news from the Owls website http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/ 2012-02-06T07:59:34-06:00 text/html 2012-02-01T15:02:36-06:00 http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/ Kevin Walden http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/article/262.php The Warren Wilson College men's basketball team improved to 13-9 on the season after a 85-56 victory over Johnson and Wales University.<br /><br />The Owls lead 45-30 at the half and built upon their lead in the second to secure the 29 point victory.&nbsp; <br /><br />First-year player Allen Johnson lead a balanced Warren Wilson attack with 18 points off the bench.&nbsp; Also reaching double figures were Pat Albright (15), Dan Jackson (12), Anthony Barringer (10), and Rashad Ali (10).<br /> text/html 2012-01-30T08:52:57-06:00 http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/ Kevin Walden http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/article/260.php The Warren Wilson College men's basketball team improved to 12-9 on the season after a 84-76 win over Montreat College.<br /><br />In a tight game that saw 11 ties and 9 lead changes, the Owls held a 39-24 rebounding advantage that lead to the 8 point win.&nbsp; The game was tied at the half 40-40 and no one could break free in the second before Wilson made plays down the stretch for the victory.<br /><br />Junior Dan Jackson lead the Owls with 23 points including a clutch three pointer 1:30 remaining that just beat the shot clock and secured a 7 point advantage.&nbsp; Sophomore Rashad Ali tallied 22 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals.&nbsp; Also reaching double figures were Pat Albright (12) and Raysean Love (10).<br /> text/html 2012-01-28T10:46:50-06:00 http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/ Kevin Walden http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/article/261.php The Warren Wilson College women's basketball team earned their third victory of the season after a 53-49 win over Hiwassee College.<br /><br />The Owls lead 31-29 at the half and made free throws down the stretch to secure the victory.&nbsp; WWC went 26-33 from the free throw for the game and out rebounded HC 64-46.&nbsp; <br /><br />Senior Jessica Bailey lead Warren Wilson with 19 points and 13 rebounds including 15-20 from the free throw line.&nbsp; First-year Renee Scherer also tallied double figures with 12 points.<br /> text/html 2012-01-24T10:30:54-06:00 http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/ Kevin Walden http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/article/257.php The Warren Wilson College men's basketball team improved to 10-9 on the season after a 112-51 victory over Johnson University.<br /><br />The Owls lead 55-29 at the half and jumped out early in the second half to secure the victory.&nbsp; <br /><br />All 12 Owls' players who entered the game scored lead by first-year Allen Johnson's 23 points and 10 rebounds.&nbsp; Also reaching double figures were Pat Albright (18), Rashad Ali (17), and Pat Rulong (12).&nbsp; <br /> text/html 2012-01-23T10:19:24-06:00 http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/ Kevin Walden http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/article/256.php The Warren Wilson College women's basketball team dropped a 59-36 decision to Johnson University on Monday night.<br /><br />The Owls trailed 28-16 at the half but made a run in the first 6 minutes of the second half to cut the deficit to 9 32-23.&nbsp; They were unable to get any closer.<br /><br />Warren Wilson was lead by first-year point guard Nicki Hagler with 13 points.<br /> text/html 2012-01-21T10:46:45-06:00 http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/ Kevin Walden http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/article/258.php The Warren Wilson men's basketball team evened their record to 9-9 on the season after a 68-51 victory over Johnson and Wales University. <br /><br />The Owls came out of the gates cold making only 7-27 (26%) first half shots including 0-7 from the three point line and only held a 24-23 advantage at the half.&nbsp; The second half saw the Owls erupt for 44 points on 19-37 (51%) shooting en route to the 17 point victory.<br /><br />WWC was lead by junior Dan Jackson's 15 points while sophomore point guard Anthony Barringer tallied a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.&nbsp; Also reaching double figures were Allen Johnson (11) and Pat Albright (10).<br /> text/html 2012-01-20T10:48:49-06:00 http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/ Kevin Walden http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/article/255.php The Warren Wilson College women's basketball team earned their second win on the season by defeating Appalachian Bible College 54-52.<br /><br />The score was tied at the 23-23 but a strong second half push propelled the Owls to a 14 point second half lead.&nbsp; Warren Wilson was able to weather a late surge by ABC to secure the victory.<br /><br />First-year player Nicki Hagler lead the Owls with 15 points.<br /> text/html 2012-01-16T10:55:11-06:00 http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/ Kevin Walden http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/article/259.php The Warren Wilson College men's basketball team fell to 8-9 on the season after a tough 62-60 loss to Milligan College.<br /><br />The Owls trailed by as many as 19 points in the first half (30-11) but closed the gap to trail by just 8 at the half.&nbsp; After a tightly contested second half, the Owls were able to tie the game at 60 on an Anthony Barringer drive with 9 seconds remaining.&nbsp; Barringer was then called for a reach in foul with 4 seconds remaining sending Milligan's Kyle Grisby to the line for a one and one.&nbsp; Grisby missed the front end of the one and one and Warren Wilson quickly rebounded the ball.&nbsp; Unfortunately, the ensuing outlet was stolen by Mickey Woods who drilled a 15 footer at the buzzer for the win.&nbsp; <br /><br />The Owls were lead by Barringer's 13 points and 5 assists while fellow sophomore Rashad Ali added 10 points and 7 blocks.&nbsp; <br /> text/html 2012-01-14T17:32:45-06:00 http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/ Kevin Walden http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/article/253.php The Warren Wilson College men's basketball team earned a 76-72 victory over Crown College on January 14.&nbsp; <br /><br />The Owls came out of the gates sluggish trailing 38-37 at the half.&nbsp; WWC surged in the second half opening a double digit lead and leading by as many 17 points (61-44) with 8 minutes remaining.&nbsp; Crown did not go away as they chipped away at the lead before a Raysean Love bucket at the buzzer secured the four point advantage.<br /><br />Point guard Anthony Barringer lead the Owls with 25 points while Rashad Ali tallied a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds.&nbsp; <br /> text/html 2012-01-11T00:13:14-06:00 http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/ Kevin Walden http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/article/251.php The Warren Wilson College men's basketball team improved to 6-7 on the year after a 76-49 victory over Toccoa Falls College.<br /><br />The Owls lead 38-21 at the half and never looked back.&nbsp; Rashad Ali lead Warren Wilson with 17 points while Anthony Barringer chipped in with 13.&nbsp; Both Raysean Love and Pat Albright also reached double figures with 10 points a piece.<br /> text/html 2011-12-11T13:53:06-06:00 http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/ Kevin Walden http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/article/250.php The Warren Wilson women's basketball team earned their first victory of the season defeating Appalachian Bible College 36-26.<br /><br />The Owls lead 16-12 at the half and never looked back holding a 10 point cushion for most of the second half.&nbsp; WWC out rebounded ABC 51-43 that included 27 offensive rebounds.<br /><br />Warren Wilson was lead by Jessica Bailey's 16 points on 6-13 shooting.&nbsp; First-year Renee Scherer tallied double digit rebounds with 10.&nbsp; <br /> text/html 2011-12-10T17:24:29-06:00 http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/ Kevin Walden http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/article/252.php The Warren Wilson College swim team lost a dual meet to NCAA Division II King College on December 10 losing by a combined score of 241-164.&nbsp; <br /><br />Women were narrowly defeated by just one point for the second time this year 115-114 while the men lost 126-52.&nbsp; <br /><br />The Owls were lead by Amelia Hubbard's first place finishes in the 200 (2:09.50) and 500 (5:45.52) yard freestyle.&nbsp; The had numerous second place finishes lead by Johnathan Bland in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:06.99), Will Stroud in the 100 yard backstroke (1:04.96), and Cooper Parkerson in the 200 yard freestyle (2:09.78). text/html 2011-12-08T21:10:38-06:00 http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/ Kevin Walden http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/article/249.php The Warren Wilson men's basketball team lost a close match to NCAA Division II member North Greenville University 68-66.<br /><br />Trailing by as many as 13 points with 8:33 remaining, the Owls fought back and tied the game with two free throws by Dan Jackson with 7.4 second remaining.&nbsp; Following a timeout, a NGU player received the inbounds pass and dribbled the length of the floor for the gamewinning layup.&nbsp; <br /><br />The Owls were lead by junior Raysean Love's 20 points on 7-16 shooting including 5-12 from the three-point line.&nbsp; Sophomore Rashad Ali tallied 10 points and a team leading 8 rebounds and 4 blocks.<br /> text/html 2011-12-06T15:23:30-06:00 http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/ Kevin Walden http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/article/248.php The Warren Wilson College men's basketball team fell to 5-6 on the season after suffering a 66-59 loss to Montreat College.<br /><br />The Owls came out of the gates sluggish as they trailed 35-22 at the half behind 17 first half turnovers.&nbsp; WWC quickly responded in the second half and took a five point lead midway through.&nbsp; Montreat made a run of its own down the stretch to secure the win.<br /><br />Sophomore Rashad Ali lead the Owls with 12 points while Raysean Love chipped in with 11.&nbsp; <br /> text/html 2011-12-02T15:33:04-06:00 http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/ Kevin Walden http://www.WarrenWilsonOwls.com/article/247.php The Owls men's basketball team won their fourth game in five contests as they defeated Piedmont Baptist College 75-55.<br /><br />Warren Wilson jumped out to a 41-24 halftime lead and lead by as many as 26 points eight minutes into the second half.&nbsp; <br /><br />Junior Dan Jackson lead the Owls with 15 points.&nbsp; Also reaching double figures were Pat Albright (14), Timur Oktay (12), and Rashad Ali (10).&nbsp; Ali also lead WWC with 7 rebounds as the Owls outrebounded PBC 42-34.<br />