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Food Lion SAC Men's Basketball Championship
Quarterfinals Summary |
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Courtesy Host School Sports Information Office
No. 1 Catawba 84, No. 8 Newberry 53 No. 2 Lenoir-Rhyne 87, No. 7 Wingate 76 No. 3 Presbyterian 58, No. 6 Mars Hill 54 No. 4 Tusculum 93, No. 5 Carson-Newman 76 No. 1 Catawba 84, No. 8 Newberry 53 SALISBURY, N.C. -- Top-seeded Catawba overpowered Newberry in the second half and went on to record an 84-53 victory in opening round action of the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament on Wednesday afternoon at Goodman Gym. Catawba improves to 23-5 overall and advance to face No. 4-seed Tusculum in one of Saturday’s semifinals. Newberry ends its season at 9-20. Although Newberry never led, the visitors were within three inside the final minute of the opening half before a three-pointer by Helgi Magnusson (Reykjavik, ICELAND) put Catawba up 32-26 at the break. Catawba led just 34-32 early in the second when it exploded on a 27-6 to put the game away, grabbing a 61-38 lead with 10 minutes to play. Catawba shot 58 percent in the second half and finished at 50 percent for the game to just 27 percent for Newberry. Catawba also held a 45-39 edge on the boards. Magnusson scored 15 points for Catawba, while Brian Graves (Newport News , Va.) added 14. Chris Wooldridge (Norfolk, Va.) posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Tymere Zimmerman (Bennettsville, S.C.) was the only Newberry player in double figures with 10. CATAWBA INDIANS 84, NEWBERRY INDIANS 53 Newberry Indians.............. 26 27 - 53 3-point goals-Newberry Indians 4-16 (Frasier, Elijah 3-4; Burke, Tommy 1-2; Hooker, Ben 0-2; Coggins, Parker 0-1; Etheridge, Corey 0-2; Johnston, Chris 0-1; Dease, Michael 0-3; Easterby, Jack 0-1), Catawba Indians 5-20 (Magnusson, Helgi 2-3; Graves, Brian 1-2; Snyder, Zach 1-2; Bartasius, Rokus 1-1; Gibson, Jorvewe 0-2; McLean, James 0-1; Reddick, Marcus 0-1; Hamilton, Jamel 0-3; Diggs, Jason 0-1; Murphy, Ahmad 0-2; Wooldridge, Chris 0-2). Fouled out--Newberry Indians-None, Catawba Indians-None. Rebounds-Newberry Indians 39 (Etheridge, Corey 5), Catawba Indians 45 (Wooldridge, Chris 10). Assists-Newberry Indians 11 (Zimmerman, Tymere 3), Catawba Indians 17 (Graves, Brian 6). Total fouls-Newberry Indians 19, Catawba Indians 16. A-409 No. 2 Lenoir-Rhyne 87, No. 7 Wingate 76 Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne College Men's Basketball Team advanced to the semifinals of the 2005 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament after defeating Wingate, 87-76, in an opening round contest Wednesday evening at Shuford Memorial Gymnasium. With the win, the second-seeded Bears (16-11) will next face No. 3 Presbyterian on the campus of Catawba Valley Community College Saturday at 8 p.m., while the No. 7 Bulldogs ended their season with an 8-20 mark. Lenoir-Rhyne, behind senior forward Roman Davis' (Greensboro, N.C./South Stokes HS) 33 points and 11 rebounds, withstood a late Wingate rally and defeated the Bulldogs for the sixth straight time. Davis has scored 69 points in his last two meetings with Wingate. Both teams sizzled in the first half, shooting over 50 percent each, as the Bears took a 50-43 lead into intermission. However, Lenoir-Rhyne extended the lead to 70-56 six minutes into the second stanza before Wingate reeled off 11 straight points over the next three and a half minutes to slice the margin to 70-67 with 10:36 left. From there, the Bears regained control in the put the game away thanks to a 11-0 run including back-to-back dunks courtesy of Davis as the lead grew to 81-67. Senior guard Tony Connelly (Charlotte, N.C./West Mecklenburg HS) added 20 points to go along with five treys and the Bears, as a team, dished out 23 assists in the game. For Wingate, Sean Barnette (Rock Hill, S.C.) led the Bulldogs with 18 points and was one of four players to score in double figures and Wingate tallied 21 assists and hit nine three-pointers themselves despite the loss. LENOIR-RHYNE 87, WINGATE 76 Wingate....................... 43 33 - 76 3-point goals-Wingate 9-18 (Barnette, Sean 3-4; Mangum, Ernest 3-3; Thys, Ryan 2-4; Baker, Justin 1-2; Hoover, Maurice 0-1; Powell, Fernando 0-2; Idleburg, Edward 0-1; Richardson, Ahmad 0-1), Lenoir-Rhyne 7-21 (Connelly, Tony 5-11; Rudder, Josh 2-4; Lawson, David 0-2; Hinds, Stephen 0-2; Mauldin, Eric 0-1; Davis, Roman 0-1). Fouled out--Wingate-None, Lenoir-Rhyne-None. Rebounds-Wingate 35 (McKinnon, Anthony 10), Lenoir-Rhyne 38 (Davis, Roman 11). Assists-Wingate 21 (Powell, Fernando 7), Lenoir-Rhyne 23 (Connelly, Tony 7). Total fouls-Wingate 17, Lenoir-Rhyne 14. A-410 No. 3 Presbyterian 58, No. 6 Mars Hill 54 CLINTON, SC - The No. 3 seed Presbyterian College advanced to the semifinals with a 58-54 win over the No. 6 seed Mars Hill College Lions in first round action of the 2005 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference men's basketball Tournament held at the Ross E. Templeton Center Wednesday night. The Blue Hose (18-10) advance to face No. 2 Lenoir-Rhyne College on Saturday, March 5 at the Catawba Valley Community Center for a 8:00 pm tip-off. Mars Hill ends the season with a 12-18 overall record. The first half saw the Lions jump out to a 16-9 lead at the 12:31 mark behind four points apiece from junior wing Walt Baxley (Winston-Salem, NC) and redshirt freshman guard Stephano Jackson (Winston-Salem, NC). Mars Hill held a slim lead over the next few minutes until the Blue Hose tied the game at 26-26 on a three-pointer by freshman guard Drew Biggs (Alpharetta, GA) at the 3:00 mark. PC's redshirt freshman center Martynas Versinskas (Kaunas, Lithuania) scored to give the Blue Hose their first lead of the game at 30-29 with 1:29 remaining, but Mars Hill scored the final three points including a jumper by senior wing Reggie Johnson (Soddy-Daisy, TN) to take a 33-30 lead into halftime. Both team shot extremely well in the first half with the Blue Hose shooting 57.1% from the field and the Lions shooting 56.5% from the floor. The Blue Hose suffered through 15 first half turnovers while Mars Hill was whistled for 12 turnovers. In the second half, the Lions responded to an early Blue Hose run to push the lead back to seven points on two occasions, the second coming at 50-43 with 9:36 remaining on a jumper by senior post Jeremiah Tinch (Calhoun Falls, SC). PC responded with an 8-0 run over the next six minutes to retake the lead at 51-50 on a jumper by Herren with 3:43 remaining in the game. MHC's Tinch hit four straight free throws to tie the game at 54-54 with 2:14 left in the game. PC's sophomore guard Sean Dixon (Marietta, GA) hit a pair of free throws with :46 seconds remaining to give PC back the lead at 56-54 and junior forward Tray Ballenger (Wellford, SC) iced the game with :23 seconds left with two more free throws as the Blue Hose fought back to win 58-54. Ballenger and Herren led the Blue Hose in scoring with 12 and 11 points apiece while the Lions were led in scoring by Tinch who scored a game-high 23 points on eight-of-10 shooting from the field to go along with 11 rebounds. Johnson rounded out the double figure scorers with 16 points. PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE 58, MARS HILL COLLEGE 54 Mars Hill College............. 33 21 - 54 3-point goals-Mars Hill College 3-9 (Johnson, Reggie 3-4; Baxley, Walt 0-3; Lee, Kirby 0-1; Covington, Richie 0-1), Presbyterian College 3-11 (Biggs, Drew 2-3; Kiscaden, Pat 1-4; Adams, Rich 0-2; Dixon, Sean 0-1; Ballenger, Tray 0-1). Fouled out--Mars Hill College-Aline, Chris, Presbyterian College-None. Rebounds-Mars Hill College 21 (Tinch, Jeremiah 11), Presbyterian College 27 (Herren, Grant 5). Assists-Mars Hill College 9 (Jackson, Stephano 5), Presbyterian College 15 (Dixon, Sean 7). Total fouls-Mars Hill College 19, Presbyterian College 18. A-652 No. 4 Tusculum 93, No. 5 Carson-Newman 76 GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Junior Donald Sexton poured in a career-high 23 points to lead No. 4 seed Tusculum College to a 93-76 win over fifth-seed Carson-Newman College Wednesday night in a quarterfinal game of the 2005 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament at Alpine Arena. The Pioneers improve to 16-10 overall while defeating Carson-Newman for a third time this year. Tusculum advances to Saturday's SAC Tournament semifinal in Hickory, N.C. to face Catawba College. The Eagles end their season at 12-16. Tusculum utilized the three-pointer as it went 13-for-29 from beyond the arc, led by senior Bobby Ewing's (Owensboro, Ky.) six 3-pointers for his 18 points. All-Conference guard Greg McIntosh (Indianapolis, Ind.) posted 18 points and five assists, while junior Douglas Tshomba (Brussels, Belgium) recorded a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Sexton, who surpassed the previous career-best of 20 points he scored against the Eagles in January, shot 8-for-14 from the floor, including four 3-pointers. The Oneida, Tenn. product accounted for six rebounds and five assists as Tusculum has won five of its last six games. All-SAC senior forward Jonathan Martin led the C-N attack with 21 points, while shooting 9-for-11 from the floor. Martin, the SAC's leading shooter (2nd in NCAA Division II), finishes the season shooting a sizzling 68.6 percent from the floor. The Corryton, Tenn. native also led the Eagles with eight rebounds. Greeneville, Tenn. native Braun Dabbs poured in 18 points to end his stellar collegiate career. The All-SAC standout hauled in eight boards and a pair of steals in the loss. Andy Tipton (Maryville, Tenn.) and Stan Davis (Knoxville, Tenn.) scored 11 markers each for the visitors. With the score tied 25-25 at the 8:10 mark of the first half, Tusculum used a 16-5 run capped off by a three-point play by two-time All-Conference forward Brad Hawks (Galax, Va.) as TC moved ahead 41-30. The Pioneers eventually settled for a 46-36 led at halftime. The Eagles started the second half cutting the deficit to 48-42 following Andy Tipton's (Maryville, Tenn.) four-point play with 18:36 remaining in the game. But Tusculum would use a 12-1 spurt to move out to a 17-point lead (60-43) thanks to a pair of three-pointers by Ewing and Sexton, as well as Sexton's conventional 3-point play. Tusculum would lead by as many as 22 (77-55) with 10 minutes left in the contest. Carson-Newman cut the deficit to 11 following a Darren William's (Lawrenceville, Ga.) jumper with 2:15 left, but the Pioneers ran down the shot clock and got a pair of offensive rebounds from Sexton and Tshomba to send TC to the SAC Tournament semifinals for only the second time since the Pioneers joined the league in 1999. TUSCULUM 93, CARSON-NEWMAN 76 Carson-Newman................. 36 40 - 76 3-point goals-Carson-Newman 5-25 (Dabbs, Braun 2-8; Tipton, Andy 2-6; Davis, Stan 1-2; Gantt, Amonzo 0-3; Jones, Anthony 0-2; Williams, Darren 0-4), Tusculum 13-29 (Ewing, Bobby 6-14; Sexton, Donald 4-8; Farus, Matt 2-4; Tshomba, Douglas 1-3). Fouled out--Carson-Newman-None, Tusculum-None. Rebounds-Carson-Newman 42 (Martin, Jonathan 8; Dabbs, Braun 8), Tusculum 37 (Tshomba, Douglas 10). Assists-Carson-Newman 14 (Gantt, Amonzo 4), Tusculum 20 (Sexton, Donald 5; McIntosh, Greg 5). Total fouls-Carson-Newman 17, Tusculum 18. A-1101 |
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