Senior Trio Leads Wabash to Win Over Kenyon

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Brian Shelbourne posted his second double-double of the season, while Aaron Zinnerman tallied 23 points and Derek Bailey added 18 in the Little Giants' 83-59 North Coast Athletic Conference victory Saturday night over Kenyon College.

Shelbourne grabbed 12 rebounds in addition to scoring 12 points, marking the first time since a 13-point, 11-rebound effort earlier this year against Franklin that the senior guard had double-digits in those two categories. He also handed out four assists.

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Zinnerman connected on 10-of-his 15 shots as the Wabash offense pushed the ball inside repeatedly throughout the contest to wear down the Lords' defense. Bailey also shot well in the contest, hitting 8-of-12 tries before leaving the game late in the contest with knee injury. Wabash shot an impressive 30-of-58 from the field for 51.7 percent while holding the Lords to 20-of-50 shooting for 40 percent.

The Little Giants' defense kept Kenyon under 20 points in the first half, racing out to a 42-19 halftime edge and never looked back. Wabash led by as many as 29 points early in the second period before settling for the 24-point victory.

Wabash moved the ball well all night, tallying a total of 19 assists. Houston Hodges handed out five, while Nick Curosh joined Shelbourne with four assists.

A trio of Kenyon players scored in double figures. Brian Lebowitz finished with 17 points and a team-high seven rebounds. Ikenna Nwadibia added 13 points, while Anthony Chun scored 12 points for the Lords (8-9, 2-6 NCAC).

Wabash improved to 14-3 overall and 6-2 in NCAC games. The Little Giants moved to within a game of the conference lead after a Wittenberg loss to Hiram earlier in the day. The Little Giants travel to Delaware, Ohio on Wednesday evening for another conference tilt against Ohio Wesleyan University.