Written by BW Athletic Communications Assistant AJ Schultz '27

BEREA, Ohio. – The Baldwin Wallace University men's basketball team fell to Washington & Jefferson College in a non-conference matchup, 82-68, inside Ursprung Gymnasium to open the 2025-26 home slate.

BW Leaders (0-2)

• Junior Academic All-OAC guard Titus Baskerville IV (Stow-Munroe Falls) finished with a team-high 14 points and recorded four rebounds

• Senior guard Myles Reynolds (Cleveland/St Edward) finished with 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds

• Junior forward Isaac Richardson (Avon Lake) recorded nine points in a strong second-half effort

• Junior forward AJ Pestello (Cuyahoga Falls/Stow-Munroe Falls) tallied 12 points and had a team-high nine rebounds

W&J Leaders (1-1)

• Junior forward Nolan Plotner recorded a double-double with 14 rebounds to go along with his 19 points, six steals and three blocks

• Senior guard Matt Seidl finished with 11 points and four rebounds

• Senior guard Nick Colucci added 11 points and was efficient from the field, going four-for-five

First Half (W&J 39-38)

• Plotner opened up the scoring with a three-pointer in the opening minutes

•  BW came out on fire from beyond the arc, as they started 6 of 12 in the first 9:20 of the game, taking a 22-10 lead

• W&J fired right back at the Jackets with a 9-0 run, making the score 22-19 with 9:01 left in the first half

• Junior Academic All-OAC guard Titus Baskerville IV (Stow-Munroe Falls) drilled two straight three-pointers to stretch the BW lead to 34-21 with 5:35 left in the first half

• W&J caused 9 Yellow Jacket turnovers, resulting in 16 points for the Presidents

•  The Brown and Gold outrebounded W&J 19-17 on the glass

 Second Half (W&J 82-68)

• Seidl recorded the first points of the half with a layup in the opening minute

• W&J increased their lead to nine at the 15:24 mark with a Colucci layup

• The Presidents continued to hound the Yellow Jackets with full-court pressure, resulting in layups off of BW turnovers

• The teams continued to trade baskets as Washington & Jefferson carried the lead throughout the half and walked away with the victory.

• Richardson tallied 7 points for the Yellow Jackets in the second half

• BW outrebounded W&J 22-18 on the glass in the second half

Up Next
The Yellow Jackets return to the hardwood on Wednesday, November 12, when they travel to non-conference opponent Wittenberg College at 7 p.m. inside Pam Evans Smith Arena.