ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland placed six players in double figures and rolled to a convincing 80-65 G-MAC victory over Cedarville at Kates Gymnasium.
It was the fifth win in the last six outings for the Eagles, who are 8-1 at home.
Ashland was on fire from the start in shooting 64 percent while heading to the halftime locker room with a 43-30 cushion.
The hosts were relentless during the second period pushing the difference out to as much as 26 points with five minutes left and finishing with a .604 field goal accuracy.
Anthony Ruffolo scored 12 points for the Yellow Jackets, 8-8 overall and 3-5 G-MAC, who dropped their third straight.
Jonathan Whiteside tallied 11 points and
Jaylen Davis came off the bench with 10.
Quotable: Head Coach Rob Jones
"Hats off to Ashland. I thought they played really well. They attacked us from the opening tip, and we did not respond the way we needed to. Maceo Williams is the returning G-MAC Player of the Year, and he played like it today. We have to get back to practice on Monday with a renewed commitment to playing connected basketball on both ends of the floor."
Five Facts:
- Whiteside made his first career start and responded with 11 points.
- Ethan Sellars came away with a team-leading four steals.
- Sam Johnson chipped in nine points and two blocked shots.
- Ashland leads the all-time series, 28-14.
- The Eagles visit the Callan Athletic Center on February 12.
