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01.03.09
- For the first time since November 12, the Foresters had to face an opponent
on the road as they squared off with the NAIA Division II 10th-ranked
Wildcats of Indiana Wesleyan. HU (12-5, 1-2) put up a good fight
keeping the Wildcats (14-3, 2-1) within striking distance for most of
the contest, but eventually came up short falling 80-75 to IWU.
The Wildcats scored
the first six points of the game, but HU didn't let them get away
early. The Foresters cut it to three at 11-8 and kept IWU within
single digits until Landon Adler hit a jumper to put the Wildcats up
27-17 midway through the period.
IWU was still up 12
at 37-25 with six minutes to go when HU put together a 14-7 run to cut
the deficit to five at 44-39 at the 1:37 mark. Two Zach
Coverstone free throws gave the Wildcats a seven-point advantage at
the break.
The Foresters kept
the momentum early in the second half and pulled within two at 53-51
on a 3-pointer from Tyler Shively with 12:35 on the clock. HU
was still down two at 65-63 with 2:46 to go when IWU got back-to-back
treys from Jon Moon and Spencer Harris to extend its lead to six.
The Wildcats then knocked down 8 of 10 charity tosses down the stretch
to seal the victory.
Coverstone took
game-high honors with 18 points for IWU. Four Wildcats joined
him in double figures with Antonio Murrell scoring 15, Harris and Will
Hubertz with 13 and Adler with 12 and a game-high nine rebounds.
Shively topped five Foresters in double figures with 15 points.
Kyle Benge and Kellen Zawadzki both had 12. Andrew Mock finished
with 11 and Luke Smith chipped in 10.
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