ALLIANCE, Ohio — No. 13 ranked Mount Union defeated Marietta College by the score of 92-71 Wednesday (Jan. 28) evening in Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball. The loss drops Marietta to 8-11 overall and 3-7 in the OAC. Mount Union improves to 17-2 overall and 8-2 in the OAC.
 
Mason Wisniewski (Farmington Hills, Mich./Orchard Lake St. Marys) scored the first four points of the game and went on to score eight of Marietta's first 10 points as the Pioneers built a 10-5 lead four minutes into the game. Three straight baskets for Mount Union gave the Purple Raiders a 11-10 lead at the 15:14 mark. They would not relinquish the lead again.
 
Mount Union used a 13-2 run midway through the first half to push the margin into double digits, 27-15. The Purple Raiders finished the half on a 9-2 run capped by a three-pointer from Dante Collier in the final seconds to lead 49-30 at halftime.
 
Mount Union scored the first eight points of the second half extending the lead to 27 points, 57-30. A Three-pointer from Collier at the 7:50 mark gave the Purple Raiders their biggest lead of the game, 78-42.
 
Jai Guerra-Howard (Lorain, Ohio/Lorain) led the Pioneers with 20 points. Wisniewski recorded a double-double with 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Jake Singleton (Senecaville, Ohio/Meadowbrook) chipped in with eight points.
 
Collier drained eight three-pointers and finished with a game-high 26 points for the Purple Raiders. Chance Casenhiser had 18 points, while Elijah Farrington finished with 12 points and six rebounds. Kevin Hamilton notched a double-double with 10 points and 12 assists.
 
Marietta returns home to host Baldwin Wallace University on Saturday (Jan. 31). Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m.
 
Fans can follow the Pioneers all season long at pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on X and Instagram.