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02.10.09
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After owning as much as an 18-point lead early in the second half,
the Foresters (17-10, 6-7) held off a feisty Goshen College squad
for the 80-76 victory.
The Maple Leafs held a
10-7 advantage early in the contest, but HU scored 10 unanswered
points to jump in front 17-10 at the 13:13 mark. After trading
baskets, the Foresters added another string of nine points to push
the lead to 16 at 28-12 with a little over nine minutes left in the
period. HU maintained the margin the remainder of the half and
headed to the locker room up 48-33.
Over
the first six minutes of the second half, the Foresters continued to
keep their double digit lead, but Goshen didn't go away. The
Leafs shaved seven points off the deficit to pull within nine at
63-54 at the 12:14 mark and then used an 11-4 run to storm back
within two at 67-65 with 6:50 to play. Down the stretch,
Goshen could not manage to get any closer. Tyler Shively and
Kyle Benge took over at the offensive end scoring HU's final 13
points between them to seal the coveted road win.
Shively topped five Foresters in double digits with 20 points. Benge
finished with 15. Kevin Kyle and Caleb Kennedy both added 14
and Kellen Zawadzki finished with 12. Errick McCollum II took
game-high honors with 28 points and nine rebounds for Goshen.
Nate Manning chipped in 11 points and Bryce Bow had 10.
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