RIPON, Wis. - Drew Jorgensen's three-point attempt at the buzzer did not fall, leaving the Ripon College Men's Basketball Team with a 70-69 defeat at UW-Whitewater Saturday evening.
 
Jaylen Mahone recorded a game-high 23 points, shooting a perfect 5-of-5 from three-point range, and adding 6 rebounds in 27 minutes played. He was one of three Red Hawks to reach double-figures with Dominic Galati and Luke Meinholz tallying 15 and 11 points, respectively. Owen Theune had a near double-double with 9 points and 8 rebounds.
 
The game was closely contested throughout with 9 lead changes and 8 ties. Ripon scored the game's first points and led for most of the first half, leading by as many as 6 points on a few occasions, but the Red Hawks could never create real separation and the teams were tied heading into halftime.
 
After taking an early second-half lead, Ripon found themselves playing catch-up for most of the final frame. The Red Hawks trailed by as much as 5 points in the second half, but they too, would not let the game get away from them and came back to keep the game within one possession for most of the final 10 minutes.
 
The Red Hawks retook the lead with a little over 5 minutes to play on a free throw by Theune and extended that lead to 6 points, 69-63, with 3 minutes to play. But Ripon went scoreless over the final 3:06, missing all four of their shot attempts, allowing UW-Whitewater to make their comeback. The Red Hawks were still one stop from victory, but Capstran's turnaround jumper with 6 seconds left followed by Jorgensen's three-pointer coming up short left Ripon with a 70-69 defeat.
 
Ripon continues their road trip with a mid-week game at Carthage College on Tuesday, November 29^th at 7:00 p.m.