|
02.14.07
- The NAIA Division II 5th-ranked Foresters (25-4, 13-2) slowly built an
eight-point halftime advantage and kept Goshen College (12-17, 4-11)
at arms length in the second half to earn the 71-58 victory on the
road. The
Maple Leafs hung with HU for about 18 minutes as they were down just
four with 2:29 left in the first half, but a 6-2 run to close the half
gave the Foresters a 37-29 lead at the break.
In the second
half, HU pushed the half-time margin to 13 over the first eight
minutes of play. The lead was still 12 at 62-50 with 5:50 to
play when the Leafs made their run. A free throw and two
three-pointers later, Goshen pulled within seven at 64-57 with 3:24 on
the clock. Luke Smith squelched the rally attempt with his own
trey on HU's next possession to push the Foresters' lead back to
double digits where it remained with a final 13-point margin.
Alex Kock took
game-high honors with 23 points and nine rebounds. Kyle Ganton
added 19 points and Smith finished with 13 for the Foresters.
Errick McCollum II led Goshen in scoring with 18 points and Brice
Hartman added 10 off the bench. HU out-rebounded the Leafs 30-23
and shot 51.9% for the game to 44.9% for Goshen.
Box Score
|
