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Pioneer Press
Dec. 6, 2010

Defensive change leads to second win of season

Wichita West coach Mike Schaplowsky knew he had to make a change. LaSalle had 37 points and halftime and were finding holes in the 2-3 zone that the Pioneers were running. So to start the second half, Wichita West went to their patented man to man defense, and it paid dividends. The Pioneers held LaSalle to just 16% shooting in the second half and 32.3% for the game, and slowly picked away at a double digit LaSalle lead. The final result: another hard fought victory for the Pioneers, 61-59. 3 players scored in double figures for the Pioneers, led by Jonathan Leary with 19. Erick Register had 11 and Johnny Cruz had 14. The Pioneers seem to be at their best when they play their hard nosed man defense, and they seem to be hitting their stride offensively as well. Next up for Wichita West is a game against Lafayette.

Wichita West 61, La Salle 59

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Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
G. Breckenridge   C    16   2-3   0-0   0   0   1  1   4
Beau Wilson       PF   25   2-2   0-0   3   3   0  2   4
Jeffery Ashby     SF   36  8-18   4-4   4   8   0  3  23
H. Holzheimer     SG   27   1-7   0-0   2   4   2  3   3
Douglas Starks    PG   36  2-15   3-4   0   7   3  1   9
Norman Johnson    PG   15   1-4   2-2   2   3   2  3   5
Lowell Daley      SG    4   0-2   0-0   0   1   0  1   0
Rupert Treadway   C    23   2-3   0-0   1   4   0  4   4
Graham Eberhardt  PF   16   1-6   2-4   4   8   0  2   4
Loyd Donald       SF    2   1-2   0-0   0   0   0  1   3

Turnovers: 10 (G.Breckenridge 2, B.Wilson 2, J.Ashby 3, 
 H.Holzheimer 1, D.Starks 1, R.Treadway 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (G.Breckenridge 1, B.Wilson 1, 
 D.Starks 1, G.Eberhardt 1, L.Donald 1)
Steals: 6 (B.Wilson 2, J.Ashby 2, N.Johnson 1, 
 R.Treadway 1)
3P FGs: 8-27 (J.Ashby 3-7, H.Holzheimer 1-4, D.Starks 
 2-10, N.Johnson 1-2, L.Daley 0-1, R.Treadway 0-1, 
 L.Donald 1-2)

Wichita West Stats:
Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Larry Duty        C    29   2-4   1-2   0   1   1  2   5
Johnny Cruz       PF   32   4-8   6-8   0   8   1  2  14
Nolan Hafner      SF   21   1-3   2-2   0   3   2  3   4
Jonathan Leary    SG   32  8-11   2-4   0   1   2  1  19
Erick Register    PG   29   3-8   4-5   0   5   4  4  11
John Moeller      C    11   0-0   0-0   0   2   0  4   0
Charlie Campagna  SF   24   1-3   0-0   4   7   1  1   2
Lindsey Quirk     PG   11   1-2   0-0   0   2   1  0   2
Jeremias Restal   PF    3   0-1   0-0   0   0   0  0   0
Brian Zorn        SG    4   1-2   0-0   0   0   0  1   2
Roman Lafond      PF    6   1-3   0-0   0   4   1  0   2

Turnovers: 11 (L.Duty 1, J.Cruz 2, N.Hafner 3, J.Leary 
 1, J.Moeller 2, C.Campagna 2)
Blocked Shots: 1 (J.Cruz 1)
Steals: 5 (J.Cruz 1, E.Register 3, R.Lafond 1)
3P FGs: 2-6 (J.Leary 1-3, E.Register 1-2, L.Quirk 0-1)

Player of Game: SG Jonathan Leary (WW)

Coaches Analysis:

No doubt about it, we are a man to man team, and we are going to have to rely on man to man defense this season. Unfortunately it leads to more tired players, but I have a bench 11 deep, and I think all of them can contribute. This next game against Lafayette scares me, since they have already beaten Georgetown this season. Then again, the Hoyas appear to be down. It's nice to see guys like Cruz and Leary having consistent seasons so far. This 7 game home stretch is very important, and it would be great to hit the road with a 7 game winning streak.

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Pioneer Press
Dec. 10, 2010

Shorthanded Pioneers still able to beat Lafayette

Things were in disarray for Wichita West before this game, as backup players Ramon Lafond and Jeremias Restal were suspended for tonights game for a violation of team rules, and starters Nolan Hafner and Johnathan Leary only played 7 and 8 minutes respectively. But Lindsey Quirk scored 19 off the bench, while little used Brian Zorn added 9, and the Pioneers were able to pull of a 68-63 victory against a good Lafayette squad. Defensively the Pioneers forced 14 turnovers, but Lafayette was able to stay in the game by shooting 43.1% from the field. So the Pioneers have now won 3 in a row and look to continue this streak when they take on Hampton on the 14th.

Wichita West 68, Lafayette 63

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Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Emmanuel Wilson   C    25   1-2   2-2   0   1   1  3   4
Don Kennedy       PF   27   5-7   2-2   1   7   0  5  12
Tony Ward         SF   27   3-9   0-2   1   3   0  3   9
Edgar Brown       SG   18   2-7   1-1   0   3   1  5   5
Charles Marvel    SG   23   0-4   2-2   0   1   2  4   2
Jerome Murphy     PG   29  7-12   1-2   2   2   2  2  19
Ambrose McComas   PG    4   0-2   0-1   0   0   0  0   0
Blair Fuchs       SG   11   0-2   0-0   0   0   0  3   0
Nelson Tompkins   PF   21   3-4   3-4   5  11   4  0   9
Robert Duren      PF    9   1-2   0-0   0   3   1  0   3
Bobby Rivera      SF    4   0-0   0-0   1   1   1  1   0
Eric Dawes        PF    1   0-0   0-0   0   0   0  0   0

Turnovers: 14 (E.Wilson 3, D.Kennedy 3, T.Ward 1, 
 E.Brown 1, J.Murphy 5, N.Tompkins 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (E.Wilson 1, D.Kennedy 1, B.Fuchs 1, 
 N.Tompkins 1)
Steals: 3 (T.Ward 1, N.Tompkins 2)
3P FGs: 8-21 (T.Ward 3-4, E.Brown 0-3, C.Marvel 0-2, 
 J.Murphy 4-8, A.McComas 0-2, R.Duren 1-2)

Wichita West Stats:
Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Larry Duty        C    33   2-3   5-5   1   7   0  3   9
Johnny Cruz       C    32  4-10   7-9   1   6   1  4  15
Nolan Hafner      SF    7   1-1   2-2   1   3   0  2   4
Jonathan Leary    SG    8   1-3   2-2   0   0   0  1   5
Erick Register    PG   34   1-9   0-0   0   1   6  3   3
John Moeller      PF   15   0-0   0-0   2   5   2  1   0
Charlie Campagna  PG   20   1-4   1-4   2   2   1  2   4
Lindsey Quirk     SG   30   6-9   6-6   1   3   1  0  19
Brian Zorn        SF   21   3-8   2-4   2   6   0  2   9

Turnovers: 11 (L.Duty 2, J.Cruz 2, J.Moeller 3, 
 C.Campagna 1, L.Quirk 2, B.Zorn 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (L.Duty 2)
Steals: 3 (J.Cruz 1, E.Register 1, L.Quirk 1)
3P FGs: 5-12 (J.Leary 1-1, E.Register 1-4, C.Campagna 
 1-3, L.Quirk 1-1, B.Zorn 1-3)

Player of Game: SG Lindsey Quirk (WW)

Coaches Analysis:

This game didn't turn out the way I wanted it to because I accidently hit sim game instead of coach game, so this game was coached by the AI, which is the reason for the suspension story. When it came up as a win I decided to leave it as is

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Pioneer Press
Dec. 11, 2010

Pioneers lose 2 starters due to injury

Well we've found out the reason that Nolan Hafner and Jonathan Leary didn't play much against Lafayette. Both suffered injuries during the game. Fortunately, the injury to Hafner isn't too serious, and he will only miss 2 weeks. Leary wasn't so lucky, however, as he suffered a broken ankle and will miss 2-3 months. Wichita West will have to regroup after this dose of bad news.

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Pioneer Press
Dec. 14, 2010

Pioneers fall apart in second half

For about a 4 minute stretch beginning in the first half and ending in the second half, Hampton outscored Wichita West 20-2 to turn a 4 point deficit into a 47-33 lead. Wichita West could never recover, as the defense let them down. Hampton shot 53.7% as they rolled to a 79-62 win. The Pioneers looked tired throughout the game, and certainly never got into a good defensive rhythm tonight. They'll try to get back on the winning ways as they host Harvard on the 17th.

Hampton 79, Wichita West 62

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Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Lee Cosper        C    32   6-7   2-4   2   7   2  1  14
Jacques Brown     PF   34   4-8   4-6   3   7   2  3  12
Mark Bonilla      SF   30   2-6   2-2   1   8   1  2   7
Austin Doiron     SG   36 10-18   0-0   0   2   4  1  25
Ernesto Martin    PG   30   3-8   6-8   1   5   6  2  12
Brian Tate        PG   12   1-2   0-0   0   0   1  2   2
Carroll Rausch    PF    6   3-3   1-2   1   2   0  0   7
Dean Jones        C     7   0-0   0-0   1   1   0  4   0
Isreal Mercier    SF   12   0-2   0-0   0   1   0  1   0

Turnovers: 9 (L.Cosper 2, M.Bonilla 2, E.Martin 4, 
 I.Mercier 1)
Blocked Shots: 0 
Steals: 7 (A.Doiron 5, E.Martin 1, D.Jones 1)
3P FGs: 6-14 (M.Bonilla 1-2, A.Doiron 5-11, B.Tate 0-1)

Wichita West Stats:
Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Larry Duty        C    24   4-6   0-0   1   4   0  4   8
Johnny Cruz       PF   25  5-10   6-8   2   5   0  0  16
Brian Zorn        SF   24   2-6   2-2   2   4   3  2   6
Lindsey Quirk     SG   36   2-8   0-0   0   3   0  1   6
Erick Register    PG   18   2-5   0-0   2   4   2  5   4
John Moeller      C    16   0-2   0-0   2   4   1  2   0
Charlie Campagna  SF   31   4-8   4-4   1   4   3  3  13
Jeremias Restal   PF   15   3-5   1-4   0   1   0  2   7
Roman Lafond      SF   10   1-4   0-0   0   2   0  0   2

Turnovers: 11 (L.Duty 2, J.Cruz 1, L.Quirk 6, J.Moeller 
 1, C.Campagna 1)
Blocked Shots: 0 
Steals: 3 (E.Register 1, C.Campagna 1, J.Restal 1)
3P FGs: 3-9 (B.Zorn 0-1, L.Quirk 2-5, C.Campagna 1-3)

Player of Game: SG Austin Doiron (HAMPT)

Coaches Analysis:

I thought that we could recover from the loss of Hafner and Leary, but apparently we need those 2 key elements in our lineup. Nolan is our best defensive guy, and Jonathan wasn't too far behind them. It's not as if we played terrible, but we have to beat Harvard in a couple of days. If we let teams shoot that good against us all year, it'll be a long season.