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On this date in area sports history…
On this date 16 years ago, Jan. 20, 1993, Kenyon upset Wittenberg 61-57, knocking off the Tigers for the first time in 42 years.
The Lords were then coached by current Wittenberg coach Bill Brown.
(UPDATE (2:30 p.m.): From former Wittenberg player and current Southeastern coach P.J. Bertemes:
Michael —
In 1993 Kenyon was coached by Bill Brown, but it was not the Bill Brown that currently coaches Wittenberg, instead it was the Bill Brown that currently coaches at California University in Pennsylvania.
Thanks, coach. Witt’s Bill Brown was at Kenyon, but not in 1993. Here’s the Bill Brown who coached the Kenyon team in 1993.
Published on Jan. 21, 1993:
INSIDE STORY: KENYON SHOCKS VISITING WU
By Rob Oller, Sports Writer
GAMBIER, Ohio — Please forgive Anthony Robinson. He’s just a freshman and relatively innocent when it comes to fully understanding Wittenberg tradition.
Still, 5-foot-9 point guard was pretty sure it was a bad loss when Kenyon stunned the Tigers, 59-56, in a North Coast Athletic Conference thriller before a crowd of about 500 at Tomsich Arena Wednesday.
“Something inside says we weren’t supposed to lose that one,” Robinson said.
As far as he knew, Kenyon had not beaten Wittenberg in a long time.
How long? Try 42 years. The Lords last humbled WU, 61-57, at Gambier during the 1950-51 season. Wittenberg had won 40 straight.
While the loss was painful, dropping Wittenberg to 11-4 and 6-2 in the NCAC, at least Robinson was able to dress himself afterwards.
Others may not be so fortunate. Losing to Kenyon could send longtime Tiger fans to the window ledge with more on their minds than enjoying the view.
Surprisingly, maybe the least shocked person was Wittenberg Coach Dan Hipsher, who had worried about the game all season.
“(Coach Bill) Brown does a great job up there,” Hipsher has often said.
This was his greatest job.
The Lords’ matchup zone confounded the Tigers, whose perimeter game has not been up to snuff this season.
That meant Wittenberg had to pound it inside, but the middle was mushy all night.
Hipsher fumed over his team’s 12 turnovers against soft pressure, the Tigers’ foul shooting woes (seven of 15) and, mainly, the invisible inside game.
Of course, the inside would have benefited from the play of freshman post Aaron Smith, but that brings up more bad news for the Tigers.
Hipsher suspended, Smith, who started his last two games, and freshman forward Nick Wolf for two games this week for disciplinary reasons. They missed Wednesday’s game - although Smith traveled with the team and sat on the bench in street clothes - and will miss Saturday’s home game against Wooster.
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