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11.21.06
- In their first MCC
match-up of the season, the NAIA Division II 2nd-ranked
Huntington University Foresters (6-1, 1-0) ran away with the 87-55 win
over the Marian College Knights (2-3, 0-1).
The first half was
marked by scrappy play and turnovers at both ends of the court. After
the Foresters missed their first four shot attempts, Kyle Benge
finally put the first points on the board with a layup almost three
minutes into the game. Eight minutes in, the score remained in single
digits tied at 7-7.
Over the next five minutes, HU slowly began to shift the momentum and
started to pull away. With just under eight minutes to go in the
half, Kyle Ganton
knocked down a trey to give
the Foresters a 19-9
lead.
Although both teams were plagued with turnovers, the Foresters with 21
and Marian with 17 for the night, HU was able to use the Knight’s
errors to their advantage, and extended the lead to 18 at the break.
In the second stanza, the Foresters put the game out of reach over the
first seven minutes with a
21-8 run, giving
themselves a commanding 54-29 advantage. The Foresters continued
to pour it on and a Doug Sheckler three at the 3:55 mark gave the
Foresters their largest lead of the night at 80-43.
HU's Alex
Kock took game-high honors with 24 points and 11 rebounds in the
contest. Ganton chipped in 18 and Benge and Kevin Kyle both added 12
points. HU point guard, Jared Yoder, dished out 10 assists on the
night. Derek James was the lone Knight to reach double digits
with 14 points. The Foresters dominated Marian on the boards
42-15.
Box Score
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