Wednesday,
February 21, 2001
CATAWBA
MOVES INTO FIRST PLACE TIE WITH 79-55 WIN OVER PC
Indians tied for Wingate for SAC title with one game
remaining
SALISBURY,
NC —
Catawba College held Presbyterian to seven first
half field goals en route to a 79-55 win in South
Atlantic Conference men's basketball action on Wednesday night
at Goodman Gym. The
win, coupled with a Wingate loss at Lenoir-Rhyne, pulls the
Tribe even atop the Bulldogs in the SAC standings.
Catawba improves to 21-4 overall and 10-3 in the SAC,
while Presbyterian falls to 16-9 and 9-4.
After
falling behind 5-3 in the early moments, Catawba went on a
10-2 run to grab
a 13-7 edge at the 13;10 mark.
Catawba was leading just
19-16 before going on an 13-5 run to end the half to
gain a 32-21 edge. The Blue Hose shot only 26% in the opening
half to the Tribe's 42%.
The
Tribe would hold its double digit margin during the entire
second half,
building to its biggest lead of 24 points
in the final seconds.
The Tribe shot nearly 60% in the second half and
finished at 50% (30-of-60). Freshman Alex Luyk (Madrid,
SPAIN) led the Tribe with a double-double of 19 points and 10
rebounds, while Kevin Petty (Sanford, NC) tallied 18
points. Nedzad Gusic
(Pula, CROATIA) added 15 points and seven rebounds.