<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://sports.wabash.edu/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Wabash College Athletics</title><link>https://sports.wabash.edu/rss.aspx?path=mbball</link><description>Latest news items for Wabash College Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://sports.wabash.edu/rss?path=mbball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Manowitz, Schippert Earn Academic Academic All-District Honors</title><link>https://sports.wabash.edu/news/2026/3/24/basketball-manowitz-schippert-earn-academic-academic-all-district-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://sports.wabash.edu/news/2026/3/24/basketball-manowitz-schippert-earn-academic-academic-all-district-honors.aspx</guid><category>Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Wabash College basketball players Keegan Manowitz and Gavin 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type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:08:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10813</s:story_id></item><item><title>Ellspermann Named D3hoops.com Region 7 Rookie of the Year</title><link>https://sports.wabash.edu/news/2026/3/16/basketball-ellspermann-named-d3hoops-com-region-7-rookie-of-the-year.aspx</link><guid>https://sports.wabash.edu/news/2026/3/16/basketball-ellspermann-named-d3hoops-com-region-7-rookie-of-the-year.aspx</guid><category>Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Luke Ellspermann" src="https://sports.wabash.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/3/_A748748.jpg" /><br /><br />Wabash College freshman guard Luke Ellspermann added another postseason honor to his debut season, earning 2026 D3hoops.com Men's Basketball Region 7 Rookie of the Year recognition following a standout first year with the Little Giants.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Honors</title><link>https://sports.wabash.edu/news/2026/3/3/basketball-ellspermann-named-ncac-newcomer-of-the-year-first-team-all-conference-schippert-earns-third-team-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://sports.wabash.edu/news/2026/3/3/basketball-ellspermann-named-ncac-newcomer-of-the-year-first-team-all-conference-schippert-earns-third-team-honors.aspx</guid><category>Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Luke Ellspermann and Gavin Schippert" src="https://sports.wabash.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/3/Ellspermann_and_Schippert.jpg" /><br /><br />Wabash College freshman guard Luke Ellspermann was named the 2026 North Coast Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year and earned First Team All-NCAC honors, while senior post Gavin Schippert collected Third Team All-NCAC recognition in voting by the league's head coaches.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Wittenberg</title><link>https://sports.wabash.edu/news/2026/2/24/basketball-wabash-hoops-season-ends-with-ncac-quarterfinal-loss-at-wittenberg.aspx</link><guid>https://sports.wabash.edu/news/2026/2/24/basketball-wabash-hoops-season-ends-with-ncac-quarterfinal-loss-at-wittenberg.aspx</guid><category>Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Gavin Schippert" src="https://sports.wabash.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/13/_A748527.jpg" /><br /><br />Wittenberg Pulls Away from Wabash in NCAC Quarterfinals, 77-53]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://sports.wabash.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/13/_A748527.jpg" /><media:content url="https://sports.wabash.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/13/_A748527.jpg"><media:title>Gavin Schippert</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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Finale</title><link>https://sports.wabash.edu/news/2026/2/18/basketball-late-push-falls-short-as-wabash-drops-64-63-decision-to-wittenberg-in-home-finale.aspx</link><guid>https://sports.wabash.edu/news/2026/2/18/basketball-late-push-falls-short-as-wabash-drops-64-63-decision-to-wittenberg-in-home-finale.aspx</guid><category>Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Nate Matelic" src="https://sports.wabash.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/18/KJ__9330.jpg" /><br /><br />CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Wabash closed to within a point in the final seconds but could not complete the comeback Wednesday night, falling 64-63 to Wittenberg in the Little Giants' regular-season home finale at Chadwick Court.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://sports.wabash.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/18/KJ__9330.jpg" /><media:content 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src="https://sports.wabash.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/14/WAF_1409.JPG" /><br /><br />CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Wabash outscored Kenyon 50-40 in the second half and used a decisive late 10-0 run to turn back the Owls 86-79 Saturday afternoon at Chadwick Court, capping Senior Day with a key North Coast Athletic Conference victory.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://sports.wabash.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/14/WAF_1409.JPG" /><media:content url="https://sports.wabash.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/14/WAF_1409.JPG"><media:title>Gavin Schippert</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sports.wabash.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/14/WAF_1409.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:03:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10746</s:story_id></item><item><title>Late Rally Falls Short as Wabash Drops 79-75 Road Decision at Ohio Wesleyan</title><link>https://sports.wabash.edu/news/2026/2/11/basketball-late-rally-falls-short-as-wabash-drops-79-75-road-decision-at-ohio-wesleyan.aspx</link><guid>https://sports.wabash.edu/news/2026/2/11/basketball-late-rally-falls-short-as-wabash-drops-79-75-road-decision-at-ohio-wesleyan.aspx</guid><category>Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Luke Ellspermann" src="https://sports.wabash.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/11/WAF_0411.JPG" /><br /><br />DELAWARE, Ohio — Wabash erased most of a 23-point second-half deficit and pulled within two points in the final five seconds, but Ohio Wesleyan converted late free throws to hand the Little Giants a 79-75 North Coast Athletic Conference road loss Wednesday night at Branch Rickey 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Court</title><link>https://sports.wabash.edu/news/2026/2/7/basketball-late-free-throws-lift-wabash-past-wooster-72-66-at-chadwick-court.aspx</link><guid>https://sports.wabash.edu/news/2026/2/7/basketball-late-free-throws-lift-wabash-past-wooster-72-66-at-chadwick-court.aspx</guid><category>Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Gavin Schippert" src="https://sports.wabash.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/13/_A748527.jpg" /><br /><br />CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — A decisive early second-half surge and timely free-throw shooting down the stretch propelled Wabash College to a 72-66 North Coast Athletic Conference home victory over the College of Wooster Fighting Scots on Saturday evening at Chadwick Court.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://sports.wabash.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/13/_A748527.jpg" /><media:content 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