| 12.31.05
- With Alex Kock and Steve Snider, two of the Foresters' top three scorers,
out with the flu, HU didn't miss a beat, knocking off the NCAA
Division II Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 74-54.
Through the first
five minutes of play, the score seesawed back and forth with Kentucky
Wesleyan up 9-8 at the 15:10 mark. A layup by Doug Sheckler
sparked a 13-2 run over the next six minutes to give the Foresters a
21-11 lead. After trading a pair of baskets, HU then took
control of the game with a 15-3 run to take its largest lead of the
half at 38-18 with 2:46 to go in the half. KWC's Tyson Martin
scored the final five points of the half to make it 38-23 at the
break.
The Panthers
continued to cut into HU's lead early in the second stanza. A
trey by Jason Aaron brought KWC within five at 40-35 four minutes into
the half, but it was a close as they would get. Sheckler and
Kyle Ganton each contributed a layup and a jumper to an 8-0 Forester
run that put HU ahead by double digits for good. The Panthers
cut it to 53-42 with 11:49 to play, but the Forester defense took over
and held KWC to three field goals the rest of the game.
Ganton took game-high
honors with his double-double of 23 points and 14 rebounds.
Sheckler and Kyle Benge, who replaced Kock and Snider in the starting
lineup, combined for 38 points in the game. Sheckler finished
with 21 points and seven boards, and Benge went 6-9 from the field and
4-5 from the line for 17 points and added three assists and four
steals. For the game, HU shot a blistering 56% from the field,
while holding the Panthers to 33%. The Foresters will return to
conference play on Tuesday with a record of 14-3.
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