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01.10.09
- After dropping their
previous two MCC contests, the Foresters (13-6, 2-3) got back in the
win column with an 88-76 win over Goshen College (10-9, 1-4). The
first half was a seesaw affair with the two teams battling through
seven ties and 13 lead changes and ended the period all even at
42-42. The second half
started much the same way with six more exchanges of the lead, but a
3-pointer by Kyle Benge put HU up 49-48 at the 16:01 mark and they
would not trail again. Benge's trey also sparked an 11-2 run
to finally give the Foresters some breathing room at 57-50 with
13:28 on the clock.
The Leafs worked their way back
within four points three times over the next two and a half minutes
and were still within five with 8:14 to play when HU ran off eight
consecutive points to push the margin to 13 at 75-62. A minute
later, the Foresters took their largest lead of the game at 81-64 on
a pair of free throws by Kellen Zawadzki. Goshen again crept
back within single digits at 83-74 with 2:01 remaining, but Tyler
Shively knocked down two charity tosses and a trey in the final
minute and a half of play to seal the victory for HU.
The Foresters put six players in double figures in
the winning effort with Kyle Benge topping the list with 16 points
and a game-high eight assists. Zawadzki finished 15, Shively and
Kevin Kyle both added 13, Luke Smith had 11 and Andrew Mock chipped
in 10. Goshen's Errick McCollum II took game-high honors with
23 points. Joining McCollum in double figures for the Leafs was
Jeremy Pope with 16 and Nate Manning with 14. Nate West Jr. took
game-high honors with nine boards.
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