94-81

     The Malone College men’s basketball team defeated Tiffin University 82-78 at home last Tuesday and lost to the University of Rio Grande 94-81 on Saturday.  Malone is now 11-6 overall and 2-3 in the AMC South Division.
     Against Tiffin, the Pioneers held a slim 38-37 advantage at halftime en route to the 82-78 win.  Shane Conwell (Sr., Stow H.S.) led the offense with 31 points followed by Chris Miller (So., Hiland H.S.) with 22 points.  Conwell and Brian Allerding (So., Loudonville H.S.) each grabbed nine rebounds but Malone lost the battle of the boards 40-35.  In addition, Jason Mishler (Sr., Hiland H.S.) handed out six assists while Conwell posted five steals.
     At Rio, Malone trailed by six (45-39) at the half and was outscored 49-42 in the second stanza.  Conwell led the way with 21 points followed by Miller with 18 points.  No Pioneer player grabbed more than four rebounds as the Redmen dominated the boards 43-27. 
     This week, Malone (11-6, 2-3 AMC S) will travel to Walsh University (10-5, 4-1 AMC S) on Tuesday for an 8:00 p.m. tip-off and will then host Shawnee State University (8-10, 2-3 AMC S) on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.  The Pioneers finish out the week with a 6:00 p.m. tip-off at Wilberforce University (4-14, 0-6 AMC S) on Saturday.
     This week’s opponents:  Walsh - Walsh leads the all-time series with Malone 50-38 but the two teams split the two-game series last year with Malone winning game one 78-59 (at Malone) and Walsh taking game two (Mayors' Cup game) by the score of 78-73 in overtime.  Shawnee State - Malone leads this all-time series 23-6 but the teams split the pair last year with Malone winning 77-70 in overtime (at Malone) and SSU winning 79-75 (at SSU).  Wilberforce - Malone leads the series 15-10 and the team split the two-game series last year with Malone winning the first outing 95-65 (at Wilberforce) and Wilberforce taking game two 103-88 at Malone.
     Malone notes:  Shane Conwell leads the team (and is second in the AMC) in scoring at 23.6 points per game followed by Chris Miller at 20.4...James Hannum paces the squad in rebounds at 6.2 per outing...Jason Mishler leads the team in assists at 5.0 per game...Malone leads the conference in free throw percentage at 78.1%...the Pioneers have a current six-game home winning streak (undefeated at home this year).
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