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Columbus, Ohio — Capital University’s men’s basketball team finished the first half of Ohio Athletic Conference play in style, defeating Wilmington College, 82-62 on Wednesday. Jake Beck matched his season-high with 21 points as the Crusaders move to 12-4 overall, 6-3 in the OAC.

The win was the third straight for Capital and sixth in its last seven contests. The Quakers fall to 1-15 on the season, 1-8 in the OAC.

Wilmington jumped out to a five-point lead early in the first half, however, with the score deadlocked at 17-17 and 8:44 remaining, the Crusaders raced out to a 28-19 lead on the strength of an 11-2 run. Capital maintained that advantage heading into the locker room with a 36-27 lead. Beck led the way scoring 10 points in the half.

In the second half, Capital’s offensive barrage continued as the squad extended its lead to as many as 24 points before settling for the 82-62 final.

Along with Beck’s season-high, both senior Chuck Bihn and junior David Kalb came off the bench for season bests as Bihn poured in 10 while Kalb scored 12 as only other Crusaders in double digits.

Deon Short posted a team-high 15 points and added four rebounds in the losing effort for Wilmington.

The Crusaders hit the road to face off with nationally ranked No. 10 and Ohio Athletic Conference rival John Carroll University on Saturday in Cleveland for a 3:00 p.m. tip.

Wilmington vs Capital
01/21/04 7:30 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio - The Capital Center
At Columbus, Ohio - The Capital Center
CAPITAL 82, WILMINGTON 62
WILMINGTON (1-15, 1-8 OAC)
Deon Short 6-13 2-5 15; Stephen Gee 3-8 3-3 10; David Guy 4-11 0-0 10; Luke
Wolfinbarger 2-2 4-6 9; Josh Rohrbacher 1-4 4-4 6; Brett Carpenter 2-2 0-0
6; Mike King 1-1 0-0 2; Tyran Thompson 1-4 0-0 2; Mike Umpleby 0-4 2-2 2;
Darrick Barga 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 15-20 62.
CAPITAL (12-4, 6-3 OAC)
Jake Beck 7-11 7-10 21; David Kalb 5-7 2-2 12; Chuck Bihn 5-7 0-1 10; David
Johnson 4-4 0-0 9; Adam Stolly 3-7 0-0 8; Tyler Alexander 2-5 3-4 7; Eric
Rosenbeck 3-4 1-3 7; Matt Cesaratto 1-1 0-0 2; Paul Hershberger 1-2 0-0 2;
Bill Cullom 0-2 2-2 2; Evan Hartman 1-2 0-0 2; Mark Denner 0-3 0-0 0; Brian
Alge 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-57 15-22 82.
Wilmington....................   27   35  -   62
Capital.......................   36   46  -   82
3-point goals-Wilmington 7-15 (David Guy 2-4; Brett Carpenter 2-2; Deon
Short 1-4; Luke Wolfinbarger 1-1; Stephen Gee 1-2; Mike Umpleby 0-2),
Capital 3-13 (Adam Stolly 2-5; David Johnson 1-1; Paul Hershberger 0-1; Mark
Denner 0-3; Brian Alge 0-2; David Kalb 0-1). Fouled out--Wilmington-Deon
Short, Capital-None. Rebounds-Wilmington 21 (Stephen Gee 5), Capital 42
(Jake Beck 9). Assists-Wilmington 10 (Stephen Gee 3), Capital 19 (David Kalb
6). Total fouls-Wilmington 16, Capital 19. A-1023