MARIETTA, Ohio — No. 6 Marietta College extended its winning streak to fourteen games with a 94-82 victory over visiting Baldwin Wallace University Saturday (Jan. 29) afternoon in Ban Johnson Arena.

The Pioneers improve to 16-2 overall and remain atop the Ohio Athletic Conference with a perfect 11-0 league record. Baldwin Wallace falls to 11-6 on the season and 6-4 in conference play.

"BW has a really good team and I feel like we took their best shot today," Marietta head coach Jon VanderWal said. "For them to shoot 53% from the field and hit 15 three's and for us to withstand that, it says a lot about the resiliency of our group. We have a veteran team that has been through a lot and their experience served us well today."

The first half featured a shootout between Mason Lydic and BW's Anthony Mazzeo. Both scored 16 points in the first half as they seemed to trade three-pointers. Lydic, back in the lineup after missing three games with an injury, nailed five triples in the first 20 minutes, while Mazzeo sank four from long range.

The first half was a back-and-forth affair with neither team leading by more than six points. There were three lead changes and six ties in the period. Jason Ellis drained a three-pointer as time ran out to give the Pioneers a five-point lead, 45-40, at halftime.

Marietta used a 7-0 run midway through the second half to take control of the game. Sahmi Willloughby punctuated the run with an alley-oop slam dunk off an assist from Ellis pushing the margin to 11 points, 67-56, with 9:25 left in the game.

Any hopes of a BW comeback were thwarted by fouls. Marietta went to the line 27 times in the second half converting 22 of the attempts. Lukas Isaly was a perfect 12-for-12 at the charity stripe in the second half.

Five Pioneers finished in double figures with Lydic leading the way with 23 points on six three-pointers. Isaly and Willoughby finished with 16 points apiece, while Ellis had 13 and Tim Kreeger chipped in with 10 points.

Willoughby had seven rebounds and four steals, while Ellis notched seven boards and dished out eight assists.

Mazzeo hit five three-pointers and led all scorers with 27 points. He also grabbed a team-high five rebounds. Jake Snyder finished with 17 points sinking five triples as well.

Marietta hosts rival Muskingum University on Wednesday (Feb. 2) for a 7 p.m. tip-off in Ban Johnson Arena.