Men's Basketball junior wing Jason Ellis (Marion, Ohio/Marion harding) helped lead Marietta to a pair of Ohio Athletic Conference wins last week. The Pioneers downed Otterbein, 78-56, and John Carroll, 104-98, to stay unbeaten on the season at 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the OAC. Marietta moved up one spot to No. 7 in this week's D3hoops.com Top 25. Against the Blue Streaks, Ellis hit 13-of-17 (76.5%) of his field goal attempts, including 8-of-11 (72.7%) from three-point range. He converted 17-of-19 (89.5%) free throws. His 51 points were three shy of the Marietta single game scoring record of 54 points set by Hall of Famer Don Whiting in 1916-17. For the week, Ellis averaged 30.5 points and 3.5 rebounds. He currently leads the Pioneers in scoring averaging 21.5 points per game.
