News Release

WHITEWATER, WI — Men's Basketball ... Warhawks Win in Season Opener
Friday, November 19, 2004
Franklin Savings Tip-off Tournament hosted by Mount St. Joseph College

Final Score: UW-Whitewater 76, Otterbein College 61

1 2 Total
OC 32 29 61
WW 33 43 76

Scoring Leaders:
WW: Jeremy Manchester (jr, Racine/St. Catherine's) 19 points
Melvin Williams (jr, Milwaukee/Riverside) 14 points
Mike Toellner (so, Mayville) 14 points
Angelo Griffin (sr, Milwaukee/Bay View) 10 points

OC: Mark Church 16 points
DeQuan Owens 14 points
Scott Hadley 12 points
Mo Ross 11 points


Team Stats:
FG shooting: WW 33-68= 49%, OC 20-50= 40%
FT shooting: WW 7-14= 50%, OC 14-17= 82%
3PT shooting: WW 3-11= 27%, OC 7-19= 37%
Rebounds: WW 40 (Griffin 11), OC 29 (Tyler Ousley 9)
Assists: WW 16 (3 with 3), OC 16 (Tony Borghese 8)
Steals: WW 6 (Manchester 2), OC 10 (3 with 2)
Blocked Shots: WW 3 (3 with 1), OC 5 (Ousley 4)
Turnovers: WW 19, OC 24
Fouls: WW 20, OC 27
Technical Fouls: WW (Giovanni Riley), OC (Borghese)

Notes:
Whitewater is currently in the others receiving votes category in the preseason D3hoops.com poll ... Otterbein College is currently ranked 21st in the same poll ... The last time UW-Whitewater lost the season opener was in the 1990-91 season against Marian College ... Manchester scored a career high 19 points and Griffin added his first double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds) and a career high in rebounds.

UW-Whitewater's Next Game:
The Warhawks will play in the Franklin Tip-off Tournament Championship game on Saturday, November 20 at 7:00 p.m. against the winner of the Mount Saint Joseph vs. Indiana University East game.

For Additional Information: Pat Miller, UW-W coach, (262) 472-1146
UW-W men’s basketball web site: www.uww.edu/athletics/mbasketball.cfm
WIAC web site: www.uwsa.edu/wiac