Capital improves to 10-6 overall and at 7-4 in the OAC joins a four-team logjam with Ohio Northern, Baldwin-Wallace, Heidelberg in second place a game behind the Crusaders next opponent John Carroll (8-3 OAC), who visits The Capital Center at 2 p.m. Saturday. Wilmington falls to 11-7 overall and 6-5 in the OAC.
Along with Stahl, junior Steve Kyser had his second double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead Capital. Fred Harrison had 20 points to pace the Quakers.
Capital took control early as a pair of Brian Alge free throws gave them a 15-7 lead at the 13:52 mark of the first half. Wilmington would answer outscoring Capital 19-9 over the next six minutes to take a 26-24 lead on a Scott Walters jumper. The Crusaders bounced back to take a 37-35 lead at the break.
Capital opened the second half with a 13-5 surge capped by a Ross Niekamp layup to take a 50-40 advantage with 13:55 remaining in the game. A Jake Fanning three-pointer with 5:32 left in the game gave the Crusaders their largest lead of the game, 66-50. Capital then went on to the eight point win.
Newspaper Box Score Capital vs Wilmington 01/24/07 7:30 p.m. at Fred Raizk Arena - Wilmington, Ohio At Fred Raizk Arena - Wilmington, Ohio CAPITAL 73, WILMINGTON 65 CAPITAL (10-6, 7-4 OAC) Nate Stahl 9-15 1-2 25; Steve Kyser 5-14 3-5 13; Ben Gunn 3-4 2-2 8; Jake Fanning 2-2 2-2 8; Ross Niekamp 3-6 1-2 7; Quintin Mitchell 2-5 2-2 6; Brian Alge 0-0 3-4 3; Ryan Wood 0-4 2-2 2; Pat Stolly 0-0 1-3 1; Casey Brown 0-1 0-0 0; Zach Hollingsworth 0-0 0-0 0; Chris Overbee 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-52 17-24 73. WILMINGTON (11-7, 6-5 OAC) Fred Harrison 8-13 4-4 20; Zach Broermann 3-6 1-2 9; Sam Lahmers 4-8 0-1 8; David Diaby 3-5 0-0 8; Scott Walters 2-3 1-4 5; Tyler Ledford 2-2 0-0 5; Justin Gaines 2-8 0-0 4; Kevin Colson 1-4 0-0 2; Jeff Proctor 1-3 0-0 2; Brandon Rogers 1-3 0-4 2; R.J. Brown 0-1 0-0 0; Kerry Wilkinson 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 27-61 6-15 65. Capital....................... 37 36 - 73 Wilmington.................... 35 30 - 65 3-point goals--Capital 8-17 (Nate Stahl 6-9; Jake Fanning 2-2; Ross Niekamp 0-2; Ryan Wood 0-2; Steve Kyser 0-2), Wilmington 5-20 (Zach Broermann 2-5; David Diaby 2-4; Tyler Ledford 1-1; Justin Gaines 0-3; Kevin Colson 0-2; Brandon Rogers 0-2; Kerry Wilkinson 0-3). Fouled out--Capital-Jake Fanning, Wilmington-None. Rebounds--Capital 42 (Steve Kyser 10), Wilmington 31 (Sam Lahmers 5). Assists--Capital 15 (Ryan Wood 4; Steve Kyser 4), Wilmington 11 (Zach Broermann 4). Total fouls--Capital 20, Wilmington 23. Technical fouls--Capital-None, Wilmington-None. A-337 Capital sophomore Nate Stahl (St. Henry) season-high 25 points. Capital hosts John Carroll Saturday at 2 p.m. at The Capital Center ... Game broadcast LIVE on the radio on WFCO 90.9 FM